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Collagenous fibers

Two anatomical illustrations of the human abdomen: the left shows labeled abdominal organs including liver, stomach, intestines, and rectum, while the right shows the same area covered by the greater omentum.

An anatomical illustration of the human hip joint showing bones and ligaments, including the ilium, ischium, pubis, femur, head of femur, and labeled ligaments such as the iliofemoral, pubofemoral, and pubocapsular ligaments.

areolar connective tissue

The Haversian system

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Sir Gavin de Beer

British zoologist

Superficial arteries and veins of face and scalp, cardiovascular system, human anatomy, (Netter replacement project - SSC)

The Human Body

Male muscle, man flexing arm, bicep curl.

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