Question

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Connective tissue is the most diverse of all the tissue types. Why do you think that is?

Why do you think blood and lymph are classified as a type of connective tissue?

Answer 1

Connective tissue is the most abundant and diverse type of animal tissue.It has three main components, Ground substance, which is an amorphous gelatinous material with a high water content that is found occupying the space between cells and fibers, Fibers, another main component of connective tissue found in the extracellular matrix, which mainly provides support, Cells like fibroblasts, macrophages, adipocytes, leukocytes, and mast cells The composition of these three elements vary tremendously from one organ to the other,this offers great diversity in the types of connective tissue,although it is the most abundant and widely distributed of the primary tissues, the amount of connective tissue in a particular organ varies.these tissues form a basic foundation,which provides structure and support throughout the body.

The type of diffrent fibers found in the connective tissue provide different properties, for eg, Collagen fibers are fibrous proteins and are secreted into the extracellular space and they provide high tensile strength to the matrix, Elastic fibers are long, thin fibers that form branching network in the extracellular matrix. they help the connective tissue to stretch and recoil. Reticular fibers are short, fine collagenous fibers that can branch extensively to form a delicate network.

Connective tissue has variety of functions, Other than providing structural support, it has insulating property,high resistance to stretch and tear, storage of body fuels, a medium for intracellular exchange, transporting substance throughout the body.

Blood is considered as connective tissue, since it has same origin as do the different type of connective tissue (mesodermal in origin). Blood and lymph both are fluid connective tissues.The main function of fluid connective tissue are binding, protecting and connecting together different organs of the body. Blood and lymph both has these qualities that's why we called them connective tissue.