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Connective Tissues

Connective Tissue Proper

areolar CT Areolar or Loose CT
  1. Collagen Fibers
  2. Nucleus of fibroblast
  3. Macrophage
  4. Elastic Fibers
reticular CT reticular CT Reticular CT
  1. Reticular Fibers (2 examples)
dense regular CT
dense regular CT
 Dense Regular CT (2 examples)
  1. Fibroblast nuclei
  2. Collagen fibers
dense irregular CT
dense irregular CT 		Dense Irregular CT (2 examples)
  1. Collagen fiber bundles
elastic CT Elastic CT
  1. Fibroblast nuclei
  2. Elastic fiber bundles

Cartilage

hyaline cartilage
hyaline cartilage 		Hyaline Cartilage (2 examples)
  1. Chondrocyte in lacuna
  2. Matrix
Fibrocartilage
Fibrocartilage 		Fibrocartilage (2 examples)
  1. Chondrocyte in lacuna
  2. Collagen fiber bundles
elastic cartilage
elastic cartilage 		Elastic Cartilage (2 examples)
  1. Chondrocyte in lacuna
  2. Elastic fibers

Other Connective Tissues

bone Compact Bone
  1. Central (Haversian) Canal
  2. Osteocyte in lacuna
  3. Canaliculi
  4. Lamellae
  5. Osteon
adipose Adipose Tissue
  1. Adipocytes (fat vacuole)
  2. Nuclei
blood Blood
  1. Red blood cells (erythrocytes)
  2. White blood cells (leucocytes)
  3. Platelets
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