Connective Tissue

and two types

a type of connective tissue with many types of cells and extra cellular fibers located in a syrupy ground substance.

2 types of connective tissue proper, loose connective tissue and dense connective tissue. They are classified by the number of cells present and the proportions and properties of the fibers and ground substance (dense connective tissue has more cells loose has less) each connective tissue has different functional and structural characteristics.

•  - a distinct population of cells suspended in a watery matrix that contains dissolved proteins