1. Histology: Connective Tissues By Andrew W. Parsons Copyright 2000, All Rights Reserved. To advance to next slide: -click mouse or “page down” To return to the previous slide: - press “page up” Material is in logical order: see texts, lab. outline for characteristics

2. Connective Tissues C.T. proper, Cartilage, Osseous, Blood -supporting tissues -characterized by a matrix

3. Connective Tissue Proper Fibrocytes Matrix of Fibers: -collagen, elastic, reticular

4. Areolar (Loose) - 100X

5. Areolar (Loose) - 450X Fibrocyte nuclei Elastic fibers Collagen fibers

6. Small Intestine - 40X Areolar C.T.

7. Small Intestine - 450X Areolar C.T.

8. Skin - 40X Areolar C.T. Dense Irregular C.T.

9. Skin - 100X Areolar C.T. Dense Irregular C.T. Keratinized Stratified Squamous Epithelium

10. Small Intestine - 40X Dense Irregular C.T.

11. Small Intestine - 450X Dense Irregular C.T.

12. Small Intestine - 450X Dense Irregular C.T.

13. Dense Regular or Fibrous C.T. 100X

14. Dense Regular or Fibrous C.T. 450X

15. Dense Regular or Fibrous C.T. 100X

16. Dense Regular or Fibrous C.T. 450X

17. Hyaline Cartilage - 100X Adipose C.T.

18. Hyaline Cartilage - 400X Adipose C.T.

19. Adipose - 450X from Small Intestine Adipocytes

20. Cartilage Chondrocytes Matrix of Chondrin Cells in cavities: Lacunae

21. Hyaline Cartilage - 100X Hyaline Cartilage

22. Hyaline Cartilage - 450X Hyaline Cartilage Chondrocytes Lacunae Chondrin matrix

23. Osseous Connective Tissues Bone, Enamel, Dentine, Cementum Osteocytes

24. Bone - 100X Osteons

25. Bone - 450X Central canal Lamella Canaliculi Osteocytes in lacunae

26. Blood & Blood Forming Connective Tissues Red Blood Cells White Blood Cells Platelets

27. Blood - 450X RBC’s WBC’s

28. RBC’s WBC: neutrophil Platelet Blood - 1000X

29. The End Presentation & Photographs by Andrew W. Parsons Copyright 2000, All Rights Reserved.