MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Dense connective tissue proper is composed of a higher density of fibers, which may be regular (with parallel fibers such as that of tendons and ligaments) or irregular (with multidirectional fibers such as that of the pericardium), or elastic (with significant embedded elastin such as that of arteries).

Detailed explanation-2: -Fibrous connective tissue supports, protects, and holds bones, muscles, and other tissues and organs in place. Ligaments, tendons, the inner layer of the skin, and the sclera (the white outer layer of the eye) are all types of fibrous connective tissue. Also called dense connective tissue.

Detailed explanation-3: -Loose connective tissue Areolar tissue is the most common type of connective tissue. It contains all three types of fibers (collagen, elastic, and reticular), which are distributed randomly and crisscross in all directions, as shown in Figure 1.

Detailed explanation-4: -Collagen fibers are the most abundant type of fiber in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue. At least 30 types have been identified in humans and comprise about 30% of the whole-body protein content. Most common types are: Type I-abundant in skin, tendon, bone, and organs.