Connective tissue

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  1. 2. which connective tissue forms the intervertebral discs?
  2. 3. type of dense connective tissue that consists of tightly packed parallel collagen fibers with a limited amount of ground substance and fibroblast cells in between fiber layers.
  3. 6. osteocytes and chondrocytes "live" in
  4. 8. type of connective tissue whose matrix is not produced by its cells
  5. 10. it connects muscle to bone
  6. 11. the common term for adipose tissue is..?
  7. 14. it is a non cellular material produced by connective tissue cells that can be solid, semisolid or fluid. This material, together with fibres, forms the extracellular matrix.
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  1. 1. it builds collagen and is the most common cell type of connective tissues
  2. 4. any of the yellowish branching fibres composed primarily of the protein elastin
  3. 5. this connective tissue has a matrix of collagen fibers with calcium and phosphate mineral deposits
  4. 7. a cartilage cell is called ...?
  5. 9. this type of dense connective tissue connects bone to bone at joints
  6. 12. this type of cartilage contains some collagen fibers and a high amount of elastic fibers. It can be found in the external ear and in the epiglottis.
  7. 13. Mature compact bone contains this cylindrical structure formed by concentric rings that surround a central canal that houses nerves and blood vessels