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typical branched nucleated cells, of quite irregular form 

 and size. These three elements are present in variable 

 amount in different varieties of connective tissue. 



FIG. 137. ELASTIC FIBRES 



OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE. 



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FIG. 138. WHITE FIBROUS ELEMENTS OF CONNECTIVE 

 TISSUE. (Quain.) 



In the wall of the oesophagus the muscles are for the 

 most part non-striped. In the upper portion only are the 



FIG. 139. CONNECTIVE TISSUE CORPUSCITES. (Quain.) 

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fibres striped. The fibres are arranged in two layers (fig. 

 132), an inner circular and an outer longitudinal. Their 



