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tissue consists different groups of specialized cells that work
together to perform specific functions within the body. These
types of tissue — including connective, dense fibrous and
reticular — are categorized according to the roles they play.
The one constant in this type of tissue is that the fibers work
together to create a continuous mesh around various muscle
fibers. One type of fibrous tissue is known as fibrous
connective tissue. This type of tissue is formed by elastic and
collagen fibers and is used to bind other types of body tissues.
Ligaments and tendons are made of fibrous connective tissue.
There are no living cells in most of this connective tissue.
Instead, it is made mostly of water, proteins, and
polysaccharides. Dense fibrous tissue is made mostly of collagen
and tends to be white in color. This is the type of tissue that
makes up the ligaments and tendons, as well as what is known as
the aponeuroses, or layers of flat tendons. T