Connective Tissue: Connective Tissue Proper: Loose Tissue

•Loose arrangement of protein fibers with few cells •Occupies spaces between and around organs to act as a packing material

–Areolar connective tissue –Adipose connective tissue –Reticular connective tissue

•description: –Loose array of collagen and elastic fibers and plenty blood vessels –Consists mainly of fibroblast •location: surrounds BV and is present in subcutaneous layer of skin •function: high elastic property to allow for multidirectional movement

Areolar

•description: –Commonly referred to as fat –consists primarily of adipocytes filled with lipids or fat •location: orbit, breast, subcutaneous layer •function: cushion and heat insulation

Adipose

•description: meshwork of reticular fibers, fibroblast and leukocytes •location: spleen, lymph nodes, liver •function: suspend cells

Reticular