CONNECTIVE TISSUE PROPER Connective tissue cells Extracellular matrix – fibres - ground substance Classification of connective tissue Fibroblast + collagen fibrils Fibroblast – active cell GA GER CMF Pigment cells melanosomes retina choroid sclera Adipocytes Plasma cell GER Mast cell dense secretory granules http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu Wharton´s jelly – funiculus umbilicalis nuclei of fibrocytes - violet collagen fibres - blue Loose (collagen) connective tissue - esophagus Loose (collagen) c.t. – tunica mucosa, tela submucosa lamina epithelialis lamina propria lamina muscularis submucosa gland tunica mucosa Dense (collagen) connective tissue regularly arranged - tendon Dense (collagen) connective tissue irregularly arranged - sclera http://jmugica2003.blogspot.cz/ sclera choroid retina Elastic membranes - aorta nuclei of smooth muscle cells Reticular connective tissue – spleen (impregnation) http://quizlet.com Reticular connective tissue - intestinum crassum (HE) Slides: Wharton´s jelly (99. Funiculus umbilicalis) Loose (areolar) collagen connective tissue (11. Esophagus) Dense collagen connective tissue – irregular (89. Posterior part of the eye) Reticular connective tissue (68. Lien – impregnation) Elastic membranes (62. Aorta) Atlas EM: Pages 33 - 37 Connective tissue proper