Function of Connective Tissue

In this article we will discuss about the function of connective tissue

Function of Connective Tissue

• Connective tissue binds various tissue together and form structural framework for the body
• Areolar connective tissue serves as a support framework for epithelium
• Adipose connective tissue store energy as fat, conserve body heat, fills space in the body pads and guards many organs and shape up the body.
• Dense irregular tissue provides a protective capsule around many organs like spleen and liver
• Dense regular tissue bind the bones together and attaches the muscle to the bone
• Cartilages gives shapes the outer ear, facilitates the movement of vocal cords, an indication of a fetal skeleton, and growth zone of children’s bones
• Bones forms shape and the frame work of the body
• Blood transporting oxygen and nutrients to all over the body
• The lymphatic tissue helps in body immunity