Reticular CT - Forms internal structure of many organs, supports smaller vessels and nerves, Loose CT - Support, protection, houses blood vessels supplying epithelium, Regular Collagenous - Strength, resistance to stress in one place, Irregular - Strength, resistance to stress in all 3 planes, Regular Elastic - Allows tissue to stretch and recoil, Adipose CT - Warmth, insulation, shock absorption and protection. Energy reserve in the body, Fibrocartilage - Support, protection, resists compression, Elastic - Involved in producing and detecting sound, Hyaline - Support and protection, resists compression, Bone - Support, protection, provides leverage for movement, stores calcium, Blood - Transports nutrients, gases, wastes, immune cells,

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