. Elementary text-book of zoology. 34 MASS TISSUES. {d) Bone.—The. cells or bone-corpuscles form a meshwork of finely branched cells, anasto- mosing in every direc- tion, and the matrix con- sists of concentric layers or lamellae of calcareous matter, producing a hard, dense, supporting tissue. Bone,. Bone, more highly magnified. (2) Muscular tissue.—The cells or fibres are aggregated into masses, and each is usually elongated in the direction of contraction. The property of contractility is concentrated in them, and they may or may not show a cross striation. In the higher types the whole cel
. Elementary text-book of zoology. 34 MASS TISSUES. {d) Bone.—The. cells or bone-corpuscles form a meshwork of finely branched cells, anasto- mosing in every direc- tion, and the matrix con- sists of concentric layers or lamellae of calcareous matter, producing a hard, dense, supporting tissue. Bone,. Bone, more highly magnified. (2) Muscular tissue.—The cells or fibres are aggregated into masses, and each is usually elongated in the direction of contraction. The property of contractility is concentrated in them, and they may or may not show a cross striation. In the higher types the whole cell is modified into a fibre, but in Hydra, Ascaris, and other types, only a part of it is so modified. Fig. 9.—Muscular Tissue. (After Howes) I 2. 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 Masterman, Arthur Thomas. Edinburgh, E. & S. Livingstone
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