Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - GNST 2530

1. Define what connective tissue is:

2. Define what neural tissue is:

3. Define what muscle tissue is:

4. Observe a microscopic image of healthy bone tissue vs. tissue affected by osteoporosis. On the cellular level how do osteoblasts and osteoclasts work together to maintain healthy bone function?

5. What is the function of connective nerve cells and how does it relate to the sensory and motor nerves?

6. The sliding filament model explains how muscles contract. What motor protein enables the cross linking of actin filaments which make movement possible?