TEPACIA, MAEDY R.

DENSE IRREGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE
Under the classification for connective tissues, the Dense Irregular Connective Tissue is categorically under the Connective Tissue Proper group and further sub-classified to be among the Dense Connective Tissue grouping. The said tissue is formed from bundles of collagen fibers that appear randomly interwoven, with no definite orientation. The tough three-dimensional collagen network provides resistance to stress from all directions. Examples of dense irregular connective tissue include the deep dermis layer of skin and capsules surrounding most organs. Dense irregular and loose connective tissues are often closely associated, with the two types grading into each other and making distinctions between them somewhat arbitrary.

Source: Junqueira’s Basic Histology Text and Atlas 14th Edition, Mescher