Connective tissue coverings surrounding muscles include the epimysium (surrounding the entire muscle), perimysium (surrounding bundles of muscle fibers or fascicles), and endomysium (surrounding individual muscle fibers). For nerves, the coverings are the epineurium (surrounding the entire nerve), perineurium (surrounding bundles of nerve fibers), and endoneurium (surrounding individual nerve fibers). In bones, the periosteum covers the outer surface, while the endosteum lines the inner surfaces.
epimysium
The connective tissue surrounding the fascicle of a muscle is the perimysium.
Connective tissue sheath surrounding each fascicle
periosteum
periosteum
Epithelial tissues are not considered connective tissues. Epithelial tissues form linings and coverings in the body, while connective tissues provide structural support and connect different tissues and organs. Adipose tissue is a type of connective tissue that stores fat.
The least specialized connective tissue in the adult body is loose connective tissue, also known as areolar connective tissue. It has a loose arrangement of collagen and elastic fibers with various cell types scattered throughout, providing support and flexibility to surrounding structures.
perimyseum
two types of connective tissue coverings - bony vertebrae and tough, connective tissue meninges - plus a cushion of cerebrospinal fluid surround and protect the delicate nervous tissue of the spinal cord.
The irregular fibrous (dense) connective tissue is covering most of the organs of our body: Fasciae (muscle, tendons, and below the skin), periosteum (bone), deep layer of dermis (our entire body), pericardium (heart and its valves), perichondrium (cartilage), joint capsules (joints), membrane capsules of liver, kidney, and lymph nodes, tunica albuginea (testicle), etcetera.
Connective tissue obtains nutrients through diffusion from nearby blood vessels. Nutrients diffuse through the blood vessel walls and into the surrounding connective tissue to provide nourishment to the cells within the tissue.
ligaments