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3.5--Connective Tissues

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CONNECTIVE TISSUE   BINDS TOGETHER, SUPPORTS, AND STRENGTHENES OTHER BODY TISSUES. PROTECTS AND INSULATES ORGANS. COMPARTMENTALIZES STRUCTURES. VASCULAR. ADIPOSE = ENERGY. IMMUNITY  
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EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX   CONTAINS PROTEIN FIBERS + GROUND SUBSTANCE. MATERIAL IN ECM DETERMINE'S CONNECTIVE TISSUE QUALITY  
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FIBROBLAST   FOUND IN LOOSE AND DENSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE; SECRETE ECM OF TISSUE  
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CHONDROBLAST   FOUND IN CARTILAGE  
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OSTEOBLASTS   FOUND IN BONE  
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TYPES OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS   INCLUDE EITHER: FIBROBLASTS, MACROPHAGES, PLASMA CELLS, MAST CELLS, ADIPOCYTES, WHITE BLOOD CELLS  
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COLLAGEN FIBERS   VERY STRONG AND RESIST PULLING FORCES (TENSION); NOT STIFF, ALLOW FLEXIBILITY  
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ELASTIC FIBERS   SMALLER THAN COLLAGEN; FORM FIBROUS NETWORK  
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RETICULAR FIBERS   FORM A BRANCHING NETWORK; SUPPORT AND STRENGTH (FOUND IN LOOSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE)  
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LOOSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE   AREOLAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE; LOOSELY ARRANGED; MORE ECM. ALL TYPES OF FIBERS. ALL TYPES OF CELLS  
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LCT--ADIPOSE TISSUE   FAT STORAGE  
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LCT--RETICULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUES   FINE INTERLACING NETWORK OF RETICULAR FIBERRS (THINNER COLLAGEN) AND RETICULAR CELLS  
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DENSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE   CONTAINS MORE FIBERS THAN LOOSE, THICKER AND MORE DENSELY PACKED. LESS CELLS THOUGH  
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DENSE REGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE   COLLAGEN ARRANGED IN BUNDLES WITH FIBROBLASTS PRESENT BETWEEN BUNDLES  
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DENSE IRREGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE   TIGHTLY PACKED, WOVEN MESH USUALLY IRREGULARLY ARRANGED  
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ELASTIC CONNECTIVE TISSUE   PRIMARILY ELASTIC FIBERS  
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CARTILAGE (ALSO BONE QUALITIES)   DENSE NETWORK OF COLLAGEN FIBERS AND ELASTIC FIBERS. MORE GEL-LIKE GROUND SUBST. MORE DURABLE; RESILIENCE.  
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CHONDROCYTES   MATURE CELLS OF CHONDROBLASTS. OCCUR IN LACUNAE  
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PERICHONDRIUM   COVERING OF DENSE IRREGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE AROUND CARTILAGE WHICH CONTAINS BLOOD VESSELS AND NERVES AND NEW CELLS  
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