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TISSUE TYPES
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MAJOR TISSUE
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SPECIFIC TYPES
OF TISSUE
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WHERE ITS
FOUND IN YOUR BODY
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| Lining of air sacs in the lungs | ||
| SIMPLE CUBOIDAL | ||
| Digestive tract (intestinal wall) | ||
| Air passages (trachea, etc) | ||
| Outer layer of skin | ||
| TRANSITIONAL | ||
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CONNECTIVE
TISSUE
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Binds skin to internal organs | |
| Layer beneath the skin | ||
| FIBROUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE | ||
| Covers ends of bones at joints | ||
| ELASTIC CARTILAGE | ||
| FIBROCARTILAGE | ||
| Skeleton | ||
| Circulates throughout body | ||
| RETICULOENDOTHELIAL | ||
| Muscles connected to bones | ||
| Walls of many internal organs | ||
| Walls of the heart | ||
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NERVE TISSUE
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NERVE TISSUE | |