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Aerolar KILLME CT->Proper->Loose Function: Wrap and cushion organs Location: Under epithelial tissues. Forms lamina propria
Adipose KILLME CT->Proper->Loose Function: Store fat and insulate Location: Under skin, eyeballs, and breasts
Reticular CT->Proper->Loose Function: Create a net to hold organs Location: lymphoid organs (lymph nodes, bone marrow, and spleen)
Dense REGULAR CT CT->Proper->Dense Function: attach muscle to bone, or bone to bone. Location: tendons and ligaments
Dense IRREGULAR CT CT->Proper->Dense Function: withstand tension Location: Fibrous capsules of organs, dermis of the skin
Elastic CT CT->Proper->Dense Function: Allow recoiling of tissue from stretching Location: walls of large arteries
Hyaline KILLME CT->Supportive->Cartilage Function: support + reinforce. Resilient cushion Location: Ribs. Nose. Trachea.
Elastic KILLME CT->Supportive->Cartilage Function: Maintain shape of structure, while allowing great flexibility Location: Ear
Fibrocartilage CT->Supportive->Cartilage Function: Resist breaking tension, absorbs compressive shock Location: Intervertebral discs. Discs of knee joints
Bones KILLME CT->Supportive->Bone Function: support, protect, provide structure Location: Bones
Blood KILLME CT->Fluid->Blood Function: transport substances Location: Blood vessels
Skeletal Muscle KILLME Function: Voluntary Movements. Movements Location: Attached to bones STRIATED
Cardiac Muscle KILLME Function: Involuntary Movements. Propels blood into circulation Location: Walls of hearts STRIATED
Smooth Muscle KILLME Function: Propel substances and a baby Location: Walls of hollow organs (Digestive Organs) NOT STRIATED
Nervous KILLME Function: Transmit electrical signals Location: Brain, Spinal cord, Nerves
Glandular ET KILLME a gland is a structure made up of one or more cells modified to synthesize and secrete chemical substances. Most glands consist of groups of epithelial cells
Collagen fibers flexible but resistant to stretch
Reticular fibers similar to collagen but narrow and organized in a branch network
Elastic fibers contains the protein elastin and allows fibers to return to regular shape after stretch and compression
Created by: liladdoyle
 

 



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