1. Show some slides of various tissue types, and point out the characteristics of each specific type, particularly the different kinds of connective tissue matrix.
2. Point out the presence of all kinds of tissues in nearly every organ, such as the epithelium lining the stomach's interior and exterior surfaces, the muscle that allows stomach contractions to occur, the nerves that supply the impulses for those contractions, and the connective tissues such as blood and the connections binding the various tissues together to form the functional organ.
3. Describe the internal sensors that operate in maintaining blood pressure, blood volume, blood chemistry, and other characteristics, pointing out that sensory information is not always from the external environment and is not always consciously recognized.
4. Discuss the functions of the skin, especially
its protective functions of maintaining water in the body and
preventing bacterial infections. You might discuss how burns over
much of the body are so dangerous in eliminating these functions
of the skin.