HISTOLOGY
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
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Question
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There are three types of protein fibres. These include
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Nano fibre
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Reticular fibre
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Elastic fibre
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Collagen fibre
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The fibrous components are of three kinds: collagenous, elastic, and reticular. Most abundant are the fibres composed of the protein collagen.
Detailed explanation-2: -More than twenty collagen types have been described. In the human body, the most predominant type, though, is type I collagen. It occurs in skin, tendon, bone, vasculature, and organs. Variant: collagen fibre (British).
Detailed explanation-3: -Type III collagen is found as a major structural component in hollow organs such as large blood vessels, uterus and bowel, tissues that must withstand stretching. It is also found in many other tissues in association with type I collagen.
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