Connective tissues serve a variety of purposes, but their primary role is to protect, support, and connect other body tissues. As the name implies, connective tissue connects body parts. It can be found all over the body. It is the tissue type that is the most common and widely dispersed.
1. Dense Irregular Connective Tissue (Elastic Cartilage) – Elastic cartilage, also known as yellow fibrocartilage, is a form of cartilage that gives specific portions of the body, such as the ears, both strength and elasticity.
2. Adipose Connective Tissue – is commonly called fat. It is, in essence, an adipose (fat) cells predominate in areolar tissue. Adipose tissue insulates the body and produces the subcutaneous tissue beneath the skin. It is protected from bumps, as well as extremes of heat and cold.
3. Skeletal muscle tissue – is bundled into organs called skeletal muscles, which are linked to the skeleton, by connective tissue sheets. The so-called muscular system is made up of these muscles that may be controlled voluntarily (or consciously).
Connective tissues serve a variety of purposes, but their primary role is to protect, support, and connect other body tissues. As the name implies, connective tissue connects body parts. It can be found all over the body. It is the tissue type that is the most common and widely dispersed.
1. Dense Irregular Connective Tissue (Elastic Cartilage) – Elastic cartilage, also known as yellow fibrocartilage, is a form of cartilage that gives specific portions of the body, such as the ears, both strength and elasticity.
2. Adipose Connective Tissue – is commonly called fat. It is, in essence, an adipose (fat) cells predominate in areolar tissue. Adipose tissue insulates the body and produces the subcutaneous tissue beneath the skin. It is protected from bumps, as well as extremes of heat and cold.
3. Skeletal muscle tissue – is bundled into organs called skeletal muscles, which are linked to the skeleton, by connective tissue sheets. The so-called muscular system is made up of these muscles that may be controlled voluntarily (or consciously).