matrix
Has closely packed, parallel collagen fibers running through it
regular dense CT
Serves as packing material that wraps and cushions organs
Areolar
Within tendons and ligaments
regular dense
What is the watery, unstructured material that fills the space between matrix cells called?
ground substance
Has a gel-like ground substance, but lacks collagen and elastic fibers in the matrix (only reticular fibers)
Reticular loose CT
Energy reserves, insulates body heat, cushions organs
adipose
Under epithelial tissues and around organs
areolar
Which matrix protein is strong and provides strength?
collagen fibers
Has very little matrix and is made of tightly packed fat cells
adipose loose CT
Allows tissue to bounce back after stretching
elastic
In the dermis, in fibrous coverings that surround organs and joints
irregular dense
what is most common type of cartilage in the human body
Hyaline Cartilage
A type of dense CT with a high number of elastic fibers
elastic dense CT
Forms a “soft skeleton” that supports other cells
reticular
Lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow
reticular
What is the only liquid body tissue
blood
Has a gel-like ground substance with all 3 fiber types
Areolar loose CT
Strong when pulled in many directions
Irregular dense
Walls of arteries, ligaments connecting vertebrae, and lungs
elastic
What is the embryonic tissue called that all connective tissues develop from?
Mesenchyme