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| What is connective tissue composed of? |
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| Widely scattered cells that lie within non-living inter-cellular material called ground matrix. |
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| What is the ground matrix made of? |
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| Non-cellular protein material,interstitial fluid and fibers. |
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| What cells are embedded in and produced the ground matrix? |
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| What is the function of connective tissue? |
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| Provide support and protection and produce blood cells. |
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| Is connective tissue vascular or avascular? |
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| Most abundant type of fiber in the body. |
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| Made of collagen protein. |
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| Has great strength and flexibility, wide and broad fibers. |
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| Found in tendons and ligaments. |
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| Found in skin, thin and curly. |
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| Thin and branching fibers; not as common. |
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| Contains all 3 types of fibers in loose, disorganized network, surrounded by ground matrix. |
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| Found in dermis of skin and around most organs. |
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| Made of large fat cells called Adipocytes and are used to store tryglycerides. |
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| Shock absorber, padding between organs. |
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| Fibers are arranged in parallel; connects muscle to bone or bone to bone. |
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| Fibers are not parallel; supports organs and attaches them to the other structures; forms external wrap around bones and cartilage. |
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| The thick, gel-like ground matrix containing dense fibers,more solid than connective tissue proper. |
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| These cartilage cells lie within capsules and maintain the matrix. |
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| The capsules containing chondrosytes. |
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| Is cartilage vascular or avascular? |
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| Most abundant type, dominated by protein- sugar molecules. |
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| Collagenous fibers located in upper respiratory tract, at movable joints and ends of ribs. |
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| Yellowish, elastic fibers that are firm but flexible. Found in ears, nose, and epiglottis. |
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| Thick, collagenous fibers that appear wavy under the scope. |
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| Found in intervertebral discs and near hyaline cartilage in joints. |
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