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Connective Tissue /<br />

Extracellular Matrix<br />

Distributes mechanical stresses<br />

Provides structural framework for cells to<br />

attach to or move in<br />

Provides watery environment where<br />

metabolites, gases, and nutrients diffuse<br />

readily among cells and the vessels<br />

going through it Gray’s Anatomy<br />

General Connective<br />

Tissue<br />

Irregular<br />

Loose, dense<br />

and adipose<br />

Connective<br />

Tissue<br />

Gray’s Anatomy<br />

Regular<br />

Regularly oriented<br />

fibres in response to<br />

stresses<br />

Fascial sheets<br />

Aponeuroses<br />

Ligaments<br />

Tendons<br />

Loose Connective<br />

Tissue<br />

Meshwork <strong>of</strong> thin collagen and<br />

elastin fibres<br />

“Extensively distributed”<br />

Provides for connection between<br />

tissues yet allows movement<br />

Gray’s Anatomy<br />

Laurie McLaughlin 2012<br />

www.proactiveeducation.ca<br />

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