Connective Tissue
Tendons
Ligaments
Blood
Areolar Tissue
Bones
Adipose Tissue
It provides supports to internal organs and helps in repair of tissues
Found in the skin and muscles, around the blood vessels, nerves, etc.
Acts as the storage site of fats.
Found between the internal organs and below the skin.
Acts as an insulator for the body
Connective tissues that connect a bone to a bone.
It is very elastic.
Connective tissue that connect a bone to a muscle.
It has limited flexibility.
Special connective tissue present in animals that helps in the transport of various gases such as carbon dioxide and oxygen.
It is composed of plasma, Red blood cells (RBC), White blood cell (WBC) and platelets.
It is a hard and strong tissue.
It comprises of cells which are embedded in a hard fluid matrix containing calcium and phosphorus compounds.
By Jeyanthini Sivakumar
It forms the framework of the body and supports the body and main organs.
Cartilage
Hard, elastic tissue that is softer than bone.
Its matrix is solid but elastic due to the presence of a type of protein called 'chondrin'.
Due to the presence of chondrin in cartilage, we can bend a cartilage but not a bone.
Smoothens the bone surfaces at joints and found in areas such as larynx, trachea, ear, nose etc.
