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Mucous connective tissue
Mucous connective tissue is a primitive (embryonic) connective tissue that persists in the umbilical cord. Mucous connective tissue is composed of fibroblast-like cells, which can be spindle or stellate shaped. They produce the surrounding, abundant, gelatinous ground substance (Wharton’s jelly) and delicate collagen and reticular fibers. Umbilical cord 1000x
![Fibroblasts <p>Mucous connective tissue is a primitive (embryonic) connective tissue that persists in the umbilical cord. Mucous connective tissue is composed of fibroblast-like cells, which can be spindle or stellate shaped. They produce the surrounding, abundant, gelatinous ground substance (Wharton’s jelly) and delicate collagen and reticular fibers. Umbilical cord 1000x </p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/T.CT_.Special.Mucous-1-1-ping.png)
Fibroblasts
Mucous connective tissue is a primitive (embryonic) connective tissue that persists in the umbilical cord. Mucous connective tissue is composed of fibroblast-like cells, which can be spindle or stellate shaped. They produce the surrounding, abundant, gelatinous ground substance (Wharton’s jelly) and delicate collagen and reticular fibers. Umbilical cord 1000x
![Fibers <p>Mucous connective tissue is a primitive (embryonic) connective tissue that persists in the umbilical cord. Mucous connective tissue is composed of fibroblast-like cells, which can be spindle or stellate shaped. They produce the surrounding, abundant, gelatinous ground substance (Wharton’s jelly) and delicate collagen and reticular fibers. Umbilical cord 1000x </p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/T.CT_.Special.Mucous-1-2-ping.png)
Fibers
Mucous connective tissue is a primitive (embryonic) connective tissue that persists in the umbilical cord. Mucous connective tissue is composed of fibroblast-like cells, which can be spindle or stellate shaped. They produce the surrounding, abundant, gelatinous ground substance (Wharton’s jelly) and delicate collagen and reticular fibers. Umbilical cord 1000x
![Ground substance <p>Mucous connective tissue is a primitive (embryonic) connective tissue that persists in the umbilical cord. Mucous connective tissue is composed of fibroblast-like cells, which can be spindle or stellate shaped. They produce the surrounding, abundant, gelatinous ground substance (Wharton’s jelly) and delicate collagen and reticular fibers. Umbilical cord 1000x </p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/T.CT_.Special.Mucous-1-3-ping.png)
Ground substance
Mucous connective tissue is a primitive (embryonic) connective tissue that persists in the umbilical cord. Mucous connective tissue is composed of fibroblast-like cells, which can be spindle or stellate shaped. They produce the surrounding, abundant, gelatinous ground substance (Wharton’s jelly) and delicate collagen and reticular fibers. Umbilical cord 1000x
![Image source > <p>Image taken of a slide in the University of Cincinnati collection.</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/T.CT_.Special.Mucous-1-4-ping.png)
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Image taken of a slide in the University of Cincinnati collection.