- Connective tissue provides support throughout the body. (angelfire.com)
- The main purpose of connective tissue is to join together the other tissues of the body. (angelfire.com)
- connective tissue, supportive tissue widely distributed in the body, characterized by large amounts of intercellular substance and relatively few cells. (infoplease.com)
- Connective tissue is diversified in function and may be divided into four categories according to the type of matrix. (infoplease.com)
- In connective tissue proper (which forms the framework for most organs) the matrix is soft. (infoplease.com)
- Three kinds of fibers generally form the supportive material in connective tissue proper. (infoplease.com)
- The type of connective tissue that forms tendons , ligaments , and fascia is composed mainly of collagenous fibers. (infoplease.com)
- Reticular connective tissue forms the bone marrow and the framework for lymphoid tissue. (infoplease.com)
- The colored area of the eye, or iris, is composed of pigmented connective tissue. (infoplease.com)
- In connective tissue structure is key. (smore.com)
- Epithelial tissue is what covers the body surfaces and lines its cavities and tubes. (angelfire.com)
- Some epithelial tissue is specialized to form glands like oil and sweat glands in the skin. (angelfire.com)
- The different classifications of epithelial tissue allow different functions. (smore.com)
- To perform certain functions a epithelial tissue would require its variety of shapes and number of layers. (smore.com)
- There are three different types of muscle tissue: smooth, cardiac, and skeletal. (angelfire.com)
- Skeletal muscle tissue forms the muscles which are attached to the bones, these muscles are voluntary, which means they can be controlled with conscious thought, and they help us to walk, run, or move our body in some other way. (angelfire.com)
- Skeletal tissue is a large body muscles, muscle bundles attach to bones for movement. (smore.com)
- There are 3 types of muscle tissues and they are skeletal, smooth, and cardiac. (smore.com)
- The lymph nodes, spleen, tonsils and Peyer's patches are examples of secondary lymphoid tissue. (nature.com)
- Chronic inflammation can lead to the development of tertiary lymphoid tissue. (nature.com)
- Mucous tissues secrete heavy, viscous liquids such as the mucosal lining of the stomach. (reference.com)
- Mucous tissues are vital because they protect other delicate tissues from harsh substances such as stomach acid. (reference.com)
- ANA are antibodies produced by the immune system that bind to the body's own tissues. (medlineplus.gov)
- Endocrine tissue releases substances into the bloodstream, and substances secreted by exocrine tissues travel through ducts to reach the body's outer surface or interior cavities such as the mouth and vagina. (reference.com)
- Tools for studying cells including histology, different types of microscopy, tissue culture and specialised cell staining techniques. (edu.au)
- The study of the structure of tissues is called histology . (everything2.com)
- The bone marrow and thymus are primary lymphoid tissues and the sites of lymphocyte development. (nature.com)
- Cardiac muscle tissue is found in the walls of the heart. (angelfire.com)
- The smooth and cardiac muscle tissue are involuntary, which means they are not controlled by conscious thought, they work automatically. (angelfire.com)
- Cardiac tissue has heart walls and is involuntary. (smore.com)
- The nervous tissue is located in the brain, spinal cord and nerves. (smore.com)
- I believe the best type of tissue for it's location and function in the body is the nervous tissue . (smore.com)
- Without the nervous tissue, our body wouldn't be able to function. (smore.com)
- The form of nervous tissue is different from other tissues. (smore.com)
- Nervous tissue has to have the ability to generate and transmit impulses based on sensory. (smore.com)
- Dense tissue has collagen fibers which are the main matrix and splits into dense regular and irregular. (smore.com)
- In addition to the membrane-bound tissue factor, soluble form of tissue factor was also found which results from alternatively spliced tissue factor mRNA transcripts, in which exon 5 is absent and exon 4 is spliced directly to exon 6. (wikipedia.org)
- A smooth tissue has a smooth form which makes it easier for it to carry out it's involuntary function. (smore.com)
- What's more, consumers who accept the tissues are likely to actually read your advertisement. (japantimes.co.jp)
- When asked if they look at the advertisement accompanying the tissues, slightly more than half said they either "definitely look" or "at least glance at" the advertisement. (japantimes.co.jp)
- Despite the global economic crisis causing a slowdown in growth for other tissue and hygiene products, tissues in Indonesia did not witness significant adverse impact on sales. (marketpublishers.com)
- Despite the continuous growth of sales of boxed facial tissues over the review period, in 2009 sales declined and pocket handkerchiefs took some share. (marketpublishers.com)
