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Dense connective tissue, also called dense fibrous tissue, has collagen
Collagen

Collagen is the main protein of connective tissue in animals and the most abundant protein in mammals, making up about 25% to 35% of the whole-body protein content....
 fibers as its main matrix element. It is mainly composed of collagen type I. Crowded between the collagen fibers are rows of fibroblast
Fibroblast

A fibroblast is a type of cell that synthesizes the extracellular matrix and collagen , the structural framework for animal tissues, and play a critical role in wound healing....
s, fiber-forming cells, that manufacture the fibers. Dense connective tissue forms strong, rope-like structures such as tendon
Tendon

A tendon is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle to bone and is capable of withstanding tension . Tendons are similar to ligaments except that ligaments join one bone to another....
s and ligament
Ligament

Ligaments connect bone to bone. In anatomy, the term ligament is used to denote three different types of structures:# Fibrous Tissue that connects bones to other bones....
s. Tendons attach skeletal muscle
Skeletal muscle

They generally contract voluntarily , although they can contract involuntarily through Reflex action. The whole muscle is wrapped in a special type of connective tissue, epimysium....
s to bone
Bone

Bones are rigid organ that form part of the endoskeleton of vertebrates. They function to move, support, and protect the various organs of the body, produce red blood cell and white blood cells and store minerals....
s; ligaments connect bones to bones at joints.






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Dense connective tissue, also called dense fibrous tissue, has collagen
Collagen

Collagen is the main protein of connective tissue in animals and the most abundant protein in mammals, making up about 25% to 35% of the whole-body protein content....
 fibers as its main matrix element. It is mainly composed of collagen type I. Crowded between the collagen fibers are rows of fibroblast
Fibroblast

A fibroblast is a type of cell that synthesizes the extracellular matrix and collagen , the structural framework for animal tissues, and play a critical role in wound healing....
s, fiber-forming cells, that manufacture the fibers. Dense connective tissue forms strong, rope-like structures such as tendon
Tendon

A tendon is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle to bone and is capable of withstanding tension . Tendons are similar to ligaments except that ligaments join one bone to another....
s and ligament
Ligament

Ligaments connect bone to bone. In anatomy, the term ligament is used to denote three different types of structures:# Fibrous Tissue that connects bones to other bones....
s. Tendons attach skeletal muscle
Skeletal muscle

They generally contract voluntarily , although they can contract involuntarily through Reflex action. The whole muscle is wrapped in a special type of connective tissue, epimysium....
s to bone
Bone

Bones are rigid organ that form part of the endoskeleton of vertebrates. They function to move, support, and protect the various organs of the body, produce red blood cell and white blood cells and store minerals....
s; ligaments connect bones to bones at joints. Ligaments are more stretchy and contain more elastic fibers than tendons. Dense connective tissue also make up the lower layers of the skin
Skin

The skin is the outer covering of the body, also known as the epidermis. It is the largest organ of the integumentary system made up of multiple layers of epithelial biological tissue, and guards the underlying muscles, bones, ligaments and organ s....
 (dermis), where it is arranged in sheets.

Types

It is often divided into "regular" and "irregular":

Dense regular connective tissue

Dense regular connective tissue provides strong connection between different tissues. The collagen fibers in dense regular connective tissue are bundled in a parallel fashion. Tendon
Tendon

A tendon is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle to bone and is capable of withstanding tension . Tendons are similar to ligaments except that ligaments join one bone to another....
s, which connect muscle to bone, derive their strength from the regular, longitudinal arrangement of bundles of elastic fibers. Ligaments bind bone to bone and are similar in structure to tendons.

Fibrous connective tissue
Fibrous connective tissue

In zootomy, fibrous connective tissue is a type of connective tissue which has relatively high tensile strength, due to a relatively high concentration of collagen or elastin fibers....
 refers to a similar concept.

Dense irregular connective tissue

Dense irregular connective tissue has fibers that are not arranged in parallel bundles as in dense regular connective tissue. This tissue comprises a large portion of the dermal layer of skin
Dermis

File:EpidermisPainted.svgThe dermis is a layer of skin between the epidermis_ and subcutaneous tissues, and is composed of two layers, the papillary_dermis and reticular dermis....
. This type of tissue is also in the protective white layer of the eyeball and in the deeper skin layers.

It consists primarily of collagenous fibers.

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