Connective Tissues (with location & funtion)

Areolar connective tissue

What specific tissue?

elastic fibers
(allow it to stretch)
Areolar connective tissue

What are the more darker-purple lines the black arrow are pointing to?

collagenous fibers
(give it resistance to pulling)
Areolar connective tissue

What are the more lighter-pink lines the arrows are pointing to?

fibroblasts
(produce the matrix)
Areolar connective tissue

What are the purplish dots/globs the black arrows are pointing to?

attach one tissue to another

Function of tissue?

separates muscles

Location of tissue?

Adipose

What specific tissue?

energy storage

Function of tissue?

under skin

Location of tissue?

Dense regular connective tissue

What specific tissue?

connection of two structures together

Function of tissue?

tendons

Location of tissue?

Hyaline cartilage

What specific tissue?

chondrocytes
Hyaline cartilage

What are the black arrows pointing to?

lacunae
Hyaline cartilage

What are the black arrows pointing to?

support

Function of tissue?

end of nose

Location of tissue?

Fibrocartilage

What specific tissue?

chondrocytes
Fibrocartilage

What are the black arrows pointing to?

lacunae
Fibrocartilage

What are the black arrows pointing to?

support

Function of tissue?

padding between vertebrae

Location of tissue?

elastic fibers
Elastic cartilage

What are the stringy-like structures called, that the tiny black arrows pointing to?

Elastic cartilage

What specific tissue?

provide flexible support

Function of tissue?

outer ear

Location of tissue?

chondrocytes
Elastic cartilage

What are the black arrows pointing out?

lacunae
Elastic cartilage

What are the black arrows pointing to?