Tissue Definition and Examples in
Biology
Types of Plant and Animal Tissues
By
Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D.
Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D.
Chemistry Expert
?In some cases, a cause of death may be
evident from microscopic tissue examination.Histologists work in labs and have highly
refined skills, used to determine the best way to cut a sample, how to stain
sections to make important structures visible, and how to image slides using
microscopy.B.A., Physics and Mathematics, Hastings College
Dr. Helmenstine holds a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences and is a science writer, educator, and
consultant.Updated on November 26, 2019
In biology, a tissue is a group of cells and their extracellular matrix that share
the same embryonic origin and perform a similar function.Connective tissue
Subcategories of these main types include epithelium, endothelium,
mesothelium, mesenchyme, germ cells, and stem cells.Careers in Histology
A person who prepares tissues for sectioning, cuts them, stains them, and
images them is called a histologist.Laboratory personnel in a histology lab include biomedical
scientists, medical technicians, histology technicians (HT), and histology
technologists (HTL).The slides and images produced by histologists are examined by medical
doctors called pathologists.????