X.] 



CONNECTIVE TISSUE. 



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8. White Fibres of Areolar Tissue (H). Dissect off a thin 

 lamella from an intcrmuscular septum, or remove a little of the 

 subcutaneous tissue of a rabbit 

 or rat. Place it on a dry slide, 

 and rapidly spread it out into a 

 tli in film, but do not let it 

 become dry, which can easily be 

 avoided by breathing on the 

 ] (reparation. This is known as 

 the "half-drying" or "semi- 

 desiccation method," and is a 

 very useful one, especially for 

 sections containing much con- 

 nective-tissue. Place a drop of 



iim-iivil Qilinp enliitmn rm fhr* FIG. 123. Network of Thick Elastic Fibres. 



n. Pa*siiiff into a fenestrnted membrano. 

 COVer-glaSS illld apply it to the Human endocardium. Fresh and 



preparation. 



(a.) Observe the unbranched white fibres, wavy in their course, 



EL- 



Bilgf 



Bilgf 



Bdgf Lc Lc 



FIG. 124. Areolar Tissue from Intermiiscnlar Tissue of a Oalf, x 200. I'.dirf. ( 'ouuective- 

 tissiie fibres, i.e., bundles of fibres ; Bdgz. Connective-tissue cells ; EIF. Elastic fibres ; 

 Lc. Leucocytes. 



with a faint, ill-defined outline, crossing each other in various 

 directions. They are colourless, of feeble refractive power, and 



