Connective Tissue
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Tissue that supports and binds other tissues. It consists of CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS embedded in a large amount of EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX. |
| Guide Notes: |
inflammation: consider CELLULITIS |
Connective Tissue Categories.
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Adipose Tissue - Connective tissue composed of fat cells lodged in the meshes of areolar tissue. |
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Elastic Tissue |
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Granulation Tissue - A vascular connective tissue formed on the surface of a healing wound, ulcer, or inflamed tissue. It consists of new capillaries and an infiltrate containing lymphoid cells, macrophages, and plasma cells. |
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Subcutaneous Tissue - Loose connective tissue lying under the DERMIS, which binds SKIN loosely to subjacent tissues. It may contain a pad of ADIPOCYTES, which vary in number according to the area of the body and vary in size according to the nutritional state. |
Connective Tissue Medical Definitions and Terms
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