Three Types of Connective Tissue

There’s all sorts of stuff holding the bones and body together, and it’s known as connective tissue.

The three types you should know about at Level 2 are tendons, ligaments and cartilage, and we’ve handily summed up each one in this diagram:

(Note: another type of connective tissue is fascia; Level 3 goes into that in more detail, but there’s a quick definition of it in the glossary).