. An elementary course of practical zoology. Zoology. 114 THE FROG CHAP. composed of a sort of irregular network of delicate bundles of wavy fibres called white connective tissue fibres (Fig. 33, ot), which cross one another in all directions. Amongst them are found single fibres sweeping across the field in bold. Fig. 33.—Connective^ tissue from between muscles of frog's leg. c. cells ; e, elastic fibres ; w. white fibres :—all of which are imbedded in a delicate matrix. curves and called elastic fibres {e): it is owing to their elasticity that the tissue cannot be spread out when wet. Scatte


. An elementary course of practical zoology. Zoology. 114 THE FROG CHAP. composed of a sort of irregular network of delicate bundles of wavy fibres called white connective tissue fibres (Fig. 33, ot), which cross one another in all directions. Amongst them are found single fibres sweeping across the field in bold. Fig. 33.—Connective^ tissue from between muscles of frog's leg. c. cells ; e, elastic fibres ; w. white fibres :—all of which are imbedded in a delicate matrix. curves and called elastic fibres {e): it is owing to their elasticity that the tissue cannot be spread out when wet. Scattered among the fibres are numerous nucleated cells (c) of very varied and irregular form : these are the connective tissue cells. The fibres, as well as the cells, are imbedded in a soft, homogeneous ground-substance or 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 Parker, T. Jeffery (Thomas Jeffery), 1850-1897; Parker, William Newton, joint author. London, Macmillan and Co. , Limited; New York, The Macmillan Company


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