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id="toc-Loose_connective_tissue" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Loose_connective_tissue"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1</span> <span>Loose connective tissue</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Loose_connective_tissue-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Dense_connective_tissue" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Dense_connective_tissue"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2</span> <span>Dense connective tissue</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Dense_connective_tissue-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Special_connective_tissue" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Special_connective_tissue"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3</span> <span>Special connective tissue</span> </div> </a> <ul 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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Clinical_significance" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Clinical_significance"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Clinical significance</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Clinical_significance-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes_and_references" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes_and_references"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Notes and references</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes_and_references-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AC_%D8%B6%D8%A7%D9%85" title="نسيج ضام – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="نسيج ضام" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tex%C3%ADu_conxuntivo" title="Texíu conxuntivo – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Texíu conxuntivo" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birl%C9%99%C5%9Fdirici_toxuma" title="Birləşdirici toxuma – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Birləşdirici toxuma" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%95_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE" title="যোজক কলা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="যোজক কলা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%BB%D1%83%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Злучальная тканка – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Злучальная тканка" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%8A%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D1%82%D1%8A%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD" title="Съединителна тъкан – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Съединителна тъкан" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vezivno_tkivo" title="Vezivno tkivo – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Vezivno tkivo" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teixit_connectiu" title="Teixit connectiu – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Teixit connectiu" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pojivov%C3%A1_tk%C3%A1%C5%88" title="Pojivová tkáň – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Pojivová tkáň" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meinwe_gyswllt" title="Meinwe gyswllt – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Meinwe gyswllt" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindev%C3%A6v" title="Bindevæv – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Bindevæv" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindegewebe" title="Bindegewebe – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Bindegewebe" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidekude" title="Sidekude – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Sidekude" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%B4%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%82_%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CF%8C%CF%82" title="Συνδετικός ιστός – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Συνδετικός ιστός" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tejido_conjuntivo" title="Tejido conjuntivo – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Tejido conjuntivo" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konektiva_histo" title="Konektiva histo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Konektiva histo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehun_konektibo" title="Ehun konektibo – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Ehun konektibo" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA_%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AF" title="بافت همبند – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بافت همبند" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tissu_conjonctif" title="Tissu conjonctif – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Tissu conjonctif" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%ADoch%C3%A1n_taca%C3%ADochta" title="Fíochán tacaíochta – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Fíochán tacaíochta" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecido_conxuntivo" title="Tecido conxuntivo – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Tecido conxuntivo" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B2%B0%ED%95%A9_%EC%A1%B0%EC%A7%81" title="결합 조직 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="결합 조직" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%87%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%AF%D6%81%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%B0%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BD%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%AE%D6%84" title="Շարակցական հյուսվածք – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Շարակցական հյուսվածք" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%8A%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%95" title="संयोजी ऊतक – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="संयोजी ऊतक" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vezivno_tkivo" title="Vezivno tkivo – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Vezivno tkivo" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaringan_ikat" title="Jaringan ikat – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Jaringan ikat" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texito_connective" title="Texito connective – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Texito connective" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandvefur" title="Bandvefur – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Bandvefur" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessuto_connettivo" title="Tessuto connettivo – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Tessuto connettivo" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%9E%D7%AA_%D7%97%D7%99%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A8" title="רקמת חיבור – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="רקמת חיבור" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A8%E1%83%94%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%97%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_%E1%83%A5%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9D%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98" title="შემაერთებელი ქსოვილი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="შემაერთებელი ქსოვილი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D3%99%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%80_%D2%B1%D0%BB%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8B" title="Дәнекер ұлпасы – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Дәнекер ұлпасы" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestere%C5%9Fane" title="Bestereşane – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Bestereşane" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%88%D1%82%D1%8B%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0_%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C" title="Туташтырма ткань – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Туташтырма ткань" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textus_conexivus" title="Textus conexivus – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Textus conexivus" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saistaudi" title="Saistaudi – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Saistaudi" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungiamasis_audinys" title="Jungiamasis audinys – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Jungiamasis audinys" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6t%C5%91sz%C3%B6vet" title="Kötőszövet – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Kötőszövet" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%BE_%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BE" title="Сврзно ткиво – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Сврзно ткиво" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tisu_penghubung" title="Tisu penghubung – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Tisu penghubung" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindweefsel" title="Bindweefsel – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Bindweefsel" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li 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Connective tissue (blue) is seen supporting the <a href="/wiki/Epithelium" title="Epithelium">epithelium</a> (purple).</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Identifiers</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Medical_Subject_Headings" title="Medical Subject Headings">MeSH</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D003238">D003238</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Foundational_Model_of_Anatomy" title="Foundational Model of Anatomy">FMA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/FMA/?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fsig%2Font%2Ffma%2Ffma96404">96404</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terminology" title="Anatomical terminology">Anatomical terminology</a><div style="text-align: right;"><small class="noprint">[<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25615" class="extiw" title="d:Q25615">edit on Wikidata</a>]</small></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Connective tissue</b> is one of the four primary types of <a href="/wiki/Tissue_(biology)#Animal_tissue" title="Tissue (biology)">animal tissue</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/Epithelial_tissue" class="mw-redirect" title="Epithelial tissue">epithelial tissue</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muscle_tissue" class="mw-redirect" title="Muscle tissue">muscle tissue</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nervous_tissue" title="Nervous tissue">nervous tissue</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-oregon_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oregon-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It develops mostly from the <a href="/wiki/Mesenchyme" title="Mesenchyme">mesenchyme</a>, derived from the <a href="/wiki/Mesoderm" title="Mesoderm">mesoderm</a>, the middle <a href="/wiki/Embryo" title="Embryo">embryonic</a> <a href="/wiki/Germ_layer" title="Germ layer">germ layer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Biga_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biga-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Connective tissue is found in between other tissues everywhere in the body, including the <a href="/wiki/Nervous_system" title="Nervous system">nervous system</a>. The three <a href="/wiki/Meninges" title="Meninges">meninges</a>, membranes that envelop the <a href="/wiki/Brain" title="Brain">brain</a> and <a href="/wiki/Spinal_cord" title="Spinal cord">spinal cord</a>, are composed of connective tissue. Most types of connective tissue consists of three main components: <a href="/wiki/Elastic_fiber" title="Elastic fiber">elastic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Collagen_fibers" class="mw-redirect" title="Collagen fibers">collagen fibers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ground_substance" title="Ground substance">ground substance</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cell_(biology)" title="Cell (biology)">cells</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Biga_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biga-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Blood" title="Blood">Blood</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lymph" title="Lymph">lymph</a> are classed as specialized fluid connective tissues that do not contain fiber.<sup id="cite_ref-Biga_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biga-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-libre_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-libre-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All are immersed in the <a href="/wiki/Body_water" title="Body water">body water</a>. The cells of connective tissue include <a href="/wiki/Fibroblast" title="Fibroblast">fibroblasts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adipocyte" title="Adipocyte">adipocytes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Macrophage" title="Macrophage">macrophages</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mast_cell" title="Mast cell">mast cells</a> and <a href="/wiki/Leukocyte" class="mw-redirect" title="Leukocyte">leukocytes</a>. </p><p>The term "connective tissue" (in German, <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Bindegewebe</i></span>) was introduced in 1830 by <a href="/wiki/Johannes_Peter_M%C3%BCller" title="Johannes Peter Müller">Johannes Peter Müller</a>. The tissue was already recognized as a distinct class in the 18th century.