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They usually connect structures together such as bones to bones and bones to muscles.

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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 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


What is the function of the dense connective tissue?

Dense connective tissue provides strength and support to various structures in the body. It is composed of densely packed collagen fibers that help resist tension and stretching forces, making it ideal for forming tendons, ligaments, and the dermis of the skin.


Are tendons made up of dense irregular connective tissue?

Yes. An example is in the dermis, which is very vascular. Dense regular connective tissue is not, however (consists of tendons and ligaments). The other kind of CT that is not vascular is cartilage. Source: medical school lectures


What are the four basic connective tissues?

Connective tissue properLooseDenseFluid connective tissuesBloodLymphSupporting connective tissuesCartilageBoneFluid connective and Supporting connective tissues are Special connective tissues

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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 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


What is a connectve tissue?

Connective tissue, as it names suggests, has a 'connective' function. It supports and binds tissues in the body. There are three types of connective tissue. 1. Loose - most common. Collagen, elastic, reticular fibres. 2. Dense (or fibrous) - tendons and ligaments 3. Specialised - e.g. adipose (fat) tissue is a type of specialised loose connective tissue.


What type of connective tissue prevents muscles from pulling away from the bones during contraction?

Dense connective tissue - it makes up the tendons.


What tissue composes the walls of large arteries?

dense connective tissue, elastic


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.


What is the main tissue in dermis?

dense connective tissue


What is the function of the dense connective tissue?

Dense connective tissue provides strength and support to various structures in the body. It is composed of densely packed collagen fibers that help resist tension and stretching forces, making it ideal for forming tendons, ligaments, and the dermis of the skin.


What is more vascular cartilage or dense connective?

Dense connective tissue. Cartilage is with out blood supply.


What type of connective tissue is damaged when you lacerate your index finger?

Dense regular connective tissue


Are tendons made up of dense irregular connective tissue?

Yes. An example is in the dermis, which is very vascular. Dense regular connective tissue is not, however (consists of tendons and ligaments). The other kind of CT that is not vascular is cartilage. Source: medical school lectures


Where is dense connective tissue located?

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