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1
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most common tissue

A

connective tissue (CT)

2
Q

strongest proteins the body makes

A

collagen fibers

3
Q

white fibers

A

collagen fibers

4
Q

tiny version of collagen fibers

A

reticular fibers

5
Q

return to original position after being pulled

A

elastic fibers

6
Q

yellow fibers

A

elastic fibers

7
Q

loose CT to store fat

A

atipose tissue

8
Q

found under skin

A

atipose tissue

9
Q

osteocytes

A

bone cells

10
Q

lie within lacunae and are arranged in circles

A

bone (osseus) tissue

11
Q

framework, rigid CT

A

cartilage

12
Q

rule breaking cellularity, very vascular fat tissue

A

adipose tissue

13
Q

immune system tissue that makes up framework for now hollow organs

A

loose reticular

14
Q

Tons of fibers, strength in all directions, that surrounds things

A

dense irregular

15
Q

slow healer, fibers in one direction, tendons ligaments

A

dense regular

16
Q

found under transitional epithelial, wall of respiratory tract allows movement of vertebrae

A

dense elastic

17
Q

fat

A

adipose

18
Q

lymph

A

loose reticular

19
Q

BV’s, coverings

A

dense irregular

20
Q

tendons, ligaments

A

dense regular

21
Q

walls of BV’s under transitional epi

A

dense elastic

22
Q

matrix is in plasma

A

blood

23
Q

fibers are for blood clotting

A

blood; thrombocytes

24
Q

cells created by red bone marrow, hemocutoblasts

A

RBS’s erythrocytes

25
Q

toughest cartilage; wear and tear

A

hyaline cartilage

26
Q

loaded with collagen fibers

A

hyaline cartilage

27
Q

rows of cells, matrix, and fibers create this tissue that can absorb a lot of force (spring)

A

fibrocartilage

28
Q

like hyaline, but elastic (yellow) fibers allow it to return to original shape

A

elastic cartilage

29
Q

joints, nose, trachea, connects ribs to sternum

A

hyaline cartilage

30
Q

meniscus, inter vertebral discs

A

fibrocartilage

31
Q

external ears, epiglottis

A

elastic cartilage

32
Q

2 types, compact and spongy

A

bone

33
Q

large nerve supply, high amount of collagen fibers, Ca+ salts, very vascular

A

bone

34
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Up and down canal that leads to the top of the bone cell

A

central canal, haversion canal

35
Q

left and right canal that connects osteons at right angles

A

perforating canal, volkmann canal

36
Q

ring of bone tissue cells

A

lamella