Dense Irregular Connective Tissue-Renal Capsule

In some organ capsules, the taut, fiber-rich connective tissue shows a woven structure. The fibers are densely packed in layers, running in the direction, in which the tissue is pulled. In other cases, as in this example, the coarse fiber bundles are tightly inter woven, which explains the name matted or felted connective tissue . Intermingle d with the coarse bundles of collagen fibers,  there are also delicate reticular fibers. This preparation does not show the cellular components.  Human renal capsule.

Scanning electron microscopy; magnification: × 5000

References

Kuehnel, W.(2003). Color Atlas of Cytology, Histology, and Microscopic Anatomy. 4^th edition . Institute of Anatomy Universitätzu Luebeck Luebeck, Germany . Thieme Stuttgar t· New York .