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e epithelial surfaces of some mucous membranes have beating
cilia that move the film of mucus along the surface.
In the respiratory tubes, mucus traps dust and particles.
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Loose
connective tissue binds epithelia to underlying tissues and
functions as packing material, holding organs in place.
- has all three fiber types.
Two cell types in the fibrous mesh of loose connective tissue.
a) Fibroblasts: secrete the protein ingredients of the extracellular
fibers.
b) Macrophages: amoeboid cells that roam the maze of fibers,
engulfing bacteria and the debris of dead cells by phagocytosis.
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ipose tissue stores fat in adipose cells distributed
throughout the matrix.
- pads and insulates the body and stores fuel as fat molecules.
- Each adipose cell contains a large fat droplet that swells when
fat is stored and shrinks when the body uses fat as fuel.
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Cartilage has
an abundance of collagenous fibers embedded in a rubbery
matrix made of chondroitin sulfate (a protein-carbohydrate
complex)
Chondrocytes secrete collagen and chondroitin sulfate.
Composite of collagenous fibers and chondroitin sulfate makes
cartilage a strong yet somewhat flexible support material.
Cartilage remains in nose, ears and vertebral disks.
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Smooth muscle,
which lacks striations, is found in the walls of the digestive
tract, urinary bladder, arteries, and other internal organs.
Cells are spindle-shaped.
Contracts more slowly than skeletal muscles but can remain
contracted longer.
Smooth muscles are responsible for involuntary body activities.
ex. churning of the stomach and constriction of arteries.
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