Objectives: at The End of This Lecture, Student Will Be Able To

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At the end of this lecture, student will be able to
• Describe the structural differences of various connective tissues

• Outline the locations and functions of various connective tissue
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The tissues
• Structural differences of various connective tissue
Mesenchyme
• Located under skin and along

developing bones of embryo
• Found in adult connective

tissue - along blood vessels
• Forms all other types of

connective tissue.
Mucous Connective Tissue
• Location: Umbilical
cord of fetus
• Function: Support
Areolar Connective Tissue
• Skin, mucous membranes
• Around blood vessels,

nerves, and body organs
• Function: Strength,
elasticity, and support
Adipose Connective Tissue
• S.C layer deep to skin

• Around heart and kidneys and in
yellow bone marrow
• Padding around joints and behind
eyeball in eye socket
• In newborns
• Reduces heat loss through skin,
serves as an energy reserve,
supports, and protects
Reticular Connective Tissue
• Stroma (supporting framework)

Of liver, spleen, lymph
nodes, red bone marrow
• Around blood vessels and
muscles
• Forms stroma of organs
• Binds together smooth muscle

tissue cells
• Filters and removes worn-out
blood cells and microbes
Dense regular Connective Tissue
• Forms tendons, ligaments

and aponeuroses
(sheetlike tendons)
• Function: Provides strong

attachment between
various structures
Dense irregular Connective Tissue

• Fasciae, reticular region of
dermis of skin
• Periosteum,perichondrium,
joint capsules
• Around various organs
(kidneys, liver, testes, lymph
nodes),
• Pericardium of the heart,
and heart valves
• Function: Provides strength
Elastic Connective Tissue

• Lung tissue, walls of elastic
arteries, trachea, bronchial
tubes
• True vocal cords,
suspensory ligament of
penis
some ligaments between
vertebrae.
• Function: Allows stretching
of various organs.
Hyaline Cartilage
• Ends of long bones, anterior
ends of ribs, nose, parts of
larynx, trachea, bronchi,
bronchial tubes
• Embryonic and fetal skeleton
• Provides smooth surfaces for

movement at joints
• Flexibility and support
Fibro cartilage
• Pubic symphysis,
intervertebral discs,
menisci of knee
• Portions of tendons that

insert into cartilage
• Function: Support and

fusion
Elastic cartilage
• Lid on top of larynx

(epiglottis)
• part of external ear

(auricle), and auditory
(eustachian) tubes
• Function: Gives
support and
maintains shape
Bone (Osseous Tissue)
Compact bone tissue
 Consists of osteons (haversian systems)
 Contain lamellae, lacunae, osteocytes , canaliculi, and central
(haversian) canal
Spongy bone tissue
 Consists of thin columns called trabeculae
 Spaces between trabeculae filled with red bone marrow
 Function
 Support, protection, storage; houses blood-forming tissue
 serves as levers that act with muscle tissue to enable movement
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Compact and Spongy Bone
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Blood Tissue
• Within blood vessels
• Within the chambers of the heart
• RBC: Transport oxygen and some CO2

• WBC: Carry on phagocytosis, involved
in allergic reactions and immune
system responses
• Platelets - Essential for the clotting of
blood
Lymph
• EC fluid – flows in lymphatic vessels

• Cells in a clear liquid extracellular
• matrix that is similar to blood
plasma(less protein)
• Composition varies from one part of

the body to another
Lymph
• Lymph leaving lymph nodes includes many lymphocytes
• lymph from the small intestine- has a high content of newly
absorbed dietary lipids
Summary
• Mesenchyme is located under skin and along developing bones of
embryo and forms all other type of tissue
• Adipose tissue reduces heat loss through skin, serves as an energy
reserve, supports, and protects
• Reticular connective tissue forms stroma (supporting

framework) of liver, spleen, lymph nodes, red bone marrow
• Compact bone tissue consists of osteons (haversian systems), spongy

bones consists of haversian system

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At the end of this lecture, student will be able to

• Describe the structural differences of various connective tissues

• Structural differences of various connective tissue

• Located under skin and along

• Found in adult connective

• Forms all other types of

• Skin, mucous membranes

• Around blood vessels,

• S.C layer deep to skin

• Stroma (supporting framework)

• Binds together smooth muscle

Dense regular Connective Tissue

• Forms tendons, ligaments

• Function: Provides strong

Dense irregular Connective Tissue

Elastic Connective Tissue

• Embryonic and fetal skeleton

• Provides smooth surfaces for

• Flexibility and support

• Portions of tendons that

• Function: Support and

• Lid on top of larynx

• part of external ear

• Within blood vessels

• Within the chambers of the heart

• RBC: Transport oxygen and some CO2

• EC fluid – flows in lymphatic vessels

• Composition varies from one part of

• Reticular connective tissue forms stroma (supporting

• Compact bone tissue consists of osteons (haversian systems), spongy

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