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| cells separated by a matrix of loosely or densely packed intercellular material. The matrix consists of fibers and of loose or dense ground substance |
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Fixed cell
most abundant, large, star-shaped, produce fibers |
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fixed cell
irregularly shaped and utilized to engulf invaders and damaged cells |
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fixed cell
fat cells, number varies btw types of connective tissues |
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fixed cell
stem cells, respond to local injury or infection by dividing to produce new cells |
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fixed cell
produce melanin (a dark brown pigment) common in epithelial tissue but also found in connective tissue, give tissue a dark color and differ in number in individuals |
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wandering cell
like fixed macrophages but are free to circulate throughout connective tissues. When within the blood are called MONOCYTES |
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wandering cell
small, mobile cells found near blood vessels, secrete histamine and heparin to stimulate local inflammation in response to injury/infection |
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wandering cell
migrate throughout body and increase in number where tissue damage occurs, can develop into plasma cells which produce antibodies |
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| microphages (neutrophils and eosinophils) |
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wandering cell
migrate throughout body and respond to chemicals released by macrophages and mast cells. these cells are also phagocytic |
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