Round 4: Tossup 8

Mucin and this non-plant tissue are colored red, while all other tissues are colored teal, in stains employing Fast Green and safranin-O. A “territorial” substance surrounds cell clusters found in this tissue to form isogenous (“eye-SAW-jeh-nus”) groups. In a type of this tissue, a tidemark junction separates the deep zone from the ZCC zone. Swelling of this tissue is primarily facilitated by matrices rich in link protein and aggrecan. A “costal” form of this tissue is inflamed in Tietze syndrome. A type of this tissue with a (*) “glassy” blue-white tinge characteristically contains type II collagen fibers. This a·vascular tissue, whose extracellular matrix is synthesized by chondrocytes (“KAHN-droh-sites”), has articular and hyaline types. For 10 points, what connective tissue provides support to the larynx (-5[1])and front of the nose? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

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