Adipose Tissue - type of loose connective tissue. Fibrous Connective Tissue - found in tendons, which bind muscle to bone and ligaments, which connect bone to bone. Cartilage i. Cells lie in chambers called lacunae separated by a flexible matrix. Lacking a direct blood supply, cartilage heals very slowly. Extremely hard matrix is due to deposition of calcium salts around protein fibers.
Plasma contains a variety of inorganic and organic substances dissolved in water.
Nervous Tissue a. The neuron conducts nerve impulses to and from brain and spinal cord. The cell body contains nucleus of a neuron. Dendrites conduct impulses to cell body. The axon conducts impulses away from cell body.