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Connective tissueMajor types of connective tissue:
Areolar
Adipose
Fibrous connective
Bone
Cartilage
Blood
Hemopoietic
Areolar tissuemost widely distributed, gives form to organs, consists of webs of fibers
Blood tissuematrix is liquid, used in transport, protection
Blood smear
Bonematrix is hard and calcified, circular arrangement of cells called
osteons, storage for calcium, provides support and protection
Dense fibrous tissueconsists of bundles of strong collagen fibers, composes tendons,
anchors muscles to bones
Cartilage tissuesmatrix is consistency of firm plastic, cells called chondrocytes
Adipose tissuefat tissue, store lipids
Hemopoietic Tissuefound in red marrow cavities of bones, spleen, tonsils and lymph nodes
involved in formation of blood cells
Skeletal muscle tissue“Striated”, voluntary, attaches to bone
Cardiac Muscle tissueInvoluntary, intercalated disks, walls of heart