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Connective Tissue: General Characteristics, types, their location, and function

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General Characeristics of Connective Tissue

  • Mesenchyme (origin tissue)

  • Vascularity (varying degrees)

  • Matrix (ground substance/fibers)


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Areolar Tissue

  • Packing material

  • Subcutaneous layer deep to skin


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Adipose Tissue

  • Nucleus

  • Reduces heat loss through skin

  • Serves energy reserve


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Bone

  • Central (haversion canal)

  • Calcified extracellular matrix

  • Storage


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Hyaline Cartilage

  • Embryonic and fetal skeleton

  • Smooth surfaces for joints


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Tendon (Dense regular connective tissue)

  • Tendons (muscle to bone)

  • Ligaments (bone to bone)