Living Processes of Multicellular Organisms (2)

Meristematic tissues in plants

1) Apical meristem; root and shoot apex 2) Lateral meristem; vascular cambium and cork cambium

Shape of muscle cell

Arranged as multinuclear striated fibres

Function of muscle cell

Contract and relax to generate movement

Shape of nerve cell

Long and thin in shape

Function of nerve cell

Functions in sending nerve impulses

Shape of white blood cells

Can change shape

Function of white blood cells

Functions in destroying pathogens

Shape of epithelial cell

Thin and flat cells

Function of epithelial cell

Coats the surface of organs such as the digestive tract

Shape of red blood cells (1)

Does not contain a nucleus