connective tissue

1. FLUID CT

1.1. lymph

1.2. blood

1.2.1. formed elements

1.2.1.1. WBC

1.2.1.2. RBC

1.2.1.3. THROMBOCYTES (platelet)

1.2.2. plasma

1.2.2.1. interstitial fluid or extra cellular fluid

2. FIBROUS CT

2.1. dense

2.1.1. ligaments

2.1.1.1. bone to bone

2.1.2. tendons

2.1.2.1. muscle to bone

2.2. LOOSE

2.2.1. adipose tissue

2.2.1.1. cell name:adipocytes

2.2.1.1.1. hormone leptin~> appetite-control

2.2.2. allows lungs arteries urinary bladder to expand

3. SUPPORTIVE CT

3.1. cartilage

3.1.1. chondroblast ~> can divide

3.1.2. chondrocyte~> can not divide

3.1.2.1. in small chambers called lacunae

3.2. bone

3.2.1. compact bone

3.2.1.1. osteons ~> haversian system

3.2.2. spongy bone

3.2.3. cell name: 1-octeocyte 2-osteoblast 3-osteogenic (stem cell/استخوان ساز 4-osteoclast استخوان خوار