Which option lists the four basic tissue types correctly?

• A. Epithelial, Connective, Nervous, Muscle
• B. Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, Nervous
• C. Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, Nervous
• D. Connective, Epithelial, Muscle, Nervous

Answer: (C)

The four basic tissue types are epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous. Epithelial tissue lines surfaces and forms glands, connective tissue provides support and connection (and stores energy), muscle tissue enables movement through contraction, and nervous tissue handles control and communication via signals. The standard way to list them follows the order epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous, which is why this option is the best match. Other listings rearrange the order (or present the same four in a different sequence), but the essential four types remain the same.