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Actually, the hardest connective tissue in the body is not white fibrous tissue, but rather bone tissue. Bone is highly mineralized, primarily composed of calcium phosphate, which gives it strength and rigidity. White fibrous connective tissue, which includes tendons and ligaments, is strong but more flexible compared to bone. Its primary component is collagen, which provides tensile strength but does not match the hardness of bone.

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What produces fibers found in the connective tissue?

Fibrous protein


What is known as fibrous tissue?

The combining form "fasci/o" means "fibrous muscle cover, fascia." The fascia is the soft connective tissue that surrounds and supports the muscles. thanks to northstarlearning.com for the CMA review


Is fibrous connective tissue capable of contracting?

No, fibrous connective tissue is not capable of contracting. It primarily provides structural support and strength to various tissues and organs in the body. Its main components, such as collagen and elastin fibers, allow it to resist stretching and provide stability, but they do not possess the contractile properties found in muscle 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.


6 cell types found in fibrous connective tissue?

Fibrous connective tissue contains several cell types, including fibroblasts, which produce collagen and extracellular matrix; macrophages, which aid in immune response and tissue repair; and adipocytes, which store fat. Additionally, mast cells are involved in inflammatory responses, while plasma cells produce antibodies. Lastly, endothelial cells can be found in blood vessels within the connective tissue, contributing to vascular function.

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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 layer of the epidermis contains protein fibres?

No, there is not dense connective tissue in the epidermis. There is loose connective tissue right below the epidermis (areolar connective tissue).


What is another name for fibrous connective tissue found in simple cuboidal epithelium?

Basement membrane is another name for the fibrous connective tissue found in simple cuboidal epithelium. It provides structural support and helps anchor the epithelial cells to the underlying connective tissue.


What is the medical term meaning fibrous connective tissue that is found at the ends of bones and in the nose and ears?

cartilage


Is collagen and connective tissue the same?

Technically they are the same. Fibrous connective tissue is basically any kind of connective tissue different than adipose and areolar. The fibrous connective tissue has more fibroblast and collagen fiber (a characteristic of dense connective tissue) but no much of elastic fibers (which is the histological difference with cartilage). Of course, we have to exclude blood, lymph and bones from the fibrous tissues because they are specialized connective tissue and have totally different characteristics than dense and loose connective tissue.


What of protein makes up connective tissue?

Fibrous protein


What produces fibers found in the connective tissue?

Fibrous protein


What is known as fibrous tissue?

The combining form "fasci/o" means "fibrous muscle cover, fascia." The fascia is the soft connective tissue that surrounds and supports the muscles. thanks to northstarlearning.com for the CMA review


Provides great strength through parallel bundles of collagenic fibers found in tendons?

Dense fibrous connective tissue


Is fibrous connective tissue capable of contracting?

No, fibrous connective tissue is not capable of contracting. It primarily provides structural support and strength to various tissues and organs in the body. Its main components, such as collagen and elastin fibers, allow it to resist stretching and provide stability, but they do not possess the contractile properties found in muscle 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.


Type of tissue holding two bones together at a suture?

The type of tissue that holds two bones together at a suture is fibrous connective tissue, specifically dense irregular connective tissue. Sutures are immovable joints found in the skull, where the edges of the bones interlock and are connected by this fibrous tissue, allowing for stability while permitting some flexibility during growth and development.