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connective tissue

all about connective tissue

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Connective Tissue Supports, binds, forms, framework of body
connective tissue classifications Circulating Connective tissue Generalized connective tissue Structural connective tissue
Generalized Connective Tissue widely distributed, not specified
Areolar Tissue Loose Connective tissue,Soft Jelly like matrix, Most common type of under connective tissue, in membranes, around vessels and organs, under skin
Adipose Tissue Loose connective tissue stores fat..insulation, padding energy reserve
irregular dense connective tissue Fibers not organized tough capsules around kidney's, liver and some glands
Dense Many fibers, made by fibroblasts
Regular Dense Connective tissue Fibers in parallel alignment, mostly collagenous fibers, can pull in one direction, tendond, ligaments
Elastic Connective Tissue Fibers can stretch and return to shape, Dense. Vocal cords, respatory pathways, wall of blood vessels.
Structural connective Tissue Associated with skeleton. Cartilage, bone tissue
cartilage Structural material, provides reinforcement, shock absorber
cartilage types Hyaline, fibro, elastic
Hyaline Cartilage covers ends of bone
Fibro Cartilage In certain joints
Elastic Cartilage in outer ear, larnx
bone Matrix (background material) Contains mineral salts.
bone cells osteoblasts, osteocytes
Osteoblasts produce bone
Osteocytes mature bone
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