Relacionar Columnas TissuesVersión en línea Four types of tissues por Deshia Clemons 1 Embryonic Connective Tissue 2 Smooth Muscle 3 Mature Connective Tissue 4 Nervous Tissue 5 Astrocytes 6 Muscle Tissue 7 Loose Connective Tissue 8 Skeletal muscle 9 Epithelium 10 Cardiac Muscle 11 Dense Connective Tissue Classified as either voluntary or involuntary Contain cardiomyocytes. In cross-section, they tend to be less circular than skeletal muscle fibers. Cells are branched and tightly joined to each other by specialized junctions known as intercalated discs. Consists of many thick, tightly packed fibers with very few supporting cells Provides support, nourishment, and protection to many neurons that constitute the nervous system These muscles attached to bones to perform voluntary movement and maintenance of posture present in the embryo through its development into a fetus Can be found in Blood vessel walls. Iris of the eye. Airways to the lungs. Walls of the stomach, intestines, gallbladder, urinary bladder, and female uterus. present in the newborn through its development into adulthood and beyond Majority of these tissues are found in the brain and spinal cord Consists of loosely arranged fibers that form a network between cells and contain; areolar, adipose, and reticular connective tissue Avascular with no blood vessels entering between cells