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types">Types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Connective_tissue&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Types"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 482px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 480px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Illu_connective_tissues_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Illu_connective_tissues_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="480" height="120" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="520" data-file-height="130" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 482px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 480px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Illu_connective_tissues_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Illu_connective_tissues_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="480" height="120" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="520" data-file-height="130" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> </ul> <p>Connective tissue can be broadly classified into connective tissue proper, and special connective tissue.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PorthMatfin2010_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PorthMatfin2010-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Connective tissue proper includes loose connective tissue, and dense connective tissue. Loose and dense connective tissue are distinguished by the ratio of ground substance to fibrous tissue. Loose connective tissue has much more ground substance and a relative lack of fibrous tissue, while the reverse is true of dense connective tissue. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Loose_connective_tissue">Loose connective tissue</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Connective_tissue&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Loose connective tissue"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Loose_connective_tissue" title="Loose connective tissue">Loose connective tissue</a> includes <a href="/wiki/Reticular_connective_tissue" title="Reticular connective tissue">reticular connective tissue</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Adipose_tissue" title="Adipose tissue">adipose tissue</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dense_connective_tissue">Dense connective tissue</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Connective_tissue&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Dense connective tissue"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Dense_connective_tissue" title="Dense connective tissue">Dense connective tissue</a> also known as <b>fibrous tissue</b><sup id="cite_ref-NCI2024_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCI2024-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is subdivided into <a href="/wiki/Dense_regular_connective_tissue" title="Dense regular connective tissue">dense regular</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dense_irregular_connective_tissue" title="Dense irregular connective tissue">dense irregular connective tissue</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dense regular connective tissue, found in structures such as <a href="/wiki/Tendon" title="Tendon">tendons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ligament" title="Ligament">ligaments</a>, is characterized by <a href="/wiki/Collagen" title="Collagen">collagen</a> fibers arranged in an orderly parallel fashion, giving it tensile strength in one direction. Dense irregular connective tissue provides strength in multiple directions by its dense bundles of fibers arranged in all directions.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_connective_tissue">Special connective tissue</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Connective_tissue&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Special connective tissue"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Special connective tissue</b> consists of <a href="/wiki/Cartilage" title="Cartilage">cartilage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bone" title="Bone">bone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blood" title="Blood">blood</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lymph" title="Lymph">lymph</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other kinds of connective tissues include fibrous, elastic, and <a href="/wiki/Lymphatic_system#Lymphoid_tissue" title="Lymphatic system">lymphoid</a> connective tissues.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fibroareolar tissue is a mix of fibrous and <a href="/wiki/Loose_connective_tissue#Areolar_tissue" title="Loose connective tissue">areolar tissue</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Merriam_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Merriam-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fibromuscular tissue is made up of fibrous tissue and <a href="/wiki/Muscle_tissue" class="mw-redirect" title="Muscle tissue">muscular tissue</a>. New vascularised connective tissue that forms in the process of wound healing is termed <a href="/wiki/Granulation_tissue" title="Granulation tissue">granulation tissue</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All of the special connective tissue types have been included as a subset of <a href="/wiki/Fascia" title="Fascia">fascia</a> in the <i>fascial system</i>, with blood and lymph classed as <i>liquid fascia</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bordoni_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bordoni-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Schleip_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schleip-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bone and cartilage can be further classified as <b>supportive</b> <b>connective tissue</b>. Blood and lymph can also be categorized as <b>fluid connective tissue</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-Biga_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biga-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i>liquid fascia</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bordoni_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bordoni-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Membranes">Membranes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Connective_tissue&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Membranes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Membrane" title="Membrane">Membranes</a> can be either of connective tissue or <a href="/wiki/Epithelial_tissue" class="mw-redirect" title="Epithelial tissue">epithelial tissue</a>. Connective tissue membranes include the <a href="/wiki/Meninges" title="Meninges">meninges</a> (the three membranes covering the <a href="/wiki/Brain" title="Brain">brain</a> and <a href="/wiki/Spinal_cord" title="Spinal cord">spinal cord</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Synovial_membrane" title="Synovial membrane">synovial membranes</a> that line joint cavities.