Connective tissues

Question 1

Connective tissue

Fibroblasts

Specialized CT

Loose CT/CT proper

• Dense irregular
• Dense regular

Answer 1

supports, surrounds, interconnects. Stores energy reserves and transports fluids.

cells responsible for generating connective tissue.

blood and lymph/bone and cartilage.

ground substance (liquid between cells), fibres. Under epithelium, has blood vessels.

• little ground substance, few cells but mainly fibroblasts, random collagen bundles, resistant to stretching in the skin.
• same ^ but in tendons and ligaments, organised rows of collagen.