In detail compare and contrast epithelium and connective tis

In detail, compare and contrast epithelium and connective tissue.

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Answer:

Epithelial tissue

Connective tissue

consists of three cell types; squamous, cuboidal and columnar.

The tissue is two or more cells thick.

found above the basement membranes.

Functions to protect the body, secretions, excretions, absorption and allows the body to sense the outside world.

Eg. Skin, kidney

The cells in the connective tissue are scattered in the matrix.

supplied with a rich network of nerves and blood capillaries

lies below the basal membrane.

Functions: supports, connects, binds or separates other tissues or organs.

Ex. Bone, ligament