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9 Cards in this Set
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Areolar (loose) connective tissue |
Major type: ConnectiveTissue Type: Areolar or loose connectiveFunction: bind organs together, bind skin to underlying tisseLocation: beneath skin, surrounding organs Special Cell type : |
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Adipose Connective Tissue |
Major type: connective Tissue Type: adiposeFunction: protection, stores energy(fat) and insulation Location: beneath skin, around kidneys, behind the eyeballs, on the surface of the heart Special cell type : adipocyte |
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Reticular Connective Tissue |
Major type: ConnectiveTissue Type: Reticular Function: support, framework for certain organs Location: walls of the liver, spleen, and lymphatic organs (lymph nodes) Special Cell type : |
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Dense Regular Connective tissue |
Major type: ConnectiveTissue Type: Dense Regular Function: Binds body parts, connects muscle to hone and bone to bone Location: ligaments Special Cell type : |
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Hyaline Cartilage |
Major type: ConnectiveTissue Type: Hyaline CartilageFunction:supports, protects, and provides a frame workLocation: ends of bones, soft parts of nose, rings of the trachea(windpipe) , and the respiratory passages Special Cell type : chondrocytes |
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Elastic Cartilage |
Major type: ConnectiveTissue Type: Elastic cartilage Function: supports, protects, provides flexible frame work Location: external ear (auricle), vocal cords (part of the larynx) Special Cell type : chondrocytes |
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Fibrocartilage |
Major type: ConnectiveTissue Type: FibrocartilageFunction: supports, protects main function- shock absorberLocation: between the vertebrae spinal cord (intervertible disc), (pubic smphysis), the knee (menisci) Special Cell type : chondrocytes |
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Bone |
Major type: ConnectiveTissue Type: BoneFunction: Support, forms frameworkLocation: bones of the skeleton and middle ear Special cell type : osteocytes |
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Blood |
Major type: ConnectiveTissue Type: BloodFunction: transports gases such as oxygenO2 and carbon dioxide (CO2), defends against infection, blood clottigLocation: blood vessels and heart chambers |
