Major Cell Types
Connective tissues contain two general types of cells, fixed and wandering. Fixed cells are called that because they ( ). An example of fixed cells are the ( ).
These are important to the connective tissues because they ( ).
Two types of cells are listed as wandering cells, ( )
and ( ).
One, which "wanders in" from the blood, is a ( ).
It cleans up ( )
in the intercellular spaces, "eats" ( )
foreign cells like bacteria, and has other roles in the immune system as well. The other type of wanderer, called a ( )
cell, hangs out near blood vessels, and produces two important substances. One, called ( ),
prevents the clotting of blood. The other, ( ),
stimulates some of the protective reactions of ( ).
It is also part of the allergy and asthma conditions.