Tissues: Connective

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Composition of cartilage
- –Chondrocytes reside in lacunae within a matrix of mucopolysaccharides and fibers
- –Perichondrium – CT covering
Cartilage
vascular or no?
- •Avascular – diffusion
- of nutrients / gases through the matrix
Cartilage
Function and Type
- •Functions: form and protection
- •Types:
- –Hyaline
- –Elastic
- –Fibrocartilage
- –Calcified
bone function

support, protection, movement, form
Bone composition
- –Cells: osteoblasts, osteocytes, osteoclasts
- –Matrix: amorphorous ground substance and fibers (mostly collagenous) and hydroxyapatite
- –Canaliculi running through matrix
- –Periosteum: CT covering
Bone location
vascualr or no
Types
- •Location: skeleton
- •Very vascular
- •Types: Spongy or Cancellous and Compact
Blood (Vascular Tissue)
Fucntion

•Functions: transport of materials, temperature regulation, defense
Blood (Vascular Tissue)
Location and composition
- •Location: circulatory system
- •Composition:
- –Cells: Erythrocytes (RBC), Leucocytes (WBC), Thrombocytes (Platelets)
- –Matrix: Plasma (a liquid!)