fibrous tissue
Tough connective material
Fibrous tissue is connective tissue composed mainly of collagen fibers, providing strength and structure throughout the body.
It forms tendons, ligaments, scar tissue, and the supportive framework of organs.
When tissue heals after injury, fibrous tissue often replaces the original: The wound healed but left fibrous tissue behind.
- collagenStructural body protein
- ligamentsTough tissue joining bones
- elastinProtein enabling tissue recoil
- keloidsOvergrown fibrous scar tissue
- tendonsFibrous connective cords
wound healing · tissue repair · scar tissue · periosteum · fascia · dermis · cicatrix · sclera · intervertebral discs · connective tissue · scarring · tensile strength · tough · adhesion · woven · binding · sinew · ground substance
fibrous tissueblood
Body's oxygen carrier
lymph · cartilage · fatty tissue · bone · fat tissue
fibrous tissuesoft tissue
Non-rigid body structures
smooth muscle · fatty tissue · adipose · mucosa · pulp
fibrous tissuemuscle tissue
Contractile body material
nervous tissue · neural tissue · skeletal muscle · smooth muscle · cardiac muscle
fiber, fibrous, fibers, fibre, fibril, fibrosis, fibrin, fibroblast, fibroma