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Connective Tissue: Exercise 10

Connective tissue is the most abundant and varied type of tissue that binds and fills space between other organs. It contains cells that are arranged far apart in an extracellular matrix. Adipose tissue, also known as body fat, is commonly found under the skin, around organs, between muscles, and in bone marrow and breast tissue. Frog blood cells contain a visible nucleus, unlike human red blood cells which do not have a nucleus.

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Connective Tissue: Exercise 10

Connective tissue is the most abundant and varied type of tissue that binds and fills space between other organs. It contains cells that are arranged far apart in an extracellular matrix. Adipose tissue, also known as body fat, is commonly found under the skin, around organs, between muscles, and in bone marrow and breast tissue. Frog blood cells contain a visible nucleus, unlike human red blood cells which do not have a nucleus.

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Exercise 10

Connective Tissue

Results
Draw and label the observation on the space provided.

Tendon

Areola
Adipose Tissue

Cartilage
Compact bone

Frog blood smear


Human blood smear
Answer the following questions.

1. Where are deposits of adipose tissue usually found?

Adipose tissue is commonly known as body fat. It is found all over the body. It can
be found under the skin (subcutaneous fat), packed around internal organs (visceral
fat), between muscles, within bone marrow and in breast tissue. Men tend to store
more visceral fat (fat around their internal organs). However, women tend to store
more subcutaneous fat within the buttocks and thighs.
2. Why are the cells of connective tissues arranged far apart from each other?
Connective tissue is the most abundant, widely distributed, and varied type. It
includes fibrous tissues, fat, cartilage, bone, bone marrow, and blood. As the name
implies, connective tissues often bind other organs together, hold organs in place,
cushion them, and fill space. Connective tissue is distinguished from the other types in
that the extracellular material (matrix) usually occupies more space than the cells do,
and the cells are relatively far apart. Fat is an exception, having cells in close contact
with each other; but with large, nonliving, intracellular lipid droplets, fat contains much
more nonliving material than living material.
3. How do frog and human blood smears differ?

Unlike typical mammalian red blood cells, those from amphibians, such as frogs,
contain a DNA-bearing nucleus that is visible in the center of the cell. The circulatory
system of amphibians is rather unusual, their hearts having three chambers, two atria,
and a single ventricle.

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