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Areolar tissue
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wraps & cushions organs; macrophages phagocytize bacteria; hold and conveys tissue fluid
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Adipose tissue
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provides reserve food fuel; insulates against heat loss; supports and protects organs
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Dense regular connective tissue
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attaches muscles to bones or to muscles; attaches bones to bones; withstand great stretching
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Hyaline Cartilage
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supports & reinforces, cushions and resists stress
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Elastic Cartilage
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maintains shape of a structure while allowing great flexibility
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Fibrocartilage
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tensile strength; ability to absorb shock
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Bone
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supports & protects; stores calcium
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Blood
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transport respiratory gases, nutrients, wastes
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