What tissue has a firm Matrix heavily invaded with fibers?
What tissue has a firm Matrix heavily invaded with fibers?
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Term ATTACHES BONES TO BONES AND MUSCLE TO BONES | Definition DENSE FIBROUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE |
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Term FIRM, STRUCTURALLY AMORPHOUS MATRIX HEAVILY INVADED WITH FIBERS; APPEARS GLASSY AND SMOOTH | Definition HYALINE CARTILAGE |
Term MATRIX HARD OWING TO CALCIUM SALTS; PROVIDES LEVERS FOR MUSCLE TO ACT ON | Definition OSSEOUS TISSUE |
What tissue is structurally amorphous matrix?
tissue-study
Question | Answer |
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Provides insulation for the body | Adipose connective tissue |
Structurally amorphous matrix, heavily invaded with fibers; appears glassy and smooth | Hyaline Cartilage |
Contains cells arranged concentrically around a nutrient canal; matrix is hard due to calcium salts | Osseous tissue |
What is the most durable tissue type?
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Term Lines body cavities and covers the body’s external surface | Definition epithelium |
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Term the most durable tissue type | Definition connective |
Term abundant nonliving extracellular matrix | Definition connective |
Term most widespread tissue in the body | Definition connective |
Term forms nerves and the brain | Definition nervous |
What tissue allows you to smile?
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Forms mucous, serous, and epidermal membranes | Epithelium |
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Allows you to smile, grasp, swim, ski, and shoot and arrow | Muscle |
Characterized by having large amounts of nonliving matrix | Connective |
Most widely distributed tissue type in the body | Connective |
Forms the brain and spinal cord | Nervous |
What type of connective tissue that can withstands tension exerted in many directions?
a&p tissues
Question | Answer |
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primarily irregularly arranged collagen fibers; some elastic fibers; major cell type is the fibroblast | dense irregular |
function: able to withstand tension exerted in many directions; provides structural strength | dense irregular |
Has a liquid matrix called plasma?
Blood is a connective tissue that has a fluid matrix, called plasma, and no fibers. Erythrocytes (red blood cells), the predominant cell type, are involved in the transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide.