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Q: What is the role of connective tissue in the lungs?
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Where is connective tissue in the lungs?

elastic connective tissue is found in the lungs. The tissue is able to extend when forces are applied to stretch it, yet returned undamaged to its previous condition when the force is released.


Type of tiisue in the lungs?

The type of tissue in the lungs is mostly epithelial. The other tissue is connective, and some of this is blood, which is a liquid connective tissue.


What tissue with the exception of the stroma of the lungs?

Connective Tissue


What kind of tissue makes up the stroma of the lungs?

the stroma is a bed of elastic connective tissue


What is commonly destroyed by active tuberculosis?

Fibrous Connective Tissue in the Lungs


Do the lungs contains elastic muscle tissue to permit inhalation?

It actually contains smooth muscle tissue, and alveolar connective tissue. This connective tissue contains collagen fibers for flexibility and strength, and numerous elastic fibers that enable it to be stretched. Alveolar connective tissue is found in the skin and in most internal organs of vertebrates, where it allows the organs to expand, which is essential for the lungs.


What tissue has good blood supply and an extensive extracellular matrix?

connective tissue


What connective tissue surrounds the spleen?

The tissue of the spleen is reticular connective tissue.


What type of tissue possesses an abundant extracellular matrix?

Connective tissue has an extracellular matrix


What is chronic apical pulmonary fibrosis?

Chronic means constant. Apical means relating to. Pulmonary means of the lungs. Fibrosis means the formation of excess fibrous connective tissue. So it means constant formation of excess fibrous connective tissue in the lungs.


What are the types of dense connective tissues?

a. loose connective tissue 1. aerolalar connective tissue 2.adipose tissue 3.retigular connective tissue b. Dense connective tissue 1.dense irregular connective tissue 2.dense regular connective tissue 3.elastic connective tissue


Which kind of tissue is blood?

Connective Tissue, because it's formed from the same embryonic layer as other connective tissues.