connective tissue

Noun
  1. Tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells;
    Supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments (synset 105294035)
    is a type of: animal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animals
    subtypes:
    • cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
    • areolar tissue - fibrous connective tissue with the fibers arranged in a mesh or net
    • bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
    • bone marrow, marrow - the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
    • elastic tissue - connective tissue consisting chiefly of elastic fibers found in the dermis of the skin and in the walls of veins and arteries and in some tendons and ligaments
    • endoneurium - delicate connective tissue around individual nerve fibers in nerve
    • ligament - a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs
    • perineurium - the sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of nerve fibers
    • perimysium - the sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of muscle fibers
    • sinew, tendon - a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
    • submucosa - the connective tissue beneath mucous membrane
    • facia, fascia - a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
    • scar tissue - the connective tissue that forms a scar; consists of fibroblasts in new scars and collagen fibers in old scars
    • granulation, granulation tissue - new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process
    has:
    substance holonym: collagen - a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling

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