Designed for the job

Picture of neurons in the brain reaching out to communicate with other neurons

You have an amazing variety of more than 200 different types of cell inside your body. These cells are arranged into tissues and organs to keep your body going.

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All shapes and sizes

Cells come in many different shapes and sizes, all adapted to do their own particular job.

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Cells make tissue make organs

Your body is squashed full of your organs and tissues all organised together.

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Looking at tissue

Scientists use many techniques to study the tissue in your body.