Connective Tissue Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| areolar connective tissue - structure | structure - abundant ground substance is gel-like liquid; scattered fibroblasts; many blood vessels |
| adipose connective tissue - structure | structure - closely packed adipocytes (fat cells), nucleus squeezed to one side by large fat droplet |
| reticular connective tissue - structure | structure - ground substance is gel-like liquid; scattered arrangement of reticular fibers, fibroblasts, and leukocytes |
| areolar connective tissue - function | function - surrounds and protects tissues and organs; loosely binds epithelia to deeper tissue; provides nerve and blood vessel packing |
| adipose connective tissue - function | function - stores energy; protects, cushions, and insulates |
| reticular connective tissue - function | function - provides supportive framework for spleen, lymph nodes, thymus, bone marrow |
| areolar connective tissue - location | location - subcutaneous layer under skin; surrounds organs |
| adipose connective tissue - location | location - subcutaneus layer; covers and surrounds some organs |
| reticular connective tissue - location | location - forms stroma of lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, bone marrow |
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