Blood vessels, heart, lymphatic vessels, alveoli, kidney tubules, serous membranes

Kidney tubules, glands, choroid plexuses, terminal bronchioles, ovaries

Bronchioles, auditory tubes, uterus, fallopian tubes, stomach, intestines, gallbladder, bile ducts, ventricles of brain

Nasal cavity, nasal sinuses, auditory tubes, pharynx, trachea, bronchi

Mouth, throat, larynx, esophagus, anus, vagina, inferior urethra, corneas

Outer layer of the skin

Sweat glands, ovarian follicular cells, salivary glands

Mammary gland ducts, larynx, portion of male urethra

Urinary bladder, ureters, superior urethra

Packing between glands, muscles, & nerves, attaches the skin to underlying tissues

Subcutaneous areas, mesenteries, renal pelvis, surface of colon, mammary glands

Within lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow

Tendons, ligaments

Dermis of skin, organ capsules, outer layer of blood vessels

Elastic ligaments between vertebrae & along dorsal aspect of neck (nucha), vocal cords

Walls of blood vessels

Growing long bones, cartilage rings of respiratory system, costal cartilage of ribs, nasal cartilages, articulating surfaces of bones, forms the embryonic skeleton

Intervertebral disks, pubic symphysis, articular disks (knees, temporomandibular joints)

External ears, epiglottis, auditory tubes

Types of Loose Connective Tissues