Anatomy & Physiology › Section D · The tissue level › Topic D.3
Connective tissue
Tendons, fat, cartilage, bone and even blood are all connective tissue. They look nothing alike, but each is built from the same three ingredients, and the way those ingredients are mixed explains why a tendon resists pulling, cartilage cushions and an injured knee heals so slowly.
In this topic
- One plan, many forms
- The cells
- Fibres and ground substance
- Three families
- Loose connective tissue
- Dense connective tissue
- Worked example: fibre direction follows load
- Cartilage
- Bone and fluid tissues
- Worked example: the load on a tendon
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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