CONNECTIVE TISSUE PROPER

TYPE CHARACTERISTICS FUNCTION

LOOSE CTP
AREOLAR TISSUES Found below the Makes the skin
epidermis of skin. elastic.
Matrix consist of few
white and yellow fibres
and 3 different cells are
found :
Mast cells produces
histamine which causes
inflammation
Fibroblasts produces the
fibres
ADIPOSE TISSUES Amoeboid cells destroys Stores fat,
the foreign substances. forms padding
under the skin
Cells are large mainly and around all
consists of Fat globules, so the vital organs
the cytoplasm and nucleus Provides
move towards the insulation so
periphery. retains the body
heat.
DENSE CTP
Matrix consists of bundles Tendons
WHITE FIBROUS
of white fibres. Fibroblasts connect
cells are present between muscles to bone
these bundles. Few yellow
fibres are also present.
White fibres are made up
of a protein Collagen .
They are inelastic in
nature.
YELLOW FIBROUS
Matrix consists of network Ligaments
of yellow fibres. connect bone to
Fibroblasts cells are bone
 present in between. Few
white fibres are also
present. Yellow fibres are
made up of a protein
Elastin .
They are elastic in nature.

SUPPORTIVE CONNECTIVE TISSUES

TYPE CHARACTERISTICS LOCATION

CARTILAGE It is soft than bone. Found in the
Covering is called nose, ears, rings
Perichondrium. of trachea,
Below the covering, bronchioles,
Chondroblasts are between
present which forms the vertebrae, ends
covering. of long bones.
In the matrix there are
empty spaces called
Lacunae where cartilage
cells, Chondrocytes are
present. Matrix also has a
protein, Chondrin.
Cartilage is nonporous as
they do not have blood
vessels and nerves.
BONE They are card due to
presence of calcium salts
in the matrix. It also has a
protein, Ossein.
Covering is called
Periosteum.
 Below the covering,
Osteoblasts are present
which forms the covering.
Bones are made up of
Haversian system which
has a central canal called
H. canal around which
matrix is present in
concentric rings called
Lamellae. In between are
empty spaces , Lacunae
where bone cells
Osteocytes are present.
Bones are porous as they
have blood vessels and
nerves

FLUID CONNECTIVE TISSUES

TYPE CHARACTERISTICS FUNCTION

BLOOD  Matrix is called PLASMA (liquid part
of the blood .
 Three types of cells float in the
plasma  Helps in transport
 RED BLOOD CELLS of oxygen and
 It is disc/Biconcave in shape carbon-di-oxide.
 has respiratory pigment,
Haemoglobin  Destroys foreign
 WHITE BLOOD CELLS bodies
 Amoeboid/irregular in shape
 BLOOD PLATELETS  Helps in blood
 small spherical in shape clotting
LYMPH  Straw coloured due to absence Helps in exchange of
of RBC materials between blood
 consist of plasma and WBC and tissue fluids.
 C. MUSCULAR TISSUES

TYPE CHARACTERISTIC FUNCTION

S
[Link]  Long fibres, Helps in
multinucleated locomotio
having alternate n
dark and light
bands .
 Voluntary in
nature
 Found attached
to bones so also
called skeletal
muscles.
[Link]  Spindle shaped, Movement
uninucleated, of food in
alternate dark the
and light bands alimentary
are absent canal
 Involuntary in
nature
 Found in the
walls of
visceral/tubular
organs
[Link]  long, branched Rhythmic
fibres, contractio
uninucleated n of
with indistinct cardiac
dark and light muscles
bands which
 Intercalated disc helps in
present pumping
 found in the wall of the
of the heart blood to
various
 parts of
the body
4. NERVOUS TISSUES

TYPE CHARACTERISTIC FUNCTION