Areolar tissue - Loose connective tissue
Tendon - Specialized connective tissue
Cartilage - Loose connective tissue
Adipose tissue - Dense connective tissue
Loose connective tissue is a category of connective tissue, which includes areolar tissue, reticular tissue, and adipose tissue. A tendon is a fibrous connective tissue, which attaches muscle to bone. Cartilage is a skeletal connective tissue in animals and is found in the joints between bones, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the bronchial tubes. So, the correct answer is option C.