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  2. Aerenchyma - Wikipedia

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    Aerenchyma in stem cross section of a typical wetland plant. Aerenchyma or aeriferous parenchyma [1] or lacunae, is a modification of the parenchyma to form a spongy tissue that creates spaces or air channels in the leaves, stems and roots of some plants, which allows exchange of gases between the shoot and the root. [2]

  3. Tissue (biology) - Wikipedia

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    In biology, tissue is an assembly of similar cells and their extracellular matrix from the same embryonic origin that together carry out a specific function. [1] [2] Tissues occupy a biological organizational level between cells and a complete organ. Accordingly, organs are formed by the functional grouping together of multiple tissues. [3]

  4. Histology - Wikipedia

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    There are four basic types of animal tissues: muscle tissue, nervous tissue, connective tissue, and epithelial tissue. [5] [9] All animal tissues are considered to be subtypes of these four principal tissue types (for example, blood is classified as connective tissue, since the blood cells are suspended in an extracellular matrix, the plasma). [9]

  5. Connective tissue - Wikipedia

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    Dense connective tissue also known as fibrous tissue [8] is subdivided into dense regular and dense irregular connective tissue. [9] Dense regular connective tissue, found in structures such as tendons and ligaments , is characterized by collagen fibers arranged in an orderly parallel fashion, giving it tensile strength in one direction.

  6. Los Angeles fires: NFL moves Vikings-Rams wild-card game to ...

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    The NFC wild-card game between the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings is being moved to Arizona, the NFL announced Thursday. The game remains scheduled for Monday at 5 p.m. PT, but will now be ...

  7. Agaricus - Wikipedia

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    1855 field notes with synonymy of Hypophyllum (quoted literature) with Omphalia and Agaricus (added handwritten notes) Several origins of genus name Agaricus have been proposed. It possibly originates from ancient Sarmatia Europaea , where people Agari, promontory Agarum and a river Agarus were known (all located on the northern shore of Sea of ...

  8. Hundreds of California prisoners are fighting the LA fires ...

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    Hundreds of prisoners are helping to battle the wildfires in the Los Angeles area.. Incarcerated firefighters earn $26.90 to $34 for each 24-hour shift. It's far below California's minimum wage of ...

  9. Anatomy - Wikipedia

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    The main types are loose connective tissue, adipose tissue, fibrous connective tissue, cartilage and bone. The extracellular matrix contains proteins, the chief and most abundant of which is collagen. Collagen plays a major part in organizing and maintaining tissues. The matrix can be modified to form a skeleton to support or protect the body.