2. Vinny Lahey Flashcards
What are the 4 general functions of connective tissue?
provide structural support
provide medium for exchange
defense/protection
storage of adipose
What are the 3 important characteristics of connective tissue?
derived from mesenchyme
support cells separated/produce matrix
cells adhere to matrix
Extra cellular matrix is also known as what?
ground substance
Extra cellular matrix is made of what what 3 things?
- GAG’s (mucopolysaccharides)
- Proteoglycans
- Adhesive Glycoproteins
GAG’s (mucopolysaccharides) are hydrophilic or hydrophobic?
hydrophilic
“Protein core with many sulfated GAG’s attached” describes what component of ground substance?
Proteoglycans
Laminin and fibronectin are associated with what component of ground substance?
adhesive glycoproteins
INCREASED fluids and defense cells is a positive aspect of what process?
inflammation
Excessive swelling can damage blood vessels, nerves, and cells is a negative aspect of what process?
inflammation
Whats the most common type of collagen? What is it known for?
Type 1; great tensile strength
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is a pathology associated with improper production of what?
type 1 collagen
When does college 1 fiber production slow and fibers become weaker?
as we age
Deficiency of what leads to rapid breakdown, and potentially scurvy?
vitamin C
What type of fiber is composed of elastin/microfibrils, stretch 150%, important in blood veseels/lungs,and are produced by fibroblasts/smooth muscle cells?
elastic
What happens to elastic fibers in elastic cartilage when we age?
decrease in number
Although few pathologies are associated with elastic cartilage, what is one that is well known?
Marfan syndrome
What type of fiber is the same as collagen 3, common in liver, bone marrow, and lymph nodes, is easy to produce, and last 3 days?
reticular
What affect does aging have on reticular fibers?
none
What fibers are the first to be produced during wound healing?
reticular
What cells in CT are derived from mesenchyme, *very important in ordinary CT, and may divide during *initial wound healing/growth factors?
fibroblasts
Fibroblasts produce CT/maintain matrix (fibers/ground substance) giving them what?
structure
Fibroblasts produce growth factors (scar formation) giving them the ability to do what?
heal
Fibroblasts produce cytokines/enzymes (can phagocytize) making them what?
defensive
What cells in CT are mature, less active than fibroblast, appears flat, and long lived with *low energy and oxygen requirements (low blood supply)?
fibrocytes
What is the function of fibrocytes?
maintain structure, CAN’T heal