Tissue

Anatomical Differences between Dicot root and Monocot root Dicot root A number of xylem or phloem bundles usually vary from 2-6. The medulla is small…

Phloem tissue: The kind of tissue, made of some living and dead cells which have the chief function to conduct prepared food materials from leaf…

Xylem tissue: Xylem tissue is made of some living and dead cells. It carries water absorbed by roots from soil to different parts of the…

Permanent tissue:  The kind of tissue in which the cells lose their dividing capacity after originating from the meristematic tissue is known as permanent tissue.…

Neural tissue exerts the greatest control over the body’s responsiveness to changing conditions. Neurons, the unit of neural system are excitable cells (Figure). The neuroglial…

Each muscle is made of many long, cylindrical fibers arranged in parallel arrays. These fibers are composed of numerous fine fibrils, called myofibrils. Muscle fibers…

Loose connective tissue has cells and fibres loosely arranged in a semi-fluid ground substance, for example, areolar tissue present beneath the skin. Often it serves…

Bones have a hard and non- pliable ground substance rich In calcium salts and collagen fibres which give bone its strength. It is the main…

Connective tissues are most abundant and widely distributed in the body of complex animals. They are named connective tissues because of their special function of…

The compound epithelium is made of more than one layer (multi-layered) of cells and thus has a limited role in secretion and absorption (Figure). Their…