Connective Tissue

1.1.6 Outline the functions of connective tissue. 

Functions of Connective Tissue

There are 3 types of connective tissue you need to know about:

• Cartilage - Cartilage is a hard, strong connective tissue that provides support for some soft tissues and forms a sliding area for joints so that bones can move easily. In a mature individual it is found mainly at the end of bones, in the nose, trachea, and in association with the ribs and vertebrae.

• Ligaments - bands of tough fibrous connective tissue that connect one bone to another, serving to support and strengthen a joint.

• Tendons - connect muscles to bones. They are specialised skeletal structures that generally transmit muscular forces to bones.