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Class9 Tissues Notes

The document provides an overview of animal tissues, categorizing them into connective, muscular, and nervous tissues. It details various types of each tissue, their descriptions, functions, and locations in the body. Key examples include areolar connective tissue, striated muscle, and neurons.

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Class9 Tissues Notes

The document provides an overview of animal tissues, categorizing them into connective, muscular, and nervous tissues. It details various types of each tissue, their descriptions, functions, and locations in the body. Key examples include areolar connective tissue, striated muscle, and neurons.

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Class 9 Science - Animal Tissues Summary (NCERT-Based)

Connective Tissue

Type Description Function Location / Eg.

Areolar Loose with fibers & cells in a semi-fluidBinds


matrixskin to muscles, fills space around
Beneath
organsskin, around organs

Adipose Cells filled with fat globules Stores fat, insulates body, provides cushioning
Below skin, around kidneys

Ligament Fibrous, connects bone to bone Provides flexibility and strength Between bones

Tendon Fibrous, connects muscle to bone Joins muscle to bone Between muscles and bones

Cartilage Solid but flexible matrix, less vascular Smoothens bone surfaces at joints, supports
Nose, ear,
structure
trachea

Bone Hard matrix with calcium & phosphorusProvides framework, protects organs, muscle
Skeleton,
attachment
limbs

Blood Fluid tissue, plasma and blood cells Transports gases, nutrients, waste, hormones
Throughout body

Muscular Tissue

Type Description Function Location / Eg.

Striated (Skeletal) Long, cylindrical, multinucleate, striated,


Movement
voluntaryof limbs, voluntary movements
Arms, legs, body muscles

Unstriated (Smooth) Spindle-shaped, single nucleus, involuntary,


Involuntary
no striations
movements Intestines, blood vessels, uterus

Cardiac Branched, striated, single nucleus, involuntary


Rhythmic contraction of heart Heart walls

Nervous Tissue

Type Description Function Location / Eg.

Neurons Long, branched cells with axon and dendrites


Transmit nerve impulses Brain, spinal cord, nerves

Neuroglia Supporting cells around neurons Protect and support neurons Along with neurons in brain and

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