Editing Connective tissue (section)

===Special connective tissue===
'''Special connective tissue''' consists of [[cartilage]], [[bone]], [[blood]] and [[lymph]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Caceci |first=Thomas |title=Connective Tisues |url=http://www.vetmed.vt.edu/education/curriculum/vm8054/labs/lab5/lab5.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130106123922/http://www.vetmed.vt.edu/education/curriculum/vm8054/labs/lab5/lab5.htm |archive-date=6 January 2013 |access-date=9 December 2012}}</ref> Other kinds of connective tissues include fibrous, elastic, and [[lymphatic system#Lymphoid tissue|lymphoid]] connective tissues.<ref>{{Cite news |last=King |first=David |title=Histology Intro |url=http://www.siumed.edu/~dking2/intro/ct.htm#ordinspecial |access-date=9 December 2012}}</ref> Fibroareolar tissue is a mix of fibrous and [[Loose connective tissue#Areolar tissue|areolar tissue]].<ref name="Merriam">{{Cite web |title=Medical Definition of FIBROAREOLAR |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/fibroareolar |access-date=11 October 2018 |website=Merriam-Webster |language=en}}</ref> Fibromuscular tissue is made up of fibrous tissue and [[muscle tissue|muscular tissue]]. New vascularised connective tissue that forms in the process of wound healing is termed [[granulation tissue]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Granulation Tissue Definition |url=http://www.memidex.com/granulation-tissue |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116035707/http://www.memidex.com/granulation-tissue |archive-date=16 November 2018 |access-date=7 May 2016 |website=Memidex}}</ref> All of the special connective tissue types have been included as a subset of [[fascia]] in the ''fascial system'', with blood and lymph classed as ''liquid fascia''.<ref name="Bordoni">{{Cite journal |last=Bordoni |first=Bruno |last2=Mahabadi |first2=Navid |last3=Varacallo |first3=Matthew |date=2022 |title=Anatomy, Fascia |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29630284/ |publisher=StatPearls Publishing |pmid=29630284 |access-date=3 August 2022 |website=StatPearls}}</ref><ref name="Schleip">{{Cite journal |last=Schleip |first=R |last2=Hedley |first2=G |last3=Yucesoy |first3=CA |date=October 2019 |title=Fascial nomenclature: Update on related consensus process. |journal=Clinical Anatomy |volume=32 |issue=7 |pages=929–933 |doi=10.1002/ca.23423 |pmc=6852276 |pmid=31183880}}</ref>

Bone and cartilage can be further classified as '''supportive''' '''connective tissue'''. Blood and lymph can also be categorized as '''fluid connective tissue''',<ref name="Biga">{{Citation |last=Biga |first=Lindsay M. |title=4.3 Connective Tissue Supports and Protects |date=2019 |work=Anatomy & Physiology |url=https://open.oregonstate.education/aandp/chapter/4-3-connective-tissue-supports-and-protects/ |access-date=2021-04-16 |publisher=OpenStax/Oregon State University |language=en |last2=Dawson |first2=Sierra |last3=Harwell |first3=Amy |last4=Hopkins |first4=Robin |last5=Kaufmann |first5=Joel |last6=LeMaster |first6=Mike |last7=Matern |first7=Philip |last8=Morrison-Graham |first8=Katie |last9=Quick |first9=Devon}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Supporting Connective Tissue {{!}} Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab (BSB 141) |url=https://courses.lumenlearning.com/ap1x94x1/chapter/supporting-connective-tissue/ |access-date=2021-04-16 |website=courses.lumenlearning.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Karki |first=Gaurab |date=2018-02-23 |title=Fluid or liquid connective tissue: blood and lymph |url=https://www.onlinebiologynotes.com/fluid-liquid-connective-tissue-blood-lymph/ |access-date=2021-04-16 |website=Online Biology Notes |language=en-US}}</ref> and ''liquid fascia''.<ref name="Bordoni" />