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Chapter 4 Connective Tissues Flashcards

1
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What is the most abundant and widely distributed of the primary tissues?

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Connective tissue

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2
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What are the four main classes of connective tissue?

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Connective tissue proper
Cartilage
Bone
Blood

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What are the subclasses of connective tissue proper?

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  • Loose connective tissue (includes Areolar, Adipose, Reticular)
  • Dense connective tissue (includes Regular, Irregular, Elastic)
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What are the cells associated with loose connective tissue?

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Fibroblