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Type of connective tissue: Write the name of the specific tissue next to its description: ___________ Almost all ground substance: fibers dissolved in ground substance until needed: specialized cells are very tiny and designed to carry oxygen. _________ Ground substance is dense and highly mineralized: fibers form collagen framework. ____________Loose: may contain adipocytes, mast cells, and widely spaced fibers. Forms lamina propria (an adhesive part of basement membrane) beneath skin. _________ Many fibers (which run in different directions): can withstand mechanical stress: found in joints and in dermis. __________ Forms skeleton of embryo (and then is replaced by bone): still most common form of cartilage: fibers not visible (but present): resilient matrix that resists compression. ____________ Found in places where there would be a need for high shock absorption. _______________ Least common type of cartilage-found only in a very few structures of the body. ___________A dense form of connective tissue proper-found in blood vessels and some other locations where elasticity is important for normal function. ___________ Fibers in this tissue all run in parallel to each other: gives this tissue a lot of strength to resist pulling forces: found associated with bones and muscles. _________ This forms the “stroma” of delicate organs such as lymph nodes and spleen-provides a framework for specialized cells, particularly cells of the immune system.