Connective Tissue

Areolar: (bubble wrap / filler)

location-

under skin

Areolar: (bubble wrap / filler)

Function-

Binds epithelial tissue to material under it

Areolar: (bubble wrap / filler)

Special cells / features

-Collogen fibers (pink / thick fiber)

-elastic fibers (thick / black lines)

-fibroblasts (cells that develop into fibers)

Adipose:

location-

-Under skin

-Around organs (protective)

Adipose:

Function-

-Padding

-Protection

-Energy storage

Adipose:

Special cells/features

-Adipocytes

-Filled with lipids (stored energy)

-Nucleus pushed to the side

Reticular: (cherry blossom / rug)

Location-

-Lymph nodes

-Spleen

-Liver

Reticular:(cherry blossom / rug)

Function-

-Bind

Reticular:(cherry blossom / rug)

Special cells/features

-Reticular fibers

-Fibroblasts

Dense Regular: (lasagna pan)

Location-

-Tendons (connect muscle + bone)

-Ligaments (bone + bone)

Dense Regular:(lasagna pan)

Function-

Binding together

Dense Regular:(lasagna pan)

Special cells/features

-Collogen fibers

-Fibroblasts

Dense Irregular:

Location-

-Under the skin

Dense Irregular:

Function-

-Binding

Dense Irregular:

Special cells/features

-Collogen fibers

-Fibroblasts

Elastic Connective tissue:

Location-

-Aorta

Elastic Connective tissue:

Function

-Stretch and recoil

Elastic Connective tissue:

Special cells/features

Elastic Fibers

Hyaline Cartilage- (only without fibers/most abundant cartilage)

Location-

-Fetal skeleton

-Ends of long bone

-Bridge of nose

-Trachea

-Connecting ribs to sternum

Hyaline Cartilage- (only without fibers/most abundant cartilage)

Function-

Support + Structure

Hyaline Cartilage- (only without fibers/most abundant cartilage)

Special cells/features

-Chondrocytes (Cartlidge cells)

-Lacuna

*No fibers

Elastic Cartilage: (dark)

Location-

-Epiglottis

-Outer ear

Elastic Cartilage: (dark)

Function-

Recoil / spring back

Elastic Cartilage: (dark)

Specific-

-Chondrocytes
-Lacuna

-Elastic Fibers

Fibrocartilage: (fisheyes)

Location-

-Intervertebral disk

-Meniscus of knee

-Pubic symphysis

Fibrocartilage:(fisheyes)

Function-

Shock absorber

Fibrocartilage:(fisheyes)

Specific-

-Chondrocytes

-Lacuna

-Collogen fibers (NOT pink)

Compact Bone:

Location-

Skeleton

Compact Bone:

Function-

-Support

-Nutrient Storage

-Calcium and phosphorus

-Blood cells are made

-Hematopoiesis (Blood cells)

Compact Bone:

Specific-

-Osteocyte (mature bone cells)

-Lacuna

-Osteon

-Central canal

Spongy Bone:

Location-

-Bone marrow

-Ends of long bones

Spongy Bone:

Function-

-Leighten weight of bone

-House red bone marrow

Spongy Bone:

Specific-

-Osteocyte

-Lacuna

Blood Tissue:

Location-

Blood vessels

Blood Tissue:

Function

-Transporting gases (oxygen, CO2)

-Immunity/protects

-Clotting blood

Collagen fibers

Thick fiber (sometimes pink)

Elastic fibers

Thin (black lines)

Fibroblasts

Cells develop into fibers

Adaposcytes

Filled with lipids

Reticular fibers

Thin + branched

Condrocytes

Cartilage cells

Lacuna

Houses chondrocytes

Osteocytes

Mature bone cells