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CONNECTIVE TISSUES
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cushions organs & lines epithelia
loose/areolar
has fibers & macrophages
loose/areolar
the extracellular material present in connective tissue
matrix
found in tendons & ligaments
dense
parallel to one another
dense
lacks visible fibers
hyaline
similar to hyaline but has elastic fibers
elastic
very dense& thick collagen fibers
fibrocartilage
has calcium salts in the matrix
bone
what is present in the lacunae found in the bone
osteocytes
concentric rings in ____
osteon
two more very recognizable tissues
blood
and
adipose
has embryonic tissues
blood
most abundant in blood
erythrocytes/RBC
also found in blood
leukocytes/WBC
stores lipids (fats)
adipose
five (5) subtypes of connective tissues
loose, dense, cartilage, bone, blood and adipose
types of cartilage
hyaline, elastic, fibrocartilage