You feel some discomfort on your chest, take off your shirt to check it out and see red, irritated patches of skin, it could be eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis. But don't panic just yet. If a ...

Context Explanation

Areolar connective tissue is a loosely arranged connective tissue that is widely distributed in the body and contains collagen fibers, reticular fibers, and a few elastic fibers embedded in a thin, almost fluid-like ground substance. The areolar connective tissue is a subtype of loose connective tissue. Areolar Connective Tissue: is a loosely arranged connective tissue that is widely distributed in the body such as in gastrointestinal tract, blood vessels and ducts of glands. The areolar tissue contains collagen fibers, reticular fibers and a few elastic fibers embedded in a thin and almost fluid-like ground substance.

Insight Material

White fat is the most abundant type of adipose tissue in the body and is found mainly in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin forming a layer of fat known as the panniculus adiposus; most white fat is stored subcutaneously in the areolar connective tissue between the dermis and the muscles. Epithelial tissues do not have their own blood supply and only get their blood supply by diffusion from nearby loose connective tissues such as areolar connective tissue. Because of the dependency of epithelial tissues on surrounding loose connective tissues, their degree of thickness is limited. The Biceps brachii has two heads: the long and short heads that arise by tendons from two origins. These tendons then expand into two fleshy bellies that lie side by side and loosely connected by areolar tissue but do not merge until just above the elbow joint, below the main convexity of the muscle bellies.

Final Conclusion

This is where they unite to form a flat tendon whose lower end rotates (anterior ...