13. Write a function of:
(a) areolar tissue
(c) tendon
(b) Adipose tissue
(d) Ligament
Answers
ᴀ. ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴀʀᴇᴏʟᴀʀ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛɪssᴜᴇ ʜᴏʟᴅs ᴏʀɢᴀɴs ɪɴ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄʜᴇs ᴇᴘɪᴛʜᴇʟɪᴀʟ ᴛɪssᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀʟʏɪɴɢ ᴛɪssᴜᴇs. ɪᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ sᴇʀᴠᴇs ᴀs ᴀ ʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴏɪʀ ᴏғ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀʟᴛs ғᴏʀ sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛɪssᴜᴇs. ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴄᴇʟʟs ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɴᴜᴛʀɪᴇɴᴛs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴡᴀsᴛᴇs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀʀᴇᴏʟᴀʀ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛɪssᴜᴇ.
ʙ. ᴀ ᴛᴇɴᴅᴏɴ ɪs ᴀ ғɪʙʀᴏᴜs ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛɪssᴜᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄʜᴇs ᴍᴜsᴄʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴏɴᴇ. ᴛᴇɴᴅᴏɴs ᴍᴀʏ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄʜ ᴍᴜsᴄʟᴇs ᴛᴏ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʏᴇʙᴀʟʟ. ᴀ ᴛᴇɴᴅᴏɴ sᴇʀᴠᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏɴᴇ ᴏʀ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ
ᴄ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴅɪᴘᴏsᴇ ᴛɪssᴜᴇ ɪs ᴀ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʙᴏʟɪᴄ ᴏʀɢᴀɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ-ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ʜᴏᴍᴇᴏsᴛᴀsɪs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴀᴅɪᴘᴏsᴇ ᴛɪssᴜᴇ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀs ᴀ ᴋᴇʏ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴏɪʀ ғᴏʀ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏʀɢᴀɴs, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴏᴡɴ ᴀᴅɪᴘᴏsᴇ ᴛɪssᴜᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴜᴍᴜʟᴀᴛᴇs ʟɪᴘɪᴅs ғᴏʀ ᴄᴏʟᴅ-ɪɴᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ᴀᴅᴀᴘᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴍᴏɢᴇɴᴇsɪs
ᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛɪssᴜᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɢᴀᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛs ᴛʜᴇsᴇ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛs ᴛʜᴇᴍ ғʀᴏᴍ ʙᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ, ᴛᴡɪsᴛɪɴɢ ᴏʀ ᴛᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ. ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅʟᴇss ᴏғ ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛ ʙᴏɴᴇs ᴏʀ ᴏʀɢᴀɴs ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ʟɪɢᴀᴍᴇɴᴛs ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀɪɴᴛᴀɪɴ sᴛᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ.
[a]holds organs in place and attaches epithelial tissue to other underlying tissues.
[c]attaches muscle to bone.
[b] central metabolic organ in the regulation of whole-body energy homeostasis.
[d]attaches bone to bone, and usually serves to hold structures together and keep them stable.