{"id":2853,"date":"2017-09-26T18:19:48","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T21:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en-mol.icb.usp.br\/?page_id=2853"},"modified":"2026-09-01T14:54:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T17:54:59","slug":"4-29-connective-tissue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/4-29-connective-tissue\/","title":{"rendered":"4-29 Connective tissue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>TYPES OF THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The connective tissue performs a wide variety of functions throughout the body.<br \/>\nIt includes several types and subtypes, but all share the same basic characteristics: they contain cells of mesenchymal origin embedded in an extracellular matrix (ECM).<br \/>\nThe composition and organization of the ECM vary considerably among the different types and subtypes of connective tissue, giving each one its characteristic structure and functions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Types of connective tissue<\/strong><br \/>\n1- <strong>Connective tissue proper<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is the <strong>most widely type of connective tissue<\/strong>. It is found in many different regions throughout the body.<br \/>\nConnective tissue proper and its various subtypes will be presented beginning on the next page.<br \/>\n2- <strong>Specialized connective tissues<\/strong><br \/>\nThis group includes several types of connective tissue each with distinctive extracellular matrix that ise adapted to particular functions.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Mucous tissue<\/strong> \u2013 found mainly in the umbilical cord.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Elastic connective tissue<\/strong> \u2013 contains large amounts of elastic fibers and elastic material. Examples include the walls of the aorta, the penile ligament, and the nuchal ligament of cattle.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Reticular tissue<\/strong> contains abundant reticular fibers, which form a supporting framework for free cells in hematopoietic and lymphoid organs. Reticular fibers also support fixed cells in several other organs, including the liver, kidneys, and glands.<br \/>\n3- <strong>Adipose tissue<\/strong> \u2013 composed mainly of  adipocytes. It will be studied in Chapter 5.<br \/>\n4- <strong>Supporting connective tissues <\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Cartilage<\/strong> \u2013 will be studied in Chapter 6.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Bone<\/strong> \u2013 will be studied in Chapter 7.<br \/>\n6- <strong>Blood and hematopoietic tissue<\/strong>. The blood is considered by many authors to be a type of connective tissue whose extracellular matrix is \u200b\u200bliquid. Both types will be studied on Chapter 10.<br \/>\n7- <strong>Lymphoid tissue<\/strong> \u2013 contains cells involved primarily in immune defense. It is found in lymphoid organs and other sites throughout the body. It will be studied in Chapter 12.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/4-30-connective-tissue\/\">NEXT PAGE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/4-28-connective-tissue\/\">PREVIOUS PAGE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href= https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/4-0-connective-tissue\/\">MENU OF THIS CHAPTER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TYPES OF THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE The connective tissue performs a wide variety of functions throughout the body. It includes several types and subtypes, but all share the same basic characteristics: they contain cells of mesenchymal origin embedded in an extracellular matrix (ECM). The composition and organization of the ECM vary considerably among the different types [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2853","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2853"}],"version-history":[{"count":61,"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25286,"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2853\/revisions\/25286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}