Lesson 1.2: Identity- Tissues

Essential Questions- Type complete answers to the below questions in 12 point Times New Roman Font single-spaced.

1. What are the main types of tissue in the human body?

2. Describe the differences in the appearance of epithelial and connective tissues.

3. Explain the basic structure and function of the skeletal system.

4. How does the structure of a type of human tissue relate to its function in the body?

5. How does the distribution and structure of different types of tissue in the body contribute to personal identity?

6. What are the functions of the human skeletal system?

7. What are the main bones of the human skeletal system?

8. What is forensic anthropology and how does this field relate to human body systems?

9. How can features of bone be used to determine information about a person’s gender, ethnicity, age or stature?

Key Terms

Adipose tissue / Connective tissue in which fat is stored and which has the cells distended by droplets of fat
Appendicular Skeleton / Bones of the limbs and limb girdles that are attached to the axial skeleton
Axial Skeleton / The skeleton of the trunk and head
Connective Tissue / Animal tissue that functions mainly to bind and support other tissues, having a sparse population of cells scattered through an extracellular matrix
Epithelial Tissue / Sheets of tightly packed cells that line organs and body cavities
Femur / The proximal bone of the hind or lower limb that is the longest and largest bone in the human body, extends from the hip to the knee
Forensic Anthropology / The branch of physical anthropology in which anthropological data, criteria, and techniques are used to determine the sex, age, genetic population, or parentage of skeletal or biological materials in questions of civil or criminal law
Humerus / The longest bone of the upper arm or forelimb extending from the shoulder to the elbow
Pelvis / A basin-shaped structure in the skeleton of many vertebrates that is formed by the pelvic girdle together with the sacrum and often various coccygeal and caudal vertebrae and that in humans is composed of the two hip bones bounding it on each side and in front while the sacrum and coccyx complete it behind
Skull / The skeleton of the head forming a bony case that encloses and protects the brain and chief sense organs and supports the jaws
Tibia / The inner and usually larger of the two bones of the leg between the knee and ankle that articulates above with the femur and below with the talus -- called also shinbone
Tissue / An integrated group of cells with a common structure and function

Sketch the 4 Tissue Types Below:

Label the bones on the Skeleton below: