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• skin, tegument, cutis go
  a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
  
• areolar tissue go
  fibrous connective tissue with the fibers arranged in a mesh or net
  
• bone, os go
  rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
  
• marrow, bone marrow go
  the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
  
• elastic tissue go
  connective tissue consisting chiefly of elastic fibers found in the dermis of the skin and in the walls of veins and arteries and in some tendons and ligaments
  
• endoneurium go
  delicate connective tissue around individual nerve fibers in nerve
  
• ligament go
  a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs
  
• perineurium go
  the sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of nerve fibers
  
• perimysium go
  the sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of muscle fibers
  
• sinew, tendon go
  a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
  
• submucosa go
  the connective tissue beneath mucous membrane
  
• fascia, facia go
  a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
  
• scar tissue go
  the connective tissue that forms a scar
  
• granulation, granulation tissue go
  new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process