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connective tissue, functions - Coggle Diagram

- - - - white
      - brown
  - - - regular
      - irregular
- - - - storage of neutral fats or for production of heat
    - - 1.synthesis of fibers & complex carbohydrates
      - active fibroblasts
      - quiescent/inactive fibroblasts
      - cell repair
      - myofibroblasts (wound healing)
    - - storage for chemical mediators for inflammatory response (histamine)
- - - - support capillaries, nerves and muscle cells
    - - interwoven with collagen fibers to limit the distensibility of the tissue
      - prevent tearing from excessive stretching
    - - type I: very strong & great resistance
      - type II: provide resistance to pressure
      - type III: forms meshwork
      - type IV: found in basal lamina of basement membrane