Connective Tissue

Connective tissue cells are tightly packed together

Connective tissue can usually divide

Connective tissue has a blood supply

Connective tissue cells are farther apart than epithelial tissue cells

Binds and supports cells

Provides a space for substance transfer

Produces red blood cells

Varies in consistency

Fibers

Ground substance

Blood plasma

Mitochondria

Fibroblasts

Osteocytes

Chondrocytes

Adipocytes

Cushions joints and organs

Insulates beneath the skin

Stores energy in fat

Produces hormones

Nuclei are centrally located

Contains many collagen fibers

Nuclei are pushed to the side

Contains mostly fibroblasts

Epidermis

Dermis

Hypodermis

Stratum corneum

Liver

Spleen

Heart

Lymphatic organs

Adipocyte

Fibroblast

Melanocyte

White blood cell

Regular dense CT can stretch in all directions, irregular cannot.

Irregular dense CT sustains tension from many directions, regular does not.

Regular dense CT is found in the liver, irregular in tendons.

Irregular dense CT has a better blood supply than regular dense CT.

Provides cushioning for organs

Binds body parts together

Stores fat for energy

Produces blood cells

Tendons

Ligaments

Within the walls of the heart

Between vertebrae

Tendons

Ligaments

Walls of large arteries

Cartilage

Ends of bones in joints

Soft part of the nose

Supporting rings of the respiratory passages

Outer ear

Bind structures

Produce blood cells

Transmit nerve impulses

Protect against infection