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connective tissue (4). Here are also found fibroblasts (6) and numerous blood
vessels, such as this arteriole (7), that supply the connective tissue cells.
FIGURE 5.10 ■ Dense regular connective tissue: tendon (longitudinal section).
Stain: hematoxylin and eosin. Medium magnification.
FIGURE 5.11 | Dense Regular Connective Tissue:
Tendon (Longitudinal Section)
A photomicrograph of dense regular connective tissue of a tendon shows the
compact, regular, and parallel arrangement of collagen fibers (1). Between the
densely packed collagen fibers are seen flattened nuclei of the fibroblasts (2). A
small blood vessel (3) with blood cells courses between the dense bundles of
collagen fibers to supply the connective tissue cells of the tendon.
FIGURE 5.11 ■ Dense regular connective tissue: tendon (longitudinal section).
Stain: hematoxylin and eosin. ×64.
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