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Connective Tissues

Important information to know regarding the types of connective tissues!

TermDefinition
Areolar Connective Tissue Locations Under the epithelial layer of organ systems with external openings (digestive track, respiratory system, and under the dermis of the skin).
Reticular Connective Tissue Locations Bone Marrow, Peyer’s Patches, lymph nodes, kidney, liver, and spleen.
Adipose Connective Tissue Locations Under your skin (subcutaneous fat), between your internal organs (visceral fat), and even in the inner cavities of bones (bone marrow adipose tissue).
Dense Regular Connective Tissue Locations Tendons, ligaments, aponeuroses, the respiratory tract, and blood vessel walls.
Dense Irregular Connective Tissue Locations Mostly in the reticular layer (or deep layer) of the dermis, the sclera, and the deeper skin layers.
Hyaline Cartilage Connective Tissue Locations At the end of bones in free-moving joints as articular cartilage, at the ends of the ribs, in the nose, larynx, trachea, and bronchi.
Elastic Cartilage Connective Tissue Locations Nasal tip, external ear, eustachian tubes, larynx.
Fibrocartilage Connective Tissue Locations Meniscus in the knee, disks between the vertebrae in your spine, supporting muscles, tendons, and ligaments throughout the body.
Areolar Connective Tissue Characteristics Has an abundance of ground substances, plus thin and relatively few fibers and cells. The main cellular elements are fibroblasts and a smaller amount of adipocytes.
Reticular Connective Tissue Characteristics Has a branched and mesh-like pattern, often called reticulum, due to the arrangement of reticular fibers (reticulin).
Adipose Connective Tissue Characteristics Mainly composed of fat cells called adipocytes.
Dense Regular Connective Tissue Characteristics A white, flexible tissue that contains tightly packed bundles of collagen fibers.
Dense Irregular Connective Tissue Characteristics Fibers that are not arranged in parallel bundles. It consists of mostly collagen fibers and has less ground substance.
Hyaline Cartilage Connective Tissue Characteristics It is texturally slippery and smooth. It is a collagen matrix that is packed with glycoproteins.
Elastic Cartilage Connective Tissue Characteristics Provides tensile strength and resistance to stretching. It contains both elastin and collagen fibers called fibroblasts.
Fibrocartilage Connective Tissue Characteristics Glossy blue-white in appearance and very resilient. It is tough, and very strong. It has large bundles of collagen fibers made up of Type 1 Collagen.
Areolar Connective Tissue Functions It provides support and helps to protect organs, muscles, and many other tissues. It also helps to bind the skin together.
Reticular Connective Tissue Functions Acts as structural support by creating and maintaining the fine networks of fibers that serve as the framework for most lymphoid organs (spleen, red bone marrow, lymph node stromal cells).
Adipose Connective Tissue Functions Primarily serves as an energy storing reservoir, but it also insulates the body from extreme temperatures, cushions vital organs, and secretes hormones and biological factors.
Dense Regular Connective Tissue Functions Supports, protects, and holds bones, muscles, and other tissues and organs in place.
Dense Irregular Connective Tissue Functions Provides strength, making the skin resistant to tearing by stretching forces from different directions.
Hyaline Cartilage Connective Tissue Functions Helps your bones move smoothly past each other in your joints.
Elastic Cartilage Connective Tissue Functions Supports parts of your body that need to bend and move to function. It can bounce back to its original shape, even after a strong force.
Fibrocartilage Connective Tissue Functions Acts as a cushion within joints, where it helps manage compression forces and reduces stress placed on joints.
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