Question

Name the various types of animal tissues and state their functions.

Answer 1

There are four types of animal tissues:

1. Epithelial tissues
2. Connective tissue
3. Muscular tissue
4. Nervous tissue

Epithelial tissue

• Forms a thin protective layer of cells.
• Covers the surface of the body.
• Forms a lining of various body cavities and internal organs.

Connective tissue

• Connects various other tissues and organs.
• Provides support to organs.

Muscular tissue

• Forms the muscles of the body.
• Helps the body in locomotion and movement.

Nervous tissue

• It constitutes the nervous system.
• Made up of elongated cells called neurons.