1. It is avascular dense connective tissue, with intercellular matrix.
Cartilage
It is avascular dense connective tissue, with intercellular matrix.

2. Types Type Features Example Hyaline Large amount of matrix
Epiphyseal plate of cartilage
Articular cartilages
Fibrocartilage (white)
Little matrix
Rich in collagen fibers
firm
Intervertebral discs
Intraarticular cartilages
Elastic (yellow)
Rich in elastic fibers
maleable
Auricle of ear
Epiglottis

4. MUSCLE There are 3 main types of muscles
Skeletal
Smooth
Cardiac
Site
Attached to skeleton
Viscera except heart
Heart
Muscle fibers
Striated
Innervation
Somatic nerves
Autonomic nerves
Action
voluntary
Involuntary

6. Attachment of skeletal muscle:
Skeletal muscles:
Attachment of skeletal muscle:
Origin: it is the beginning of the muscle, it is usually proximal & fixed.
Insertion: it is the end of the muscle, it is usually distal & movable.
Forms of attachments:
Fleshy: the regular fleshy nature of the muscle.
Tendon: cylindrical cord like fibrous tissue.
Aponeurosis: flat sheet like fibrous tissue.
Raphe: meeting of 2 muscles (usually in midline), in the form of a mixture of fleshy & tendinuous fibers.

7. Types of skeletal muscles:
Features
Parallel
The muscle fibers are parallel from origin to insertion
Fusiform
Parallel muscle fibers with central dilatation
Triangular
The fibers attaches by a wide origin & narrow insertion
Circular
The fibers forms a circle
Pennate
Unipennate
The fibers attaches obliquely to the tendon from one side
Bipennate
The fibers attaches to the tendon from 2 sides
Multipennate
Union of many bipennate parts
Circumpennate
Circular arrangement of multipennate