<sup id="cite_ref-SEER_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SEER-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mucous_membrane" title="Mucous membrane">Mucous membranes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Serous_membrane" title="Serous membrane">serous membranes</a> are epithelial with an underlying layer of loose connective tissue.<sup id="cite_ref-SEER_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SEER-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fibrous_types">Fibrous types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Connective_tissue&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Fibrous types"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fiber types found in the <a href="/wiki/Extracellular_matrix" title="Extracellular matrix">extracellular matrix</a> are <a href="/wiki/Collagen_fibers" class="mw-redirect" title="Collagen fibers">collagen fibers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elastic_fibers" class="mw-redirect" title="Elastic fibers">elastic fibers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Reticular_fibers" class="mw-redirect" title="Reticular fibers">reticular fibers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ushiki_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ushiki-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ground_substance" title="Ground substance">Ground substance</a> is a clear, colorless, and viscous fluid containing <a href="/wiki/Glycosaminoglycan" title="Glycosaminoglycan">glycosaminoglycans</a> and <a href="/wiki/Proteoglycan" title="Proteoglycan">proteoglycans</a> allowing fixation of Collagen fibers in intercellular spaces. Examples of non-fibrous connective tissue include <a href="/wiki/Adipose_tissue" title="Adipose tissue">adipose tissue</a> (fat) and <a href="/wiki/Blood" title="Blood">blood</a>. Adipose tissue gives "mechanical cushioning" to the body, among other functions.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although there is no dense collagen network in adipose tissue, groups of adipose cells are kept together by collagen fibers and collagen sheets in order to keep fat tissue under compression in place (for example, the sole of the foot). Both the ground substance and proteins (fibers) create the matrix for connective tissue. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Type_I_collagen" title="Type I collagen">Type I collagen</a> is present in many forms of connective tissue, and makes up about 25% of the total protein content of the mammalian body.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Types of fibers </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Tissue</th> <th>Purpose</th> <th>Components</th> <th>Location </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Collagen_fiber" class="mw-redirect" title="Collagen fiber">Collagen fibers</a></td> <td>Bind bones and other tissues to each other</td> <td>Alpha polypeptide chains</td> <td>tendon, ligament, skin, cornea, cartilage, bone, blood vessels, gut, and intervertebral disc. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elastic_fiber" title="Elastic fiber">Elastic fibers</a></td> <td>Allow organs like arteries and lungs to recoil</td> <td>Elastic microfibril and elastin</td> <td>extracellular matrix </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Reticular_fiber" title="Reticular fiber">Reticular fibers</a></td> <td>Form a scaffolding for other cells</td> <td>Type III collagen</td> <td>liver, bone marrow, and lymphatic organs </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Function">Function</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Connective_tissue&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Function"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Epithelial-mesenchymal_transition" class="mw-redirect" title="Epithelial-mesenchymal transition">Epithelial-mesenchymal transition</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hypermobility-10.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Hypermobility-10.jpg/220px-Hypermobility-10.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Hypermobility-10.jpg/330px-Hypermobility-10.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Hypermobility-10.jpg/440px-Hypermobility-10.jpg 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="435" /></a><figcaption>Hypermobility as a result of an <a href="/wiki/Ehlers-Danlos_syndromes" class="mw-redirect" title="Ehlers-Danlos syndromes">inherited connective tissue defect</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Connective tissue has a wide variety of functions that depend on the types of cells and the different classes of fibers involved. <a href="/wiki/Loose_connective_tissue" title="Loose connective tissue">Loose</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dense_irregular_connective_tissue" title="Dense irregular connective tissue">dense irregular connective tissue</a>, formed mainly by <a href="/wiki/Fibroblast" title="Fibroblast">fibroblasts</a> and <a href="/wiki/Collagen" title="Collagen">collagen fibers</a>, have an important role in providing a medium for oxygen and nutrients to diffuse from <a href="/wiki/Capillaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Capillaries">capillaries</a> to cells, and carbon dioxide and waste substances to diffuse from cells back into circulation. They also allow organs to resist stretching and tearing forces. <a href="/wiki/Dense_regular_connective_tissue" title="Dense regular connective tissue">Dense regular connective tissue</a>, which forms organized structures, is a major functional component of <a href="/wiki/Tendon" title="Tendon">tendons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ligament" title="Ligament">ligaments</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aponeuroses" class="mw-redirect" title="Aponeuroses">aponeuroses</a>, and is also found in highly specialized organs such as the <a href="/wiki/Cornea" title="Cornea">cornea</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ross_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ross-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 161">: 161 </span></sup> <a href="/wiki/Elastic_fiber" title="Elastic fiber">Elastic fibers</a>, made from <a href="/wiki/Elastin" title="Elastin">elastin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fibrillin" title="Fibrillin">fibrillin</a>, also provide resistance to stretch forces.