CT proper DENSE CONNECTIVE TISSUES

Dense regular connective tissue

very high tensile strength, can withstand high tension and stretching

Dense regular connective tissue

The fibroblasts of which CT manufacture collagen fibers and ground substance

Dense regular connective tissue

found in tendons and ligaments

dense regular connective tissue

collagen fibers

nuclei

dense regular connective tissue

Dense irregular connective tissue

forms sheets which are thicker and irregularly arranged rather than bundles

Dense irregular connective tissue

resists tension from many directions

Dense irregular connective tissue

found in reticular layers of dermis, fibrous joint capsules, and fibrous coverings of some organs

dense irregular connective tissue

nuclei

collagen fibers

dense irregular connective tissue

dense irregular connective tissue

elastic connective tissue

found in walls of many large arteries to allow for stretching when blood enters and recoil to push out blood.

elastic connective tissue

also found in the walls of the bronchial tubes

elastic fibers

elastic connective tissue

elastic connective tissue

elastic connective tissue

elastic connective tissue

elastic fibers

what are the lines pointing to in this image

elastic connective tissue

allows recoil of tissue following stretching