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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 Mast cells macrophages cartilage The Haversian system
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Collagenous fibers
Randomly oriented collagenous fibers of varying size in a thin spread of loose areolar...
Don W. Fawcett, M.D.
Abdominal organs
The organs located in the abdominal cavity are supported and protected by the bones...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
The human hip and pelvis
Anterior view of the hip and pelvis, showing attachment of ligaments to the femur,...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
areolar connective tissue
Selectively stained network of thin elastic fibers in a thin sheet of areolar connective...
Don W. Fawcett, M.D.
Mast cells
Metachromatic granules filling the cytoplasm of mast cells. The mast cells' nuclei...
Don W. Fawcett, M.D.
macrophages
Four macrophages in cell culture. Their irregular outline is associated with amoeboid...
Don W. Fawcett, M.D.
cartilage
Micrograph showing fibrocartilage (centre) surrounded by areas of hyaline cartilage...
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)
The Haversian system
Photomicrograph of a ground section of bone, showing a Haversian system, or osteon,...
Don W. Fawcett, M.D.
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