Question

describe the different matrices in each type of connective tissue used for support and give examples of where you would find each one of them.

Answer 1

There are seven different types of connective tissue -

1. Cartilage - proteoglycan and elastin fibres are the matrices

2. Bone - collagen fibres and ground substances and inorganic bone salts are the matrices

3. Blood - liquid bills plasma is the matrices

4. Adipose - tight pack of cells with a small amount of gelatinous ground substance is the matrices

5. Hematopoietic - Blood plasma is the matrices

6. Fibrous - consist of parallely or irregularly arranged bundles fibres with few cells and less of ground substance

7. Elastic - limited ground substance which are placed in a flexible but firm matrix.