connective tissue
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adipose | functions as heat insulator |
| areolar | binds skin to underlying organs |
| blood | contains large amounts of fluid and lacks fibers |
| bone | cells aranged around central canal, matrix contains collagon fibers and mineral salts |
| dense connective | main tissue of tendons and ligaments |
| elastic cartilage | forms framework of ear |
| elastic connective | occurs in ligament attachments between vertebrae and artery walls |
| fibrocartilage | pads between vertebrae that are shock absorbers |
| hyaline cartilage | forms the flexible part of the nasal septum |
| reticular connective | forms supporting tissue in walls of liver and spleen |
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