Dense Connective Tissue

Dense Connective Tissue

1. consists mostly of tightly packed fibers

2. Dense Regular Connective Tissue

   • collagen fibers run parallel & are tightly packed
   • tendons-attach muscles to bone. Ligaments-attach bones to bone
   • dense regular collagen-designed to not strecth
   • dense regular elastic-designed to stretch

3. Dense Irregular Connective Tissue

   • fibers run in different directions
   • collagen fibers forms a sheath or mesh
     • renal capsule, elastic tissue-contains elastin fibers, collagenous tissue