dense connective tissue

way to remember types of dense tissues

DR (dense regular) DI (dense irregular) ELASTIC is TAL

elastic dense irregular tissue

ability to bend and return to original place

ligaments

attatch bone to bone

tendons

attatch muscle to bone

aponeuroses

attatches sheets on large flat muscles

dense regular connective tissue

attatchment and stablization

dense connective tissue

connective tissue proper that is tightly packed with hig numbers of collagen or elastic fibers

three types of dense tissue

dense regular, irregular and elastic tissue

dense irregular connective tissue around cartilages

perichondrium

layers of dense irregular tissue around bones

periosteum

dense irregular tissue

strength in many directions.