Fibers

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How many types of fibers are there?

3

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What are fibers?

Proteins secreted by by fibroblasts

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What do fibers do?

Give material properties to the tissue e.g. Strength, Brittleness, Elasticity

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Reticular Fibers

Single strands made from collagen protein

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Collagen Fibers

Ropes of multiple strands of collagen proteins *Not made of reticular fibers*

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Elastic Fibers

Made from ELASTIN proteins, will stretch and regain original length (Mostly found in blood and cartilage)