biological tissue
Cells working together
Biological tissue is a collection of similar cells working together to perform a specific function in a living organism.
Muscle tissue contracts, nerve tissue transmits signals, connective tissue provides structure.
The word appears in medical and scientific contexts: The surgeon removed damaged tissue, tissue samples for analysis.
Distinct from tissue paper, though both suggest thin, layered material.
- cellsBasic biological units
- stem cellsUndifferentiated cells with regenerative potential
- cell membraneOuter layer of cytoplasm
- organBody's working component
- organ donorPerson who bequeaths body parts
muscle · skin · membrane · connective · nerve · fibers · epithelial · collagen · fat · ligament · tendon · scarring · healing · biopsy · graft · specimen · elastic · living
biological tissuebone
Hard skeletal tissue
skeletal structure · fluid · blood · bodily fluid · cartilage
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