Table 1.

Classification of the different types of connective tissues.

Connective tissue types
Proper			Specialized
Soft	Dense
Adipose tissue: brown, beige and white adipose tissue Areolar tissue: sub-cutaneous, around blood vessels, and nerves Reticular tissue: into the liver, pancreas, lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow	Regular	Irregular	Bones cartilage
	Tendons: direct tendons, wrap-around tendons Ligaments: intra articular and extraarticular, synovial joints	Dermis Capsules of organs (periosteum, epimysium) Walls of tubular organs Muscle connective tissue (endomysium, perimysium)