MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Connective tissue proper includes both loose (or areolar) connective tissue and dense connective tissue . Loose connective tissue previously included areolar, reticular, and adipose tissues, although this system has been revised to only include areolar tissue.

Detailed explanation-2: -Reticular connective tissue resembles areolar connective tissue, but the only fibers in its matrix are reticular fibers, which form a delicate network along which fibroblasts called reticular cells lie scattered. Although reticular fibers are widely distributed in the body, reticular tissue is limited to certain sites.

Detailed explanation-3: -The common cell types in connective tissue include: fibroblasts, mast cells, plasma cells, macrophages, adipocytes, and leukocytes.