Category 1
I line your insides and cover your outside, a protective sheet. My name depends on my cell shape and if I'm one layer or many layers deep. What am I?
Epithelial Tissue
I am a connective tissue cell, the most common by far. I am essential for creating the matrix, the tissue's superstar. What am I?
Fibroblast
When the body is dry, my fluid capacity drops, and fibers can stick. A manual therapist works to prevent or break up this tricky trick. What am I forming?
Adhesions (in the Connective Tissue Matrix)
I am a type of muscle, found only in the heart. I am striated and involuntary, playing my own part. What am I?
Cardiac Muscle
I am defined by my unique ability to shorten and create force. You consciously control one of my kinds, but the other two work on their own course. What am I?
Muscle Tissue
I am a property of ground substance, a change between a gel and a sol. A therapist's touch can warm me up and help me flow. What is this property called?
Thixotropy
I am one of the three tissue types that can regenerate and heal well. I line your organs and your skin, as stories tell. What am I?
Epithelial Tissue
I am a type of connective tissue cell, a highly active eater. I clean up debris to make the tissue neater. What am I?
Microphage
I am the most abundant tissue type you'll find. I have three key features: cells, fibers, and a ground substance that can be stirred by a skilled hand and mind. What am I?
Connective Tissue
I am a connective tissue fiber, the thickest and strongest you have. I give tendons their strength, from foot to nav. What am I?
Collagen Fiber
I am a connective tissue fiber, made of a protein called elastin. I allow your tissues to stretch and then snap back again. What am I?
Elastic Fiber
In nervous tissue, I am the support crew. I protect and nourish the conductors, that's my job to do. What am I?
Neuroglia or Glial Cell
I am found in your brain, spine, and nerves, sending signals with speed. I come in two classes: one that conducts and one that supports the deed. What am I?
Nervous Tissue
I am a muscle that is not striped and works without your say. I line your hollow organs and move food on its way. What am I?
Visceral or Smooth Muscle
I am the fluid part of the connective tissue matrix, the intercellular goo. Dehydration reduces me, causing problems through and through. What am I?
Ground Substance
I am one of the five basic types, a liquid connective tissue. I flow through your veins, a vital volume to issue. What am I?
Blood
I am a muscle that is striped and obeys your will. I am the tissue that lets you climb a hill. What am I?
Skeletal Muscle Tissue
I am a cell in connective tissue; I secrete histamine and heparin. I am involved in the inflammatory process that a therapist often sees in. What am I?
Mast Cell
After a muscle is injured, I may form and cause a functional restriction. A therapist must address me to improve the client's contraction. What am I?
Scar Tissue
Bone, a type of me, can regenerate after a break. I am the abundant tissue that a manual therapist's hands will often shake. What am I?
Connective Tissue
My cells are transitional in shape, designed to stretch and expand. You'll find me lining the bladder, ready to withstand. What type of tissue am I?
Transitional Epithelium