TISSUE
P R I M A R Y T I S S U E S O F T H E B O D Y
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
PROPER
Connective tissue is the tissue that connects, separates and
supports all other types of tissues in the body. Connective
tissue proper encompasses the types of connective tissue
that usually show all three of the defining cellular
characteristics of connective tissue with the fewest
deviations from those characteristics.
Dispersed cells
More extracellular material than cells.
Extensive protein fibers in the extracellular matrix.
Areolar means tissue with 'small open spaces'
(areola) and refers to the appearance of small
airy pockets between the network of cells and
fibers. Within this tissue there are three main
types of cells (fibroblasts, white blood cells, and
mast cells), three types of fibers (collagen fibers,
elastin fibers, and reticular fibers), and a
background fluid matrix that all the elements sit
in, called ground substance.
Adipose Connective Tissue
P R I M A R Y T I S S U E S O F T H E B O D Y
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
PROPER
Connective tissue is the tissue that connects, separates and
supports all other types of tissues in the body. Connective
tissue proper encompasses the types of connective tissue
that usually show all three of the defining cellular
characteristics of connective tissue with the fewest
deviations from those characteristics.
Dispersed cells
More extracellular material than cells.
Extensive protein fibers in the extracellular matrix.
Areolar means tissue with 'small open spaces'
(areola) and refers to the appearance of small
airy pockets between the network of cells and
fibers. Within this tissue there are three main
types of cells (fibroblasts, white blood cells, and
mast cells), three types of fibers (collagen fibers,
elastin fibers, and reticular fibers), and a
background fluid matrix that all the elements sit
in, called ground substance.
Adipose Connective Tissue
