Tissue
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More Specific Terms
- adipose tissue
- body fluid
- bone
- connective tissue
- embryonic tissue
- endothelium
- epithelium
- exocrine secretion
- germ layer
- granulation tissue
- hard tissue
- lymphoid/lymphatic/adenoid tissue
- muscle
- necrotic tissue
- nerve fiber
- nervous (nerve/neural) tissue
- periosteum
- soft tissue
- subcutaneous tissue
- underlying tissue
Introduction
- A collection of similar cells & the intercellular matrix surrounding them. There are 4 basic tissue types:
- epithelium
- connective tissue
- blood
- bone
- cartilage
- muscle
- nerve tissue
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
