. A text-book of comparative physiology for students and practitioners of comparative (veterinary) medicine. Physiology, Comparative. CBKTAIlSr TISSUES. Prior to considering the subject of the next chapter, it may be well to give a short account of certain tissues specially con- cerned. Connective Tissue.—This is the most widely distributed tissue in the body, since it binds together all other forms of tissue, and, in some of its many varieties, enters into the forma- tion of every organ. As connective tissue proper, its function is subordinate; but when it becomes the aponeuroses of mus-. PiG
. A text-book of comparative physiology for students and practitioners of comparative (veterinary) medicine. Physiology, Comparative. CBKTAIlSr TISSUES. Prior to considering the subject of the next chapter, it may be well to give a short account of certain tissues specially con- cerned. Connective Tissue.—This is the most widely distributed tissue in the body, since it binds together all other forms of tissue, and, in some of its many varieties, enters into the forma- tion of every organ. As connective tissue proper, its function is subordinate; but when it becomes the aponeuroses of mus-. PiG. 439.—Fibers of tendon of man (RoUett). cles, and especially tendons, by which, from its inextensibUity, the muscles are rendered effective in moving the levers (bones) to which they are attached, its importance is more pronounced. In structure, this fibrous tissue consists of bundles of fine fibrils, among which, especially in the younger stage, connective-tissue cells may be found, and from which the fibers themselves are formed. ^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mills, Wesley, 1847-1915. New York, Appleton
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