Introduction Blood vessels deliver nutrients, oxygen and hormones to cells of the body and remove metabolic waste products and CO2 from them through blood. Exchange of these substances takes place Read More …
Blood Vessels
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Nervous Tissue
Introduction The nervous tissue is composed of an interconnecting network of specialised cells called neurons (nerve cells) supported by neuroglial cells. There are about 10 million neurons in human beings. Read More …
Muscular tissue
Introduction Muscular tissue is responsible for movement in the body. It consists of muscle fibers that can contract to generate force. There are three types of muscle tissue: skeletal muscle, Read More …
Histology of bones
General features of the histology of bones Bone is a specialised connective tissue enriched with inorganic salts, making it rigid and hard. It is dynamic and constantly remodels throughout life Read More …
Histology of Cartilage
General features of Cartilage Histology of Cartilage is an avascular connective tissue that forms the “skeletal” basis of some parts of the body, e.g. the auricle of the ear, or Read More …