Connective Tissue table 5.7
BLOOD
DESCRIPTION--cells and platelets in fluid matrix FUNCTION--transports gases, defends against disease, clotting LOCATION--throughout the body in a closed system of blood vessels and heart chambers
DENSE REGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE
DESCRIPTION--cells in fluid-gel matrix FUNCTION--binds body parts LOCATION--tendons and ligaments
AREOLAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE
DESCRIPTION--cells in fluid-gel matrix FUNCTION--binds organs, holds tissue fluids LOCATION--beneath skin, between muscles, beneath epithelial tissue
ADIPOSE TISSUE
DESCRIPTION--cells in fluid-gel matrix FUNCTION--protects, insulates, and stores fat LOCATION--beneath skin, around kidneys, behind eyeballs, surface of heart
ELASTIC CONNECTIVE TISSUE
DESCRIPTION--cells in fluid-gel matrix FUNCTION--provides elastic quality LOCATION--connecting parts of spinal column, in walls of areteries and airways
RETICULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE
DESCRIPTION--cells in fluid-gel matrix FUNCTION--supports LOCATION--walls of liver, spleen, and lymphatic organs
DENSE IRREGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE
DESCRIPTION--cells in fluid-gel matrix FUNCTION--sustanis tissue tension LOCATION--dermis
BONE
DESCRIPTION--cells in solid matrix FUNCTION--supports, protects, provides framework LOCATION--bones of skeleton, middle ear
FIBRO CARTILAGE
DESCRIPTION--cells in solid-gel matrix FUNCTION--supports, protects, absorbs shock LOCATION--between bony parts of spinal column, parts of pelvic girdle, and knee
ELASTIC CARTILAGE
DESCRIPTION--cells in solid-gel matrix FUNCTION--supports,protects, provides flexible framework LOCATION--framework of exernal ear and part of larynx
HYALINE CARTILAGE
DESCRIPTION--cells in solid-gel matrix FUNCTION--supports,protects, provides flexible framework LOCATION--ends of bones, nose, and rings in walls of respiratory passages