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1
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Unlike epithelium, connective tissue consists mostly of what?

A

intercellular components and a limited number of cells

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What are the 4 main functions of CT?

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structral support, medium for exchange, defense/protection, and storage of adipose

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What are the 4 main characteristics of CT?

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derived from mesenchyme, support cells separated by matrix, support cells produce matrix, and cells adhere to matrix

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What are the main components of the ground substance of extracellular matrix?

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glycosaminoglycans, proteoglycans, adhesive glycoproteins, and other.

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Which are larger, sulfated or non-sulfated GAGs

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non-sulfated GAGs are larger molecules

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Which type of GAGs are covalently bonded to proteins?

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Sulfated GAGs

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Which type of GAGs is important for allowing diffusion in some tissues as it holds a lot of water?

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Non-sulfated GAGs

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What are the main two positive aspects of inflammation?

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increased fluidity will aid cell movement and increases numbers of defensive cells

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What is the main negative aspect of inflammation?

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excessive swelling can damage blood vessels, nerves, and cells

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What is the term for a protein core with many sulfated GAGs attached?

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proteoglycans

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What kind of fibers are associated with CT?

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reticular, elastic and collagen

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What is the most common CT protein?

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collagen

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Wich type of collagen accounts for about 90% of the total body collagen?

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Type I collagen

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Which type of collagen is known for great tensile strength but does not stretch?

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collagen I

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T/F: As aging increases, fiber production slows and the fibers produced are stronger.

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False; production slows but fibers produced are weaker (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome)

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Which vitamin deficit is associated with weaker collagen I, bruising and bleeding gums?

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Vitamin C (scurvy)

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Which type of fiber can stretch 150% of its resting length?

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elastic

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Which type of fiber is important in blood vessels and lungs, commonly produced by fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells, and generally has fewer pathologies associated with it?

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Elastic

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As age increases, what happens to the number of elastic fibers?

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decreases

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What condition is a hereditary condition of CT, bones, muscles, ligaments and skeletal structures and is characterized by undeveloped elastic fibers?

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Marfan’s Syndrome

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T/F: Marfan’s Syndrome can lead to aortic aneurysm.

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True

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Which type of fiber lasts for about 3 days, is not affected by age, and is the first fiber produced during wound healing?

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reticular

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What are the 7 different cells in CT?

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fibroblasts, fibrocytes, myofibroblast, adipocytes, plasma cells, macrophages, and mast cells

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Where are fibroblasts usually derived from?

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mesenchyme cells

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When do fibroblasts primarily divide?
wound healing
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What are the 3 main structural functions of fibroblasts?
produce/maintain matrix, produce growth factors, and scar formation
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What are the main defensive functions of fibroblasts?
produce cytokines and enzymes and they can phagocytize when it is really needed.
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T/F: Fibrocytes appear flatter than fibroblasts?
true
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T/F: Fibrocytes can produce collagen I fibers and elastic fibers.
False; cannot produce either
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T/F: Fibrocytes can produce hyloronic acid (GAGs), ground substance, and reticular fibers
True
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When do myofibroblasts primarily function?
during wound healing and tooth eruption
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Which type of cells associated with CT possess features of both fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells?
myofibroblasts
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Which cells associated with CT do not divide or change into other cell types?
adipocytes
34
Where are adipocytes derived and what is their function?
mesenchyme cells and energy regulation
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Which type of cells associated with CT are derived from B lymphocytes?
plasma cells
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T/F: plasma cells are typically found in blood.
False
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Which type of cells associated with CT are short lived (2-3 weeks), do not divide, are large cells with a spherical "clock faced" nucleus, and produce anitbodies?
plasma cells
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Which cells associated with CT are derived from monocytes, can divide, are very important defensive cells, and have a kidney bean shaped nucleus?
macrophages (histiocytes)
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What are the 4 main functions of macrophages?
phagocytosis, act as APCs, creating foreign body giant cells, and release cytokines
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What 2 examples were given in class where foreign body giant cells are formed in response to?
sizeable objects like splinters and some pathogens like Tuberculosis
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Which type of cells are large cells containing cytoplasmic granules, occasionally divide, live for days to a few months, and are derived from a bone marrow precursor?
Mast cells
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Where were mast cells once thought to be derived from?
basophils
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What 4 events do mast cells mediate?
inflammation, immediate hypersensitivity response (simple allergy), anaphylaxis, and asthma
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What are the 4 main mediators released by mast cells in granules?
histamine, heparin, Eosinophil Chemotactic Factor (ECF), and Neutrophil Chemotactic Factor (NCF)
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Which primary mediator increases permeability of capillaries and venules along with vasodilating arterioles to increase blood flow and contraction of visceral smooth muscle?
histamine
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Which primary mediator binds to and inactivates histamine (slowly)?
Heparin
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Which primary mediator attracts eosinophils?
ECF
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What are the 4 ways Eosinophils limit the effects of histamine and allergic responses?
inhibit leukotrienes, inhibit mast cell degranulation, phagocytize IgE, and secretion of histaminase
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T/F: Eosinophils can destroy parasitic worm larvae
True
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Which primary mediator attracts neutrophils?
NCF
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What is the main secondary mediator produced by mast cells?
leukotrienes
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T/F: histamine is 1000s of times more powerful than leukotrienes.
False; vice versa
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T/F: leukotrienes will extend and amplify the effects of histamine.
True
54
What 4 stimuli will activate mast cells?
direct mast cell trauma, phagocytosis, IgE-allergin complex, and complement process/molecules
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T/F: B and T memory cells are produced during the secondary exposure to an antigen (secondary immune response).
False; first exposure or primary immune response is when B and T memory cells are produced
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T/F: secondary immune response is quicker, more intense, and longer lasting.
true

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