ICSE Class 7 Answered

Tissue

Characteristics

Location

Function

Epithelial

Flat, cuboidal

or columnar cells

Covers the whole body surface

Protection, absorption, secretion, sensory perception

Connective

Consists of a matrix and the cells are embedded

In it

Found in the deeper parts of the body, between the skin and muscles

Connects various organs and keeps them in place

Muscle

Consists of elongated, narrow, muscle cells called muscle fibres

Mostly attached to the bones

Helps in contraction and relaxation of the body

Nervous

Made up of elongated cells called neurons

Component of the nervous system and encompasses the brain, spinal cord and nerves

Nerve cells mediate the transmission of messages from the brain to different parts of the body and vice versa