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Reticlar Conective Tissue

Reticular connective tissue is made up of a spider web or mesh like arrangement of reticular fibers that anchor or traps cells such as lymphocytes (white blood cells) in lymph nodes and hepatocytes in the liver. Smaller fibroblasts may be visible.

Slides on this page were made by students between the spring of 2018 and the spring of 2020. Go through the diffrent student pictures and compare them to your lab book picture. Then slect one to draw on paper. Be sure to label the cells and the fibers.

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