Organisation of cells animal tissues

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NCERT Textbook Chapter Tissues

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 * 1) Epithelial tissue perform the function of protection.
 * 2) Epithelium covers most organs and cavities within the body.

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Blood and muscles are both examples of tissues found in our body. On the basis of the functions they perform we can think of four different types of animal tissues, such as epithelial tissue, connective tissue, muscular tissue and nervous tissue. Blood is a type of connective tissue, and muscle forms muscular tissue. EPITHELIAL TISSUE The skin, the lining of the mouth, the lining of blood vessels, lung alveoli and kidney tubules are all made ofepithelial tissue. Epithelial tissue cells are tightly packed without intercellular spaces and form a continuous sheet. Epithelial tissue is classified into 3types-Squamous epithelium, Columnar epithelium and Cuboidal epithelium. Squamous epithelium In cells lining blood vessels or lung alveoli, where transportation of substances occurs through a selectively permeable surface, there is a simple flat kind of epithelium. This is called the simple squamous epithelium. Simple squamous epithelial cells are extremely thin and flat and form a delicate lining.The oesophagus and the lining of the mouth are also covered with squamous epithelium. The skin, which protects the body, is also made of squamous epithelium. Skin epithelial cells are arranged in many layers to prevent wear and tear. Since they are arranged in a pattern of layers,the epithelium is called stratified squamous epithelium.

http://science.tjc.edu/Course/BIOLOGY/1409/squamoushigh.jpg Simple squamous epithelium

Where absorption and secretion occur, as in the inner lining of the intestine, tall epithelial cells are present called columnar epithelium. This columnar (meaning ‘pillar-like’) epithelium facilitates movement across the epithelial barrier. In the respiratory tract, the columnar epithelial tissue also has cilia, which are hair-like projections on the outer surfaces of epithelial cells. These cilia can move, and their movement pushes the mucus forward to clear it. This type of epithelium is thus ciliated columnar epithelium.

http://www.histology.leeds.ac.uk/tissue_types/epithelia/assets/goblet1.gif Simple columnar cells

http://www.bio.davidson.edu/people/kabernd/berndcv/lab/epithelialinfoweb/digestivesimplecolumnar.jpg Simple columnar cells in the digestive tract

http://stevegallik.org/sites/histologyolm.stevegallik.org/images/PseudoCilia4.jpg ciliated columnar epithelium

Epithelium consisting of cube shaped cells is known as cuboidal epithelium.They form the lining for many ducts such as pancreatic duct, salivary duct and sweat ducts. Epithelial cells often acquire additional specialisation as gland cells, which can secrete substances at the epithelial surface. Sometimes a portion of the epithelial tissue folds inward, and a multicellular gland is formed. This is glandular epithelium.

http://webanatomy.net/histology/epithelium/simple_cuboidal.jpg

http://lunar.thegamez.net/bestgadget2014/images-overview/simple-cuboidal-epithelium-high-power-640x480.jpg Cuboidal epithelium

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