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If you are working the April 12 NYT crossword puzzle, I believe the answer is sclera
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agosclera (the tough, white fibrous tissue covering the eye)
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∙ 6y agois called the sclera or sclerotic ( answered by a grade six student)
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∙ 15y agosclera sclera
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∙ 14y agoThe sclera is the white of the eye.
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∙ 10y agoSclera and/or choria.
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∙ 13y agothe sclera
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∙ 12y agoConjunctiva
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∙ 11y agoSclera
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Tendons are composed of what tissue?
There are many types of connective tissues. They all have a matrix of extracellular material and they all have cells that excrete the matrix. Tendons and ligaments are dense connective tissues, loose connective tissue tends to be found around organs. Blood and bone are also considered connective tissues.
Is the dura mater composed of dense irregular connective tissue?
Dura mater is composed of dense irregular connective 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.
Are tendons and ligaments composed mainly of dense irregular connective tissues?
Adipose tissue is designed to store fat, the answer you're looking for fibrous connective tissue.
Fibrous connective tissue overlying loose connective tissue is?
The deeper part of the dermis of the skin. Basically, this part of the dermis has dense or fibrous irregular conective tissue, which provides strength to the skin. Below this tissue there is loose connective tissue (areolar connective tissue and adipose tissue) that are part of the subcutaneous layer of the skin. As you know, the dermis is part of the cutaneous membrane.
What bone regions are united by fibrous connective tissue?
There is no fibrous connective tissue in bone, but there is dense irregular tissue known as periosteum that covers bones (all except the articulating surfaces) and provides attachment sites for tendons and ligaments.
Has numerous collagen fibers that give strength to skin?
Abundant collagenous and elastic fibers are found in the dermis. They are responsible for the strength and elasticity of the skin.
What tissue makes up bones tendons and ligaments?
dense fibrous connective tissue
Does Dense fibrous connective tissue have space between its components?
not much
Where is dense connective tissue found on a long bone?
The diaphysis is covered and protected by a fibrous connective tissue membrane, the periosteum.
What structure in the body has dense fibrous connective tissue?
Both tendons and ligaments are made of dense connective tissue. Skin contains irregular dense connective tissue.
What is the name of the dense fibrous connective tissue that provides the outer coating of bones?
Periosteum
What tissue type functions in the formation of membranes and glands?
dense fibrous connective tissue
Tendons are composed of what tissue?
There are many types of connective tissues. They all have a matrix of extracellular material and they all have cells that excrete the matrix. Tendons and ligaments are dense connective tissues, loose connective tissue tends to be found around organs. Blood and bone are also considered connective tissues.
Which connective tissue make up tendon and ligaments?
fibrocartilageThey are fibrous dense connective tissue.Collagen is the most common component of tendons and ligaments.Connective tissue.Dense regular collagenousFibrous connective tissue and they are comprised mainly of collagen. They are also similar in composition to fasciae which connect muscle to muscle.
Is the dura mater composed of dense irregular connective tissue?
Dura mater is composed of dense irregular connective 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.
