ORGANIZATION. 



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out entire, it would be a complete mould of all the organs. 

 It surrounds the bones, muscles, blood-vessels, nerves, and 

 glands, and is the substance 

 of the ligaments, tendons, 

 "true skin," mucous mem- 

 brane, etc. It varies in 

 character, being soft, ten- 

 der, and elastic, or dense, 

 tough, and generally un- 

 yielding. In the former 

 state, it consists of innu- 

 merable fine white and yel- 

 low fibres, which interlace 



all directions, leaving FIG. 3. Connective Tissue, showing areolar 



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irregular spaces, and form- 

 ing a loose, spongy, moist web. 



structure, X 25. 



In the latter, the fibres 



PIG. 4 Connective Tissue from human peritoneum ; highly magnified; a, blood. 



vessel. 



