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In certain tissues much of the mass of material is made up of extracellular matrix (ECM). This 5 page paper describes some examples of such tissues and looks at the role ECM plays and its' make up in different areas. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
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which have been secreted by the cells and create the structural building block of the tissue. This is a basic framework of the cells (Anonymous, 2003). To understand how the
extracellular matrix operates and the materials it is made form we need to look more carefully at its structure. The make up of an organism is known to be
a range of different cells. These cells has a surrounding of a material that is not living, in many cases this surrounding material will make up a greater volume that
the cell that is surrounds. The make up of the extracellular matrix depends on the organism, in plants this will consist mostly of cellulose Anonymous, 2003). When looking at fungi
and arthropods the extracellular matrix is made up mostly of chitin. In vertebrates the extracellular matrix is made up of a combination of proteins and carbohydrates, and in the
instance of bone there are also minerals Anonymous, 2003). The vertebrates are the focus of this paper. All of the epithelial cells in addition to some other types connect
to the basal lamina, this is also called the basement membrane (Anonymous, 2003). Underneath the basement membrane is the connective tissue. Connective tissue cells are always rooted is a
large level of extra cellular material (Anonymous, 2003). The actual make up of this will be considered later in the paper, here we are looking at the role it plays
and how it manifests in a vertebrate organism. The supporting tissues where we see this type of manifestations include cartilage, as seen with the outer ear as well as
in bone, where there is the need for strength (Anonymous, 2003). Here as well as the usual make up of the extracellular matrix there will also be the presence
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