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• PROPER CONNECTIVE TISSUE

  LOOSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE

  • Areolar (spongy support)
  • It fills spaces between organs, cushions them, and helps bind the skin together
  • contains a mix of fibers (collagen, elastic) and cells, making it flexible and soft
  • Adipose ( Fat Tissue )
  • energy storage
  • helps insulate the body, keeping it warm, and cushions organs from impact
  • Reticular (supporting framework)
  • provides structural support
  • spleen, lymph nodes, and bone marrow
• PROPER CONNECTIVE TISSUE

  DENSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE

  • Regular
  • fibers (mostly collagen) are arranged in parallel rows.
  • strong in one direction (found in tendons and ligaments)
  • Irregular
  • fibers are arranged randomly,
  • strong in many directions (found in skin and organ coverings)
• SUPPORTING CONNECTIVE TISSUE

  CARTILAGE

  • Hyaline
  • smooth, glassy appearance and provides cushioning and support
  • helps reduce friction and allows smooth movement at the joints.
  • nose, trachea (windpipe)
  • Fibrocartilage
  • thick bundles of collagen fibers
  • resist strong forces and absorb shock
  • discs between your vertebrae (spine) and in the menisci of the knee.
  • Elastic
  • flexible, it can bend and return to its original shape
  • ear and the epiglottis
• SUPPORTING CONNECTIVE TISSUE

  BONE

  • Spongy
  • lighter and helps reduce the overall weight of bones, while also absorbing shock.
  • contains bone marrow, where blood cells are produced.
  • Compact Bone
  • strong and dense, forms the outer layer of bones
  • strength and support