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Does loose connective tissue contain chondrocytes?
No, loose connective tissue does not contain chondrocytes. Chondrocytes are specialized cells found in cartilage tissue, not in loose connective tissue. Loose connective tissue primarily consists of collagen and elastin fibers, along with various cells such as fibroblasts and macrophages.
Is blood considered to be loose connective tissue or circulating connective tissue?
Circulating
The least specialized connective tissue in the adult body is?
The least specialized connective tissue in the adult body is loose connective tissue, also known as areolar connective tissue. It has a loose arrangement of collagen and elastic fibers with various cell types scattered throughout, providing support and flexibility to surrounding structures.
Is adipose tissue loose connective tissue?
Yes, it is.
Does areolar or loose connective tissue lacks nucleated cells?
Areolar connective tissue contains various types of cells, including nucleated cells such as fibroblasts and immune cells. However, loose connective tissue is a broader term that encompasses various types of connective tissues, some of which may not contain nucleated cells. Examples of loose connective tissues without nucleated cells include adipose tissue (which primarily consists of fat cells) and cartilage.
The neurilemma is covered by WHAT loose connective tissue called the?
endoneurium
What are the 3 major groups of connective tissue?
Epithelial, muscle, and nervous. Disagree- the 3 subgroups are: loose, dense, and connective tissue with special properties. Subgroups within dense are: dense irregular, in which the extracellular fibers are interwoven in disordered fashion, and dense irregular, in which the extracellular fibers are in parallel bundles. Subgroups in the special properties connective tissue are named to indicate the identifying feature, such as mucous connective tissue, elastic connective tissue or reticular connective tissue.
What tissue forms delicate thin layers between muscles?
Areolar tissue which is a loose connective tissue.
What is another name for Loose Connective tissue?
Loose connective tissue has irregular arrangements of fibers and a lot of ground substance. It is similar to packaging material. It is also called areolar tissue.
How do loose and connective tissue differ?
Loose Connective Tissue consists of a lot of ground substance and it has all 3 types of protein fibers. Dense Connective Tissue on the other hand has little ground substance, few cells, and although it has most protein fibers it mainly consists of collagen fibers.
Tissue that holds parts of the body together?
Connective tissue hold structures together.
What two types of fascia are used as connective tissue?
Loose and Dense
