Epithelial and Connective Tissue
Overview
There are four main types of animal tissue: epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissue. The focus in this chapter is epithelial and connective tissue. Epithelial tissue forms linings, both inner and outer, and includes the outer layer of skin, organ linings, and glands. Connective tissue supports, connects, and separates tissues.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter, students will be able to:
- describe the characteristics of epithelial tissue and connective tissue including its special features, functions, and where in the body it is located.
Video Review
Watch the video: Epithelial and connective tissue | Cells | MCAT | Khan Academy (7 minutes)
Activities
Flash Cards
Question Sets
Chapter Attributions
This chapter by Elisabeth Kehrli and Anil Kapoor is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Media Attributions
Epithelial and connective tissue | Cells | MCAT | Khan Academy by kahnacademymedicine is licensed under the Standard YouTube license.
Interactive Activity Attributions
The interactive activities in this chapter are from Interactive Activities for Human Anatomy and Physiology by Open Education Lab, Ontario Tech University, and are licensed under a CC BY NC SA 4.0 license.