Astrocytes		Another name for white blood cells
Platelets		Atypical connective tissue
Muscle		Muscle under strict nervous control
Erythrocytes		Tissue that is responsive to stimulation
Dendrite		Tissue that conducts impulses as waves of excitations
Fibrocartilage		Cartilage that makes up the external ear
Oligodendrocyte		Makes up the intervertebral discs
Axon		Contains cells, fibers, ground substance AND inorganic salts
Macrophages		The most widespread of all the connective tissues
Leucocytes		Cell process of which there is only one; carries impulses away from the cell
Nervous		A group of similar cells performing a common function
Hyaline		Tissue that contains a great deal of fat cells
Reticular		Smooth
Areolar		Connective tissue that is found where delicate and supporting framework is needed
Elastic		A nerve cell consisting of a cell body and all its processes
Epithelium		Star shaped neuroglia
Blood		Tissue that is a sheet like covering
Tissue		Another name for red blood cells
Nonstriated		When activated by inflammation they become free and can ingest particulate matter
Mast		Cells usually seen in the respiratory lining, lymphoid tissue and GIT lining
Fibroblasts		Responsible for forming ground substance and fibers in connective tissue
Bone		Fibers that join into bundles which may branch
Plasma		Cells that are crowded with secretory granules, which may be heparin or histamine
Voluntary		Muscle that cannot ordinarily be controlled voluntarily
Connective		Neuroglia that lay down myelin in the CNS
Adipose		Component of blood responsible for clotting
Neuron		The most common type of cartilage in the body
Involuntary		Tissue whose fibers provide binding and supporting functions
Collagen		Cell process of which there can be many; carries impulses to the cell