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gives to these their strength. As far as the fibres are con- 

 cerned, there is but little difference between the yellow 

 elastic and the ^ white fibres -of cartilage, and the corre- 



Fig. 51. CONNECTIVE TISSUE CORPUSCLES. (After Schafer.) 



sponding ones of connective tissue, their classification into 

 cartilage or connective tissue being determined rather by 

 the closeness of these threads and the shape of the cor- 

 puscles which are included. In the cartilages, on account 



Fig. 52. FIBRES OF AREOLAR TISSUE. 



of the firm texture, the cells are round and have little lati- 

 tude to move about. In the connective tissues, on the 



