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LOOSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE PROPER |
DENSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE PROPER |
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Does it have random long hair-fibers with scattered fibroblast cells? |
Does it have tightly packed parallel fibers with a wavy pattern? |
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AREOLAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE |
DENSE REGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE |
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Cells are hard to see, filled with white lipid & nucleus is pushed to the side? |
Tightly packed collagen fibers that do not all run parallel? (Also contains randomly spaced fibroblast cells) |
ADIPOSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE |
DENSE IRREGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE |
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Network of short branched fibers and many cells |
Tightly packed collagen fibers with short elastic fibers in between? |
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RETICULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE |
ELASTIC CONNECTIVE TISSUE |
