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1 Connective Tissues Flashcards

1
Q

Four types of tissue:

[__________]

Epithelial

Muscle

Nervous

(fill in the blank)

A

Connective

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Four types of tissue:

Connective

[__________]

Muscle

Nervous

(fill in the blank)

A

Epithelial

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3
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Four types of tissue:

Connective

Epithelial

[______]

Nervous

(fill in the blank)

A

Muscle

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4
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Four types of tissue:

Connective

Epithelial

Muscle

[_______]

(fill in the blank)

A

Nervous

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5
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Connective tissues are considered highly vascular, with the exception of what?

A

Cartilage

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6
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What is the most abundant type of tissue in the body?

A

Connective tissue

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7
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Connective tissues generally have much or little intercellular matrix?

A

Much

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8
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Connective tissues derive from embryologic:

Ectoderm

Mesoderm

Endoderm

A

Mesoderm

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9
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Connective tissues responsible for the storage and metabolism of fat are called:

A

Adipocytes

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10
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[__________] is a type of connective tissue composed mainly of ground substance with few cells or fibres.

A

Mesenchyme

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11
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Mast cells, macrophages and white blood cells derive from what?

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Mesenchyme

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12
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Functions of Connective Tissue:

[____________]

Storage of metabolites

Immune and inflammatory responses

Tissue repair

(fill in the blank)

A

Support (stroma)

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13
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Functions of Connective Tissue:

Support (Stroma)

[____________]

Immune and inflammatory responses

Tissue repair

(fill in the blank)

A

Storage of metabolites

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14
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Functions of Connective Tissue:

Support (Stroma)

Storage of metabolites

[_______________]

Tissue repair

(fill in the blank)

A

Immune and inflammatory responses

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Functions of Connective Tissue:

Support (Stroma)

Storage of metabolites

Immune and inflammatory responses

[____________]

(fill in the blank)

A

Tissue repair

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16
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Mesenchyme differentiates in to the following four materials:

[____]

Cartilage

Connective Tissue

Adipose Tissue

(Fill in the blank)

A

Bone

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17
Q

Mesenchyme differentiates in to the following four materials:

Bone

[_________]

Connective Tissue

Adipose Tissue

<em>(Fill in the blank)</em>

A

Cartilage

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18
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Mesenchyme differentiates in to the following four materials:

Bone

Cartilage

[______________]

Adipose Tissue

(Fill in the blank)

A

Connective tissue

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19
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Mesenchyme differentiates in to the following four materials:

Bone

Cartilage

Connective Tissue

[__________]

(Fill in the blank)

A

Adipose tissue

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20
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A sarcoma is a malignant cancer of what type of cell?

A

Mesenchymal cells

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21
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Cancer of mesenchymal cells is known as:

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Sarcoma

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22
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morphology of mesenchyme is charachterised by:

A

Prominent ground substance

Loose aggregate of Reticular fibrils & unspecialised cells

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23
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what are the most common cells of connective tissue?

A

Fibroblasts

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24
Q

Fibroblasts secrete the follwing three components of ground substance:

[___________]

Proteoglycans

Glycoproteins

(Fill in the blank)

A

Glycosaminoglycans

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25
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Fibroblasts secrete the follwing three components of ground substance:

Glycosaminoglycans

[_________]

Glycoproteins

(Fill in the blank)

A

Proteoglycans

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26
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Fibroblasts secrete the follwing three components of ground substance:

Glycosaminoglycans

Proteoglycans

[_________]

(Fill in the blank)

A

Glycoproteins

27
Q

“Inactive mesenchymal cells” best describes fibroblasts or fibrocytes?

A

Fibrocytes

28
Q

What is the term used to describe a bloodborne cell able to leave the blood, enter tissues and become a fibroblast?

A

Fibrocyte

29
Q

What type of cells are present in wounds that are fast closing?

A

Myofibroblasts

30
Q

What are Haematopoietic cells?

A

Cells which form all blood cell types

31
Q

What is haematopoiesis?

A

The formation of cellular components of blood

32
Q

Where would Wharton’s Jelly be found?

A

The umbilical cord, from 3 months onwards

33
Q

How do proteoglycans and glycoproteins lend strength and rigidity to the extracellular matrix?

A

By trapping water molecules

34
Q

The three main protein fibres are:

[_______]

Reticular

Elastic

(fill in the blank)

A

Collagen

35
Q

The three main protein fibres are:

Collagen

[______]

Elastic

(fill in the blank)

A

Reticular

36
Q

The three main protein fibres are:

Collagen

Reticular

[_______]

(fill in the blank)

A

Elastic

37
Q

What is the most abundant protein in the body?

A

Collagenous protein

38
Q

Cirrhosis of the liver is associated with increased deposition of what type of collagen?

A

IV

39
Q

Skin, tendons, vasculature, organs and bone comprise of what type of collagen?

A

Type I

40
Q

Cartilage is comprised of which type of collagen?

A

Type II

41
Q

Reticular fibres found supporting structures made from type I collagen are comprised of what type of collagen?

A

Type III

42
Q

Tha basal lamina (Basement Membrane) is formed from what type of collagen?

A

Type IV

43
Q

Collagen of what type is found in cell surface, the hair and placenta?

A

Type V

44
Q

What type of collagen is found in the structures of the glomeruli and alveoli affected by Goodpasture’s Disease?

A

Type IV

45
Q

Increased glomerular and mesangial deposition of collagen IV may result in what condition?

A

Diabetic Nephropathy

46
Q

Keloid scars feature abnormally large amounts of what collagen type?

A

Type I

47
Q

Are keloid scars more prevalent amongst pigmented ethnic groups, or among caucasians?

A

Pigmented ethnic groups

48
Q

Blue-grey sclera, barrel chest and bowing of the long bones are a sign of what genetic collagen disease?

A

Osteogenesis imperfecta

49
Q

Vitamin C is Important in avoiding scurvy for what reason?

A

Modified amino acids (derived from vit. C) crosslink and stabilize collagens

50
Q

A patient with hyperflexible limb joints due to defective collagen production suffers from what disease?

A

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

51
Q

Protein fibres which appear yellow under the light microscope are called:

A

Elastin

52
Q

Marfan syndrome is a dysregulation of collagen, or fibrillin?

A

Fibrillin

53
Q

What respiratory issue is associated with marfan syndrome?

A

Spontaneous pneumothorax

54
Q

The three primary glycoproteins are:

[_______]

Laminin

Chodronectin

(Fill in the blank)

A

Fibronectin

55
Q

The three primary glycoproteins are:

Fibronectin

[_______}

Chodronectin

(Fill in the blank)

A

Laminin

56
Q

The three primary glycoproteins are:

Fibronectin

Laminin

[_______]

(Fill in the blank)

A

Chondronectin

57
Q

Collagen fibres are connected to cell membranes by which structural glycoprotein?

A

Fibronectin

58
Q

what transmembrane receptors are responsible for bridging the membrane to the extracellular matrix?

A

Intergrins

59
Q

Malignant cells are prevented from invading deeper tissues by what structure?

A

Basement membrane

60
Q

What is angiogenesis?

A

Sprouting of new blood vessels

61
Q

What are the two types of adipose tissue?

A

White & Brown

62
Q

Highly specialised fat found in newborns and hibernating animals is classified as white or brown?

A

Brown

63
Q

what are the two main types of fibrous connective tissues in the body?

A

Collagen, Elastin

64
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