Question

The study of tissues is known as _____.

Answer 1

Tissues:

1. A group of cells that have similar structures and function together as one unit is known as tissue.
2. Plants and animals have different tissues.
3. There are five types of tissues in plants: Parenchyma, Collenchyma, Sclerenchyma, Xylem and Phloem.
4. There are four types of tissues in animals: Connective tissue, Epithelial tissue, Muscle tissue and Nervous tissue.

Study of tissues:

1. Histology is the detailed study of a tissue.
2. The goal of histology is to figure out how tissues are structured at different levels of structure, from cells to organs.
3. Histologists primarily analyzes tissue that has been removed from a living body.

Final answer: The study of tissues is known as histology.