### fibrous tissues:

Connective tissue
* All connective tissues arise from a common embryonic tissue called mesenchyme.
* Many connective tissues secrete an extra cellular matrix of nonliving material.
* Most connective tissue contains blood vessels
  - collagen fiber
* Most connective tissue contains fetal blood vessels
* Most connective tissue contains large blood vessels
  - is derived from the mesoderm
* Most connective tissue surrounds body organs
  - muscles
  - skeletal muscles
  - veins
* Some connective tissue contains acid
  - covers surfaces
  - fills cavities
* Some connective tissue fills with fluid
  - synovial fluid
  - has lobes
  - is replaced by bones
* Some connective tissue surrounds aortas
  - follicles
  - nerves
  - seminiferous tubules
* acts as the support system of individual organs as well as the entire human body.
* are fibrous tissues.
* attaches the breast to the pectoral muscles of the chest wall.
* becomes stronger, and begins to resist change.
* builds up in muscles that are heavily worked.
* can be ligaments, tendons, or scar tissue
  - become sore and sometimes unusable from repeated exposure to micro-trauma
* consist mainly of collagen and when heated also contract and squeeze out water
  - of cells within a matrix
* consists of ligaments and tendons, which connect muscles and bones.
* creates the body's space.
* extends from the skin to the muscle below
  - to every part of the body, generating electrical fields during movement
* form the framework of the body, serving as binding and supporting elements.
* function primarily in structural roles.
* give our body form and supports the organs as well.
* has many functions.
* holds the hemorrhoids in their normal position in the anal canal.
* includes tissue that binds together, supports and strengthens other body tissues.
* is also the basic substance of bone and blood vessels
  - what the dorsal fin is made from
* is animal tissue
  - that functions mainly to bind and support other tissues
* is characterized by an abundance of intercellular substance, or matrix
  - cells that are embedded in matrix
  - classed as visco-elastic
  - composed of cells, fibers and ground substance
  - formed from proteins which are made from our genetic information of genes
  - infiltrated by lymphocytes and often contains portal triads
* is made mostly of extracellular matrix
  - up from basic proteins - collagen, elastin and reticulin
  - much more vulnerable to injury than muscle
  - stromas
* is the common network for bodily systems and energy pathways
  - glue that holds organs together and in place
  - major repair mechanism of body
* is the most abundant and widely distributed tissue of the body
  - tissue in the body
  - support system of our body
* lies between the digits.
* liquefies, every orifice bleeds.
* pulling on the retina causes distortion and blurring.
* replaces the lost fibers, making the muscle more rigid and slow to respond
  - parenchyma
* separates the lobules
  - under the skin or between the muscles
* serves to connect and support other tissues and organs
  - support and bind tissues together
* shortens, resulting in less stability and mobility.
* support and bind other tissues together
  - protect the body's organs, and bind organs together
* transmits the mechanical force of muscle.
* varies in the relative proportions of cells and extracellular matrix.

### fibrous tissues | connective tissue:

Endoneurium
* is connective tissue
  - the small amount of collagen that is present between individual axons
* refers to the connective tissue wrapping each individual axon within the nerve.

Fascia
* are connective tissue.
* comes in the form of a single tough sheet that connects everything from head to toe.
* forms a weblike structure that attaches to every structure in the body.
* shrinks when it is inflamed and is slow to heal because of a poor blood supply.