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9 Cards in this Set
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Areolar |
Appearance- Hair like
Location- Beneath skin, between muscles, beneath most epithelial layers
Function- binds organs, binds muscle tissue, support blood vessels.
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Adipose |
Appearance-looks like pomegranate seeds.
Location- beneath the skin, breast, yellow bone marrow, behind the eyeballs
Functions- storage of fat (food energy) protects internal organs, insulation |
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Reticular |
Appearance- interwoven fibers (stroma)
Location- Liver, bone marrow, lymphoid tissue
Functions- protect against infective agents |
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Dense irregular connective tissue |
Appearance- grains
Location- Tendons, ligaments
Function- Forms tendons & ligaments (attaches muscle to bone, bone to bone) |
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Hyaline Cartilage |
Appearance- looks like blobs with eyes Chondrocytes in Lacunae, chondroblasts
Location- Trachea, larynx, nose, ends of long bones
Function- Support & protection
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Elastic Cartilage |
Appearance- Looks like corn or corn kernels
Location- External ear, parts of larynx
Function- protection and support
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Fibrocartilage |
Appearance- kind of looks like stretch marks
Location- Backbone, pelvic girdle, and knee
Function- Protection and support |
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Bone (osseous) |
Appearance- looks like inside of wood (rings)
Location-Bones of the body
Function- Protective and supportive framework |
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Blood |
Appearance- looks like fish eggs
Location- Circulating cells and fluids
Function- Transport of material |
