COLLAGEN FIBER
Location: bone, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments
Function: essential for tensile strength, transmit forces, store an dissipate energy
ELASTIC FIBER
Location: lungs, arteries, and skin
Function: elasticity and resilience
RETICULAR FIBER
Location: kidney, spleen, lymph nodes, and bone marrow
Function: provide structural support

LOOSE CT
Location: epithelia, capillaries, package organs
Function: wraps and cushion organs, engulf bacteria, an important role in inflammation, conveys tissue fluid
DENSE REGULAR CT
Location: ligaments and tendons
Function: transfer forces to bones
DENSE IRREGULAR CT
Location: joint capsules, muscle fascia, the dermis of the skin
Function: provides strength, resistance to stretching forces

ADIPOSE TISSUE
Location: under skin, kidneys, eyeballs, abdomen, and breasts
Function: provides reserve food for fuel, insulates against heat loss, and supports and protects organs
BONE
Location: bones
Function: support and protection, stores calcium and other minerals, site for blood cell formation
BLOOD
Location: blood vessels
Function: delivers substances to cells and transports metabolic wastes away from those cells
MUCOUS CT
Location: matrix of fetal umbilical cord
Function: supports and cushions large blood vessels