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the cells being bound together into groups and masses or lobules 

 by means of fibrous connective tissue. 



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KK. 10. 'iuhitiimus connective tissue of ;i Jullj--nsh ; ., epithelium ; </, xvl:itii..ius matrix : 

 6 2 branching cells ; ,/, elastic fibres. (From Lang's Comparativt Anatomy.) 



In the case of cartilage the matrix is of a firm but elastic 

 character, sometimes quite homogeneous in appearance (hyaline 



FIG. 11. Reticular connective tissue. (Frum Lang.) 



cartilage, Fig. 13), sometimes permeated by systems of fibres (jibro- 

 cartilage,Yig. 14), which may be of an elastic nature (t/cllotv clastic 

 cartilage). The cells are usually rounded, and as a rule several 



