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Collagen is the connective tissue.
Connective tissue has an extracellular matrix
Connective tissues have an extracellular matrix that gives them their characteristic properties. Blood is a liquid connective tissue that has a fluid matrix.
The Extracellular Matrix
Blood is a connective tissue that has a liquid matrix.
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connective tissue
What defines a connective tissue is living cells surrounded by a non-living extracellular matrix. The red and white blood cells are the living cells and the plasma they float in is the non-living extracellular matrix therefore blood is classified as a connective tissue.
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The extracellular matrix is a characteristic of connective tissue.
Bones are cartilage are made of a tissue called connective tissue. Connective tissue is special in the sense that it is the most abundant tissue in the body as well as having an extensive extracellular matrix. No other tissue type has that extracellular matrix.
Fibroblats produce extracellular matrix for these connective tissue types Which are they?