General principles of zoology . elastin) exceedingly resistant to all reagents. Finally, inthe fundamental substance there may develop the finer con-nective-tissue fibrils, the characteristic element of the nextgroup; they may become so prominent by increase innumber as to determine the character of the tissue. Fibrous Connective Tissue.—Fibrous connective tissueis characterized by the rich supply of connective-tissue fibril-he ; these are fibres of extraordinary fineness, lying in ahomogeneous basal substance, which is the more concealedthe richer it is in fibres. In their course they may be
General principles of zoology . elastin) exceedingly resistant to all reagents. Finally, inthe fundamental substance there may develop the finer con-nective-tissue fibrils, the characteristic element of the nextgroup; they may become so prominent by increase innumber as to determine the character of the tissue. Fibrous Connective Tissue.—Fibrous connective tissueis characterized by the rich supply of connective-tissue fibril-he ; these are fibres of extraordinary fineness, lying in ahomogeneous basal substance, which is the more concealedthe richer it is in fibres. In their course they may be eitherconfusedly arranged, crossing in all directions, or may runessentially parallel and in a definite direction. Between them are found the rounded, spindle-shaped or IO2 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF ZOOLOGY. branched connective-tissue corpuscles (Fig. 38). In thevertebrates, numerous fibres unite into a bundle; eachbundle is generally surrounded by connective-tissue cor-puscles, metamorphosed into flat cells. The bundles, irregu-.
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