PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Reticular tissue:
Reticular connective tissue consists of a delicate network of interwoven reticular fibers associated with reticular cells, which resemble fibroblasts Reticular tissue is limited to certain areas, it forms the stroma or internal framework
Blood Tissue:
Blood, or vascular tissue, is considered a connec tive tissue because it consists of blood cells, sur rounded by a nonliving, fluid matrix called blood plasma. The “fibers” of blood are soluble protein molecules that become visible only during blood clotting.
Skeletal Tissue:
Skeletal muscle tissue is packaged by connective tissue sheets into organs called skeletal muscles, which are attached to the skeleton. These muscles, which can be controlled voluntarily
Cardiac Muscle
Cardiac muscle is found only in the heart. As it contracts, the heart acts as a pump and propels blood through the blood vessels.
Smooth Muscle
Smooth, or visceral, muscle is so called because no striations are visible. The individual cells have a single nucleus and are spindle-shaped . Smooth muscle is found in the walls of hollow organs such as the stomach, bladder, uterus, and blood vessels.
Nervous Tissue
All neurons conduct electrochemical impulses from one part of the body to another; irritability and conductivity are their two major functional characteristics.
