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Connective tissue

Connective tissue is biological tissue that is found in between other tissues in the body. Most types of connective tissue consists of three main components: elastic and collagen fibers, ground substance, and cells.

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FMA
96404
MeSH
D003238

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Types

Fibrous types

Function

Clinical significance

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Connective tissue

Nodes84
Edges83
Triples49
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02381
Components1

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Connective tissue

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related to Clinical significance · 10
Connective tissue → Congenital, Connective, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Fibromuscular, Marfan, Mixed, Myxomatous, SLE, Systemic, There
related to External links · 10
Connective tissue → Arthritis, December, IowaHeritable, Kansas Archived, Musculoskeletal, Overview, Skin DiseasesConnective, University, US National Institute, Wayback MachineConnective
related to Fibrous types · 6
Connective tissue → Adipose, Although, Both, Examples, Fiber, Ground
related to Special connective tissue · 4
Connective tissue → Fibroareolar, Fibromuscular, Other, Special
related to Function · 3
Connective tissue → Connective, Loose, They
related to Membranes · 3
Connective tissue → Connective, Membranes, Mucous
FMA · 1
Connective tissue → 96404
MeSH · 1
Connective tissue → D003238
is a · 1
Connective tissue → mucous connective tissue known as Wharton's jelly
related to Connective tissue proper · 1
Connective tissue → Loose

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tissue connective collagen types cells loose dense fibers blood found membranes ground body fibrous substance include tissues special adipose fluid

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Connective tissueFMA964041.00infobox
Connective tissueMeSHD0032381.00infobox
Connective tissueis amucous connective tissue known as Wharton's jelly0.90text
tendonsinstance offound in structures0.80text
ligamentsinstance offound in structures0.80text
is characterized by collagen fibers arranged in an orderly parallel fashioninstance offound in structures0.80text
giving it tensile strength in one directioninstance offound in structures0.80text
the cornea.Mesenchyme is a type of connective tissue found in the developing organs of an embryo that is capable of differentiation into all types of mature connective tissueinstance ofand is also found in highly specialized organs0.80text
hemangiopericytomainstance ofConnective tissue neoplasms including sarcomas0.80text
malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor in nervous tissue.Congenital diseases include Marfan syndromeinstance ofConnective tissue neoplasms including sarcomas0.80text
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.Myxomatous degenerationinstance ofConnective tissue neoplasms including sarcomas0.80text
Connective tissuerelated to Clinical significanceThere0.60section

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