BIOL 1220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Hematopoietic Stem Cell, Elastic Cartilage, Neuroglia

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Describe the types of connective tissue found in the body and their characteristic. Location:skin; around blood vessels, muscles and body organs. Function: loosely binds membranous epithelial tissue to deeper tissues; contains blood vessels to provide nutrients and oxygen to avascular epithelial tissue; support. Location:breast, yellow bone marrow, beneath the skin (hypodermis), around heart and skin. Function:energy storage; reduces heat loss; protective cushioning for organs. Function:connect bone to bone, ligament to ligament, withstand strong pulling. Location:cover ends of bones at movable joints; in wall of trachea and bronchi; anterior ends of ribs; nose. Function:provides a smooth surface at joints that minimises friction and absorbs shock at joints; keep airways open; provides rigidity and flexibility in nose and ribs. Location:within lymph nodes, the spleen and bone marrow. Function:forms a supporting structural framework; white blood cells remove old red blood cells in spleen and microbes in lymph nodes.

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