- Books Name
- ACME SMART COACHING Biology Book
- Publication
- ACME SMART PUBLICATION
- Course
- CBSE Class 11
- Subject
- Biology
Tissue : A group of cells similar in structure, function and origin.
In a tissue cells may be dissimilar in structure and function but they are always similar in origin.
– Word animal tissue was coined by – Bichat
– N. Grew coined the term for Plant Anatomy.
– Study of tissue – Histology
– Histology word was given by – Mayr
– Father of Histology – Bichat
– Study of tissue is also called Microscopic anatomy.
– Founder of microscopic anatomy – Marcello Malpighi
TYPES OF TISSUES
Based on the location and function the animal tissues are classified into four types :