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What are the components of elastic connective tissue?Multiple select question.fibroblastscollagen fiberschondrocytesadipocytesyellow fibers

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What are the components of elastic connective tissue?

  • Fibroblasts
  • Collagen fibers
  • Chondrocytes
  • Adipocytes
  • Yellow fibers
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The components of elastic connective tissue are:

  1. Fibroblasts: These are the most common cells in connective tissue. They produce the protein fibers and ground substance that form the extracellular matrix.

  2. Collagen fibers: These are the main structural protein in the extracellular space in the various connective tissues in the body.

  3. Yellow fibers: Also known as elastic fibers, they are bundles of proteins (elastin) found in extracellular matrix of connective tissue and produced by fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells in arteries. These fibers can stretch up to 1.5 times their length, and snap back to their original length when relaxed.

Chondrocytes (cartilage cells) and adipocytes (fat cells) are not typically components of elastic connective tissue.

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