ANATOMY (Cartilage and Bone) Flashcards
Connective tissue fibers:
- Collagenous fibers (20 types)
- Reticular fibers
- Elastic fibers
-each connective tissue will have 3 fibers
*produced inside the fibroblasts
Collagen fibers:
-most common
-more than 20 types
-fibril forming (Type I, II, III, V, XI)
-fibril anchoring (Type IX, XII, XIV)
-anchoring fibril forming (Type VII)
-networking forming (Type IV)
Reticular fibers:
-fibril forming collagen (Type III)
-singular collagen fiber
Elastic fibers:
-stretchable (elastin and fibrillin)
Fascia:
-loose irregular connective tissue
Aponeurosis:
-dense irregular connective tissue
*when need more strength
Tendons and ligaments:
-dense regular connective tissues
-runs in ONE direction
-prevents pulling
Cartilage:
-pliable and firm matrix
-considerable tensile strength
Ex. trachea: use cartilage to maintain the shape and keep it open
Properties of cartilage:
-avascular: no blood (no bleeding)
-alymphatic: no lymph
-aneural: no nerves (no pain)
Cartilage cells:
-chondroblasts
-chondrocytes
Chondroblasts:
-located at periphery of growing cartilage
-oval basophilic cell located in a lucuna
-dividing cell and forms matrix
Chondrocytes:
-elongated to spherical cell
-glycogen and lipid droplets in older chondrocytes
-fill lacunae in living state, but have artifactual space in fixed tissue
Cartilage matrix:
-ground amorphous substances (GAGs) and fibers
-mainly type II collagen fibers (Type I collagen in fibrocartilage)
-proteoglycans
-aggrecan
Proteoglycans:
-bind to collagen to create sieves
Aggrecan:
-formed by binding of proteoglycans to hyaluronic acid
>role in transporting water and electrolytes
GAGs:
-7 types
-non-sulfated GAG (hyaluronic acid: present in cartilage)
-sulfated GAGs (3 present in cartilage)
Perichondrium:
- Inner cellular layer (chondrogenic)
- Outer fibrous layer
*surrounds cartilage (except on articular surface)
Classification of cartilage:
-based on type of fibers in matrix
>hyaline cartilage
>elastic cartilage
>fibrocartilage
Hyaline cartilage:
-firm gel with type II collagen fibers
>have some refractive index as ground substance, so NOT visible
-periphery: small chondrocytes
-deep part: large and polyhedral chondrocytes
-sometimes 2,4 or more chondrocytes per lacuna
Hyaline cartilage location:
-everywhere in body
-80-90%
-cover articulate service of bone or embedded within tissues (ex. trachea)
Small chondrocytes: hyaline cartilage
-in elliptical lacunae running parallel to surface
Elastic cartilage:
-located where elasticity and rigidity are needed
-only few elastic fibers near perichondrium
-dense network of elastic fibers within deeper part
-greater variation in size of lacunae than hyaline cartilage