Types of Human Tissue
The two types of adipose tissue are white adipose tissue (WAT), which stores energy, and brown adipose tissue (BAT), which generates body heat. The formation of adipose tissue appears to be controlled in part by the adipose gene.
Blood Tissue - Anatomy & physiology revision about the structure and functions of human tissue types. Blood tissues are located inside the blood vessels and also within the chambers of the heart. Some white blood cells are also found in other types of body tissues e.g. lymphocytes are also in the lymphatic system.
Bone Tissue - Anatomy & physiology revision about the structure and functions of human tissue types. Bone tissue, also called osseous tissue, is classified as either compact bone, or spongy bone depending on how the bone matrix and cells are organized. Functions of bone tissue are listed below.
Cartilage Tissue - Anatomy & physiology revision about the structure and functions of human tissue types. Cartilage is a connective tissue consisting of a dense matrix of collagen fibres and elastic fibres embedded in a rubbery ground substance.
Yellow Elastic Tissue - Anatomy & Physiology Revision about the Structure and Functions of Human Tissue Types. Yellow elastic tissue is one of the three types of dense connective tissue. It can extend when forces are applied to stretch it, yet return undamaged to its previous condition when the extending force is released.
White fibrous tissue is connective tissue in which there is a greater proportion of white inelastic fibres than of elastic fibres. The dominance of the (white, inelastic) collagen fibres contributes to the considerable mechanical strength of white fibrous tissue.
The afferent lymphatic channels drain into the periphery of a lymph node in a region under the connective tissue capsule known as the subcapsular sinus. In the periphery of a lymph node is the paracortical region where lymphoid follicles are located.