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12 Cards in this Set
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5 Types of Connective Tissue
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1. bone
2.cartilage 3. dense 4. loose 5. blood |
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osseous tissue
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bone
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hyaline
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cartilage
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fibro-cartilage
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cartilage
forms cushion like discs between the vertebrae |
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elastic
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cartilage
supports external ear |
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dense
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has collagen fibers
as main metrix element crowded b/t rows of fibroblasts make up lower layers of epidermis |
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fibro blasts
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dense
fiber forming cells |
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tendons
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dense
attach muscle to skeletal bone |
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ligaments
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dense
connect bone to bone at joints contain more elastic fibers than tendons |
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arolar tissue
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loose
most widespread connective tissue soft and pilable cushions and protects the body organs its wrapped around. "glue" hold organs in place |
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adipose tissue
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fat
loose forms subcutaneous layer proetects individual organs kidneys eyesockets |
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reticular connective tissue
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loose
forms stroma internal frame work suppors free blood cells in lympoid organs -spleen -lymph nodes -bone marrow |