- The reason was the high price of boxed facial tissues. (marketpublishers.com)
- Tissues has become a necessity for consumers and no other product is as widely available or has the same qualities as tissues in both pocket handkerchief and boxed facial tissues. (marketpublishers.com)
- 1924 - Kleenex invented the facial tissue category. (everything2.com)
- From the control of cellular energetics to the processes of organ development and spinal cord regeneration these transformative discoveries are allowing new insights into the basic mechanisms of tissue growth, repair and regeneration in all metazoans and will permit novel approaches to the understanding, treatment and prevention of human disease. (mbl.edu)
- Smooth tissue has organ and blood vessel walls and moves blood, food and waste. (smore.com)
- London, Dec 5 (IANS) Damaged liver tissues, which cause scars, can bring on cirrhosis - where the organ is unable to clean blood or produce vital hormones and clotting agents. (thaindian.com)
- The Eugene Bell Center for Regenerative Biology and Tissue Engineering was established in 2010 through the extraordinary leadership gifts of Millicent Bell and John and Valerie Rowe. (mbl.edu)
- According to the Davidson College Biology Department, many glandular tissues secrete hormones, but others secrete substances such as sebum, saliva and vaginal lubrication. (reference.com)
- Three-dimensional or 3D cell cultures are newly developed vital tools used in cell biology research, drug discovery, and tissue engineering. (news-medical.net)
- This tissue is the Squamous Epithelium and is classified by cell arrangement, simple and stratified squamous. (smore.com)
- This tissue is the Cubiodal Epithelium . (smore.com)
- This tissue is the Transitional Epithelium , it is found in bladder, urethra and the ureters of urinary tract. (smore.com)
- There are four main types of tissue: epithelial, muscle, connective and nerve. (angelfire.com)
- They are all types of muscle tissue but they have different functions. (smore.com)
- Below are pictures of the different types of muscle tissues. (smore.com)
- Exocrine glandular tissue produces one of three secretion types. (reference.com)
- Glandular tissues produce chemical substances. (reference.com)
- The precise amount and composition of these intercellular "cementing" substances varies, depending on the type of tissues. (everything2.com)
- I think that muscle tissue is the best fit tissue for its location because its different textures and forms allow voluntary and involuntary movement. (smore.com)
- Identifying and manipulating the receptor called 5-HT2B, they found they could control scarring and promote tissue regeneration. (thaindian.com)
- Lymphoid tissues are organized structures that support immune responses. (nature.com)
- Nerve tissue gives your body control. (angelfire.com)
- I just went through the places they collect, including a kitchen drawer and a basket just inside our entranceway, and found give-away tissues from travel agencies, consumer finance companies, fitness clubs, optical chains, banks and a fair number of drinking establishments. (japantimes.co.jp)
- Muscles tissue helps in body movement because it can contract and relax. (angelfire.com)
- Most U.S. tissue bank companies get their supply of cadaver tissue through Willed Body Donation programs run by the tissue bank itself. (wikipedia.org)
- The American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) is the most recognized accrediting body for American tissue banks. (wikipedia.org)
- The best known function of tissue factor is its role in blood coagulation . (wikipedia.org)
- Together with factor VIIa, tissue factor forms the tissue factor or extrinsic pathway of coagulation. (wikipedia.org)
- Just the other day, in Shibuya, a tissue guy didn't offer me one of his packs, and when I put out my hand to ask, he actually refused! (japantimes.co.jp)
- Figuring tissues would have wider appeal (because everyone has to blow their nose, and carry insurance against public toilets with no tissues), Mori developed the machinery to fold and package tissues into easy-to-carry pocket-size packs. (japantimes.co.jp)
- Japan is still the main market for tissue-pack advertising, but the practice is beginning to spread overseas. (japantimes.co.jp)
- Euromonitor International's Tissues in Hungary report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. (marketpublishers.com)
- A tissue bank may also refer to a location where biomedical tissue is stored under cryogenic conditions, and is generally used in a more clinical sense. (wikipedia.org)
- It seems like every time I pass through a major station in Tokyo there is someone handing out free packets of pocket tissues with an advertising insert. (japantimes.co.jp)
- Even now, pocket tissues hardly exist as a retail category in Japan because everyone expects to receive them for free. (japantimes.co.jp)
- 1932 - Pocket Pack Tissues released. (everything2.com)
- Why would such a range of organizations use tissues to promote their message? (japantimes.co.jp)