LESSON ASSIGNMENT
LESSON 2
Tissues of the Body.
TEXT ASSIGNMENT
Paragraphs 2-1 through 2-17.
LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you should be
able to:
2-1. Define tissue.
2-2. Name four major types of tissues.
2-3. Define epithelial tissue, connective tissue,
muscle tissue, and nervous tissue.
2-4. Given a description of epithelial tissue, matrix,
fibrous connective tissue, cartilage connective
tissue, bone connective tissue, fat connective
tissue, smooth muscle tissue, striated muscle
tissue, cardiac muscle tissue, nervous tissue,
neuron, or glia, name it.
2-5. Name four major types of connective tissue
(CT); name the characteristic cells of fibrous CT,
cartilage CT, and bone CT; and describe the
matrix of fibrous CT, cartilage CT, and fat CT.
SUGGESTION
After completing the assignment, complete the
exercises at the end of this lesson. These exercises
will help you to achieve the lesson objectives.
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