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Which type of tissue is characterized by thick, interlacing collagen fibers and bundles, with reduced intervening gelatinous ground substance?
Which type of tissue is characterized by thick, interlacing collagen fibers and bundles, with reduced intervening gelatinous ground substance?
- Dense regular connective tissue
- Adipose tissue
- Dense irregular connective tissue (correct)
- Loose irregular connective tissue
What is the main cell type found in dense irregular connective tissue?
What is the main cell type found in dense irregular connective tissue?
- Osteocytes
- Adipocytes
- Fibroblasts (correct)
- Chondrocytes
What is the difficulty in distinguishing elastic fibers from collagen fibers in connective tissue?
What is the difficulty in distinguishing elastic fibers from collagen fibers in connective tissue?
- They are too small to be visible with this stain
- They are only found in certain types of connective tissue
- They are difficult to distinguish from collagen with this stain (correct)
- They are not present in connective tissue
