(histology) A fibrous connective tissue with an abundance of enlarged collagenous fibers which tend to crowd out the cells and ground substance.
Dense connective tissue
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Dense connective tissue, also called dense fibrous tissue, has fibers as its main matrix element. [1]
It is mainly composed of collagen type I. Crowded between the collagen fibers are rows of fibroblasts, fiber-forming cells, that manufacture the fibers. Dense connective tissue forms strong, rope-like structures such as tendons and ligaments. Tendons attach skeletal muscles to bones; ligaments connect bones to bones at joints. Ligaments are more stretchy and contain more elastic fibers than tendons. Dense connective tissue also make up the lower layers of the skin (dermis), where it is arranged in sheets.
Types
It is often divided into "Dense regular connective tissue" and "Dense irregular connective tissue":[2]
References
- ^ "Blue Histology". http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
- ^ Strum, Judy M.; Gartner, Leslie P.; Hiatt, James L. (2007). Cell biology and histology. Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 83. ISBN 0-7817-8577-4.
External links
- Organology at UC Davis TermsCells&Tissues/connective/dense/dense1 - "Connective tissue, dense (LM, Low)"
- Histology at cytochemistry.net
- Overview at downstate.edu
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