Use the key to classify each of the following described tissue types into one of the four major tissue categories. Key: (a) connective tissue (c) muscle (b) epithelium (d) nervous tissue ____ (1) Tissue type composed largely of nonliving extracellular matrix; important in protection and support ____ (2) The tissue immediately responsible for body movement ____ (3) The tissue that enables us to be aware of the external environment and to react to it ____ (4) The tissue that lines body cavities and covers surfaces
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Name the specific connective tissue type found in the following body locations: (a) forming the soft packing around organs, (b) supporting the ear pinna, (c) forming stretchy ligaments, (d) first connective tissue in the embryo, (e) forming the intervertebral discs, (f) covering the ends of bones at joint surfaces, (g) main component of subcutaneous tissue.
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The first step in solving 4 problem number 15 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: Name the specific connective tissue type found in the following body locations: (a) forming the soft packing around organs, (b) supporting the ear pinna, (c) forming stretchy ligaments, (d) first connective tissue in the embryo, (e) forming the intervertebral discs, (f) covering the ends of bones at joint surfaces, (g) main component of subcutaneous tissue.
From the textbook chapter Tissue: The Living Fabric you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.
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