Question

The term tissue is coined by
A) Bichat
B) Mayer
C) Malpighi
D) Hertwig

Answer 1

Hint: He was a French anatomist and pathologist and is known as the father of modern histology. Histology is the study of tissue and its physiology and anatomy.

Complete answer:
1) The term ‘tissue’ was introduced by Xavier Bichat in the year 1801. He was the first person to propose that tissue is a central element in human anatomy and he considered that the organs are collections of many tissues.
2) The word “tissue” derives from the French word “tissue”, which means something that is “woven”. A tissue is a group of similar cells and their extracellular matrix which is of the same origin and they together carry out a specific function. Organs are then formed by the functional grouping of multiple tissues.
3) Marcello Malpighi was an Italian biologist and physician. He is regarded as the ‘Father of physiology and embryology’. Julius Von Mayer was a German physicist who discovered the process of oxidation. Wilhelm Oscar Hertwig was a German biologist who contributed to the study of embryology and fertilization.

So, the correct answer is ‘Bichat’.

Note:
Aggregations of cells in the human body can be classified mainly into four types of tissues: epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissue-
1) Epithelial tissue mainly creates protective boundaries and is also involved in the diffusion of ions and molecules.
2) Connective tissue underlies and supports other types of tissue and forms the blood, bone, cartilage, tendon, etc.
3) Muscle tissue is responsible for the movement in the body.
4) Nervous tissue transmits and integrates all the information through the central and peripheral nervous systems.