3.5 Neural Tissue

. Neural Tissue Nervous tissue exerts the greatest control over the body’s responsiveness to changing Important connective tissue disorders: (Heritable types) . Ehler’s -Danlos syndrome – Defect in the synthesis of collagen in the joints, heart valves, organ walls and arterial walls . . Stickler syndrome – Affects collagen and results in facial abnormalities. . Rhabdomyosarcoma – Life threatening soft tissue tumour of head, neck and urinogenital tract. Autoimmune connective tissue disorders . Rheumatoid arthritis: The immune cells attack and inflame the membranes around the joints. It can also affect heart, lungs and eyes . . Sjogren’s syndrome: Progressive inability to secrete saliva and tears.