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Description
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Primarily parallel collagen fibers; a few elastic fibers; major cell type is the fibroblast
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Collagen Fibers
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Are slightly wavy
This allows the tissue to stretch a little, but once the fibers straighten out, there is no further "give" to this tissue |
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Fibroblast Nuclei
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Aligned in parallel to densely packed fibers, primarily collagen
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Function
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Attaches muscle to bones or to muscles; attaches bones to bones; withstands great tensile stress when pulling force is applied in one direction
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Location
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Tendons, most ligaments, aponeuroses
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