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BL Connective Tissue Flashcards

1
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What is connective tissue?

A

Tissue that supports, protects + connects other tissues and organs in the body
Made of cells, fibre + ground substance

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What are the 3 components of connective tissue?

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Cells
Fibres
Ground substance

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What are the main cells in connective tissue?

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Fibroblasts
Chondrocytes
Osteocytes/blasts/clasts
Stem cells
Adipocytes
Reticular cells - in lymphatic vessels

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What are the 3 fibres in connective tissue?

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Collagen
Elastin
Reticulin

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What are the 3 groups of connective tissue?

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Connective tissue proper
Fluid connective tissue
Supportive connecting tissue

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6
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What are types of connective tissue proper?

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Loose
Dense

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7
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What are the types of fluid connective tissue?

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Blood
Lymph

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What are the types of supportive connecting tissue?

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Cartilage
Bone

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What is ground substance?

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Gel containing protein glycoproteins, glycoaminoglycans, lipids + water

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What is extracellular matrix?

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Ground substance and fibres linked to form a complex network

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Function of fibroblasts

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Produce collagen + fibres of ground substance

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Functions of connective tissue

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  • Binding + supporting
  • Protection
  • Insulating
  • Storage - bone marrow + adipose
  • Transporting substances
    Separation of tissue
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13
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What is the least specialised connective tissue in adults?

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Loose/areolar connective tissue

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14
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What are the two types of dense connective tissue?
Describe each type

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Irregular - fibres running in different direction
Regular - fibres running parallel to each other

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Structure of loose connective tissue

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  • Cells - fibroblasts, macrophages, mast cells, adipocytes
  • Fibres - collagenous + elastic
  • Ground substance
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Functions of loose connective tissue

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  • Holds vessels
  • Permits cell migration
  • Involved in inflammation pathways
  • Packaging around organs
  • Shock absorber
  • Stabilises organs - surrounds all organs
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17
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What do mast cells contain?

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Histamines - ^ blood vessel wall permeability
Heparin - anticoagulant
Cytokines - attract eosinophils and neutrophils

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18
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Function of histamines

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Increase blood vessel wall permeability

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19
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What do mast cells look like?

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Basophils
Many vesicles

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What is a unilocular adipocytes?

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A large single lipid droplet
Nucleus, cytoplasm + organelles all sequenced to one side of cell

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21
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Why do adipocytes appear white in H&E staining?

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Xylene + toluene strip out the fats

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Function of white adipose tissue

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Padding
Shock absorber
Insulation
Energy reserve

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What is a multilocular adipocyte?

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Multiple small lipid drops
Nucleus, cytoplasm + organelle squeezed to centre of cell

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24
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Function of brown adipose tissue

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Insulation
Energy reserve

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25
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Nucleus in white vs adipose tissue

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  • white: nucleus pushed to side
  • brown: central nucleus
26
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What type of adipose tissue has the most mitochondria?

27
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What are adipose cells generated from?

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Immature fibroblasts
Mesenchymal stem cells

28
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Who is brown adipose tissue found in?

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Neonates
Young children
Upper backs of adults

29
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Lipid breakdown in white adipose tissue

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Slow
Heat only generated after shivering reflex

30
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Why do babies have brown adipose tissue?

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Unable to shiver

31
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How does brown adipose generate heat?

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1- noradrenaline released in response to cold
2- noradrenaline activates lipase: TAG > fatty acids
3- fatty acids activate UCP1 (thermogenin)
4- UCP1 uncouples ETC
5- H+ transported back to mitochondria
6- energy released as extra heat

32
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What does brown adipose tissue contain that allows heat generation?

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Thermogenin (UCP1) - physiological uncoupler

33
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What are the 4 types of collagen?

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  • Type I - most common
    - in tendons, skin dermis
  • Type II - fibrils don’t form fibres
    - in hyaline + elastic cartilage
  • Type III - reticulin
    - fibres around muscles + nerves
    + within lymphathic tissues
    -Type IV - in basement membrane
34
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What is the most common type of collagen?

35
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What collagen is present in hyaline + elastic cartilage?

36
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What type of collagen is reticulin?

37
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What type of collagen is in the basement membrane?

38
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What fibre is absent in loose connective tissue?

39
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Functions of the fibres in connective tissue

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  • collagen - flexible with high tensile strength
  • reticulin supportive framework
  • elastin - recoil after stretch
40
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Where is loose connective tissue located?

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Around small blood vessels
Beneath epithelia
Associated with epithelium of glands

41
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What is proteoglycans?

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Large macromolecule consisting of a core protein which glycoaminoglycans are covalent bound

42
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What are glycoaminoglycans?
Example

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Long chained polysaccharides
hyaluronic acids

43
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Function of irregular dense tissue

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  • Prevents tearing - Irregular arrangement resists forces in multiple directions
  • Stretch + recoil - due to elastic fibres
44
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Structure of mucoid connective tissue

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  • Cells - immature fibroblasts
  • Fibres - collagen II fibres
  • Ground substance - hylauronic acid
45
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Where is mucoid connective tissue found?

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Umbilical cord
Vitreous humour of eye

46
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Examples of locations dense irregular connective tissue

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Deep layer of dermis
Submcosa of intestine

47
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Examples of locations of dense regular connective tissue

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Tendons
Ligaments
Aponeuroses

48
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What type of collagen is in dense connective tissue?

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Collagen I

49
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Types of fascia

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Superficial
Deep
Visceral or parietal

50
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Structure of fascia

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Sheet of fibrous connective tissue containing closely packed bundles of collagen fibres orientated in a wavy pattern parallel to direction of pul

51
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What clinical conditions result due to connective tissue issues?

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Scurvy
Marfan’s syndrome
Osteogenesis imperfecta

52
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What is elastin surrounded by?

53
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Distinguish between the structure of loose and dense connective tissue

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Loose - many cells
- sparse collagen fibres
- abundant ground substance

Dense - few cells (nearly all fibroblasts)
- many collagen fibres
- little ground substance

54
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Where is connective tissue located?

A

At the sites where pathogens can be destroyed by cells of the immune system

55
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2 examples of loose connective tissue

A

Superficial dermis of skin
Submucosa of colon

56
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Describe the structure of ligaments

A

Collagen bundles densely packed in parallel arrangements
Are arranged in fascicles

57
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What germ layer to most connective tissue cells originate from?

58
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Structure of collagen

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  • 3 alpha polypeptide chains
  • repeating structure with glycine in every 3rd position
  • glycine lie in middle of helix
59
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What does abnormal collagen type I result in?

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Osteogenesis imperfecta

60
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What are the layers of the basement membrane?

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Basal lamina
Reticular lamina

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