Question

Which type of connective tissue has fibreless matrix ?

Answer 1

Blood

1. The blood is red-colored, viscous, sticky, fluid connective tissue and flows inside the blood vessel.
2. The blood consists of two parts: plasma and cells.

Blood plasma :

1. The blood plasma is a liquid matrix of blood.
2. It is pale yellow in color with 90 – 92% water, and 8 – 10% organic and inorganic substances.
3. It constitutes 55% of the total volume of blood.
4. The organic substances of plasma are soluble proteins such as albumins, globulins, fibrinogen, glucose, amino acids, vitamins, lipids, hormones, enzymes, and waste.
5. There are no fibres in the plasma so it is a fibreless connective tissue.

Blood cells

1. It constitutes 45 %of the blood volume.
2. Major types of cells present in the blood are;

1. Red blood cells
2. white blood cells
3. Platelets