<sup id="cite_ref-ross_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ross-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 171">: 171 </span></sup> They are found in the walls of large blood vessels and in certain ligaments, particularly in the <a href="/wiki/Ligamenta_flava" title="Ligamenta flava">ligamenta flava</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ross_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ross-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 173">: 173 </span></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Hematopoiesis" class="mw-redirect" title="Hematopoiesis">hematopoietic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lymphatic_system" title="Lymphatic system">lymphatic</a> tissues, <a href="/wiki/Reticular_fiber" title="Reticular fiber">reticular fibers</a> made by <a href="/wiki/Reticular_cell" title="Reticular cell">reticular cells</a> provide the <a href="/wiki/Stroma_(animal_tissue)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stroma (animal tissue)">stroma</a>—or structural support—for the <a href="/wiki/Parenchyma" title="Parenchyma">parenchyma</a> (that is, the bulk of functional substance) of the organ.<sup id="cite_ref-ross_23-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ross-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 171">: 171 </span></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Mesenchyme" title="Mesenchyme">Mesenchyme</a> is a type of connective tissue found in developing organs of <a href="/wiki/Embryo" title="Embryo">embryos</a> that is capable of <a href="/wiki/Cellular_differentiation" title="Cellular differentiation">differentiation</a> into all types of mature connective tissue.<sup id="cite_ref-wheater_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wheater-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another type of relatively undifferentiated connective tissue is the <b>mucous connective tissue</b> known as <a href="/wiki/Wharton%27s_jelly" title="Wharton's jelly">Wharton's jelly</a>, found inside the <a href="/wiki/Umbilical_cord" title="Umbilical cord">umbilical cord</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ross_23-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ross-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 160">: 160 </span></sup> This tissue is no longer present after birth, leaving only scattered mesenchymal cells throughout the body.<sup id="cite_ref-Openstax_Anatomy_&_Physiology_attribution_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Openstax_Anatomy_&_Physiology_attribution-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Various types of specialized tissues and cells are classified under the spectrum of connective tissue, and are as diverse as <a href="/wiki/Brown_adipose_tissue" title="Brown adipose tissue">brown</a> and <a href="/wiki/White_adipose_tissue" title="White adipose tissue">white adipose tissue</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blood" title="Blood">blood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cartilage" title="Cartilage">cartilage</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bone" title="Bone">bone</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ross_23-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ross-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 158">: 158 </span></sup> Cells of the immune system—such as <a href="/wiki/Macrophage" title="Macrophage">macrophages</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mast_cell" title="Mast cell">mast cells</a>, <a href="/wiki/Plasma_cell" title="Plasma cell">plasma cells</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Eosinophil" title="Eosinophil">eosinophils</a>—are found scattered in loose connective tissue, providing the ground for starting <a href="/wiki/Inflammation" title="Inflammation">inflammatory</a> and <a href="/wiki/Immune_system" title="Immune system">immune</a> responses upon the detection of <a href="/wiki/Antigen" title="Antigen">antigens</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ross_23-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ross-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 161">: 161 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Clinical_significance">Clinical significance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Connective_tissue&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Clinical significance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Connective_tissue_disease" title="Connective tissue disease">Connective tissue disease</a></div> <p>There are many types of connective tissue disorders, such as: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Connective_tissue_neoplasm" title="Connective tissue neoplasm">Connective tissue neoplasms</a> including <a href="/wiki/Sarcoma" title="Sarcoma">sarcomas</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Hemangiopericytoma" title="Hemangiopericytoma">hemangiopericytoma</a> and <a href="/wiki/Malignant_peripheral_nerve_sheath_tumor" title="Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor">malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor</a> in nervous tissue.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congenital_disease" class="mw-redirect" title="Congenital disease">Congenital diseases</a> include <a href="/wiki/Marfan_syndrome" title="Marfan syndrome">Marfan syndrome</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ehlers-Danlos_Syndrome" class="mw-redirect" title="Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome">Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myxomatous_degeneration" class="mw-redirect" title="Myxomatous degeneration">Myxomatous degeneration</a> – a pathological weakening of connective tissue.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mixed_connective_tissue_disease" title="Mixed connective tissue disease">Mixed connective tissue disease</a> – a disease of the <a href="/wiki/Autoimmune_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Autoimmune system">autoimmune system</a>, also <a href="/wiki/Undifferentiated_connective_tissue_disease" title="Undifferentiated connective tissue disease">undifferentiated connective tissue disease</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Systemic_lupus_erythematosus" class="mw-redirect" title="Systemic lupus erythematosus">Systemic lupus erythematosus</a> (SLE) – a major autoimmune disease of connective tissue</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scurvy" title="Scurvy">Scurvy</a>, caused by a deficiency of <a href="/wiki/Vitamin_C" title="Vitamin C">vitamin C</a> which is necessary for the synthesis of collagen.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fibromuscular_dysplasia" title="Fibromuscular dysplasia">Fibromuscular dysplasia</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Vascular_disease" title="Vascular disease">disease of the blood vessels</a> that leads to an abnormal growth in the arterial wall.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Connective_tissue&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Endometrium" title="Endometrium">Endometrium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parametrium" title="Parametrium">Parametrium</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes_and_references">Notes and references</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Connective_tissue&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Notes and 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