5 Questions
True or false: Tissue is considered an assembly of similar cells and their extracellular matrix from the same embryonic origin that together carry out a specific function.
True
True or false: Organs are formed by the functional grouping together of multiple tissues.
True
True or false: The English word 'tissue' derives from the French word 'tissu', the past participle of the verb tisser, 'to weave'.
True
True or false: Xavier Bichat is considered as the 'Father of Histology'.
True
True or false: In plant anatomy, tissues are categorized broadly into two tissue systems: the epidermis and the vascular tissue.
False
Study Notes
Tissue Definition
- A tissue is an assembly of similar cells and their extracellular matrix from the same embryonic origin that together carry out a specific function.
Organ Formation
- Organs are formed by the functional grouping together of multiple tissues.
Etymology of "Tissue"
- The English word "tissue" derives from the French word "tissu", the past participle of the verb "tisser", meaning "to weave".
Father of Histology
- Xavier Bichat is considered the "Father of Histology".
Plant Anatomy
- In plant anatomy, tissues are categorized broadly into two tissue systems.
- The two tissue systems are not the epidermis and vascular tissue.
Test your knowledge of the hierarchy of biological organization from cells to organisms, with a focus on tissues and their functions within the body.
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