Animal Tissues (CONNECTIVE) Flashcards
Their main function is to bind and support other tissues.
Connective Tissue
A large group of different tissues characterized by having dispersed cells and large extracellular space is called what?
Extracellular matrix
Includes protein fibers. May be solid, soft, or liquid
Connective Tissue
Protein fibers
Collagen, elastic, reticular
Functions of Connective Tissue
Protection, Provision of cushion, Maintenance of body form, Filling body space, Storage of fats, Transport of nutrients and wastes, Body defense, Repair of body parts
3 large groups of Connective Tissues
Connective Tissue Proper, Supportive Connective Tissue, Fluid Connective Tissue
Loose, defense, reticular, elastic, and adipose are under what group of connective tissue?
Connective Tissue Proper
Cartilage and bones are under what group of connective tissue?
Supportive connective tissue
Blood and lymph are under what group of connective tissue?
Fluid connective tissue
Connective Tissue Proper is composed of what?
Loose, defense, reticular, elastic, and adipose
Supportive connective tissue is composed of what?
Cartilage and bones
Fluid connective tissue is composed of what?
Blood and lymph
With watery matrix that contains WBC, collagen, elastic, and reticular fibers. Found beneath the epithelia of the skin, around blood vessels, muscles and nerves, and in the internal organs like lungs and urinary bladder.
Loose connective tissue
Its function is for binding and supporting one tissue to another. Protecting and nourishing the organs and structures. Storing body fluids.
Loose connective tissue
Made up of closely packed bundles of collagen fibers with few cells. Less flexible but more rigid. Found in the tendons, ligaments, and in dermis of the skin
Dense connective tissue
Made up of cells called reticulocytes and matrix that contains reticular fibers. Give support to soft organs as the spleen, lymph nodes, and liver. Provide framework for bone marrow and lymphoid (blood-cell making organs)
Reticular Connective Tissue
Reticular connective tissue is made up of cells called what?
Reticulocytes
Found in large arteries such as the aorta, bronchial tubes, and in the ligaments of vertebral column. Highly elastic and can stretch 1.5 times and then recoil.
Elastic Connective Tissue
With flattened fibroblast cells with a matrix containing elastic fibers and interspersed collagen fibers.
Elastic Connective Tissue
Elastic connective tissue can stretch up to how many times and then recoil?
1.5 times
Special types of connective tissues that store fats. Appear as translucent fat globules. Are found anywhere in the body, specially in empty spaces.
Adipose tissues
Serves as energy reservoirs for organs and may provide insulation. Found in the subcutaneous layer of the skin help shape, cushion, and insulate the body. Kidneys, heart, and orbit of the eyes are all cushioned by this.
Adipose tissues
With cells called chondrocytes
Cartilage
Separated by a strong flexible made up of a substance called chondrin (a protein-carbohydrate complex)
Chondrocytes
