CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
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Ground substance and fibers
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Ground substance and fluid
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Fluid and fibers
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Connective tissue has three main components: cells, fibers, and ground substance. Together the ground substance and fibers make up the extracellular matrix. Connective tissue is classified into two subtypes: soft and specialized connective tissue.
Detailed explanation-2: -Extracellular matrix (ECM) is a non-cellular three-dimensional macromolecular network composed of collagens, proteoglycans/glycosaminoglycans, elastin, fibronectin, laminins, and several other glycoproteins.
Detailed explanation-3: -Fibroblasts (which secrete the fibers and ground substance of the extracellular matrix).
Detailed explanation-4: -Collagens, which constitute the main structural element of the ECM, provide tensile strength, regulate cell adhesion, support chemotaxis and migration, and direct tissue development (Rozario and DeSimone, 2010).