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connective tissue (characteristics (rich in blood supply (EXCEPT:…

- - - - WBC
      - platelet
      - RBC
- - - - bends easily
    - - stiff; reduces friction between bones
- - - - TISSUES
        
        loose
        
        areolar
        
        skin = papillary layer (dermis)
        
        adipose
        
        subcutaneous and around organs
        
        white fat
        
        absorbs shock
        
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        brown fat
        
        more vascular
        
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        reticular
        
        liver, spleen, lymph nodes
        
        dense
        
        irregular
        
        not parallel
        
        can sustain force from different directions
        
        reticular layer of dermis
        
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        regular
        
        tightly packed, parallel collagen fibers
      - 3 types
        
        collagen
        
        elastic
        
        reticular
    - - macrophages
      - microphages
      - adiopocytes
      - mesenchymal cells
      - lymphocytes
      - melanocytes
      - fibrocytes
      - mast cells
      - fibroblasts
        
        most abundant