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Connective Tissue
Connective Tissue
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
01/26/2012

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Term
Areolar Connective Tissue 
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Loose, filler tissue, collagen, elastin, interstial fluid

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Adipose Tissue
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Loose connective tissue, fatty tissue 

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Reticular Connective Tissue
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Network of fibers that forms a framework, for things like organs 

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Dense Regular Connective Tissue 
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Mostly parallel fibers, strong, collagen fibers

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Dense Irregular Connective Tissue
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Fibers not parallel, they create a network that meshes better than regular, stronger 

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Hyaline Cartilage Connective Tissue 
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Firm Matrix, collagen fibers create an extremely strong network of fibers. Creates support. 

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Bone Connective Tissue 
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Hard calcified Matrix with many collagen fibers, osteocytes lie in lacunae. Supports and protects. 

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Blood Connective Tissue
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Red and white blood cells in a fluid matrix. Transports nutrients, respiratory gases, and other substances. 

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