Origin: mesenchyme
Location: dermis of skin.
Origin: mesoderm: somites.
Composition: relatively little ground substance, sparse cell population - fibroblasts, high proportion of collagenous fibers arranged in bundles oriented in various directions
Location: tendons, ligaments, aponeuroses.
Composition: abundant fibers are arranged in a very orderly manner between which are rows of fibroblasts, sparse ground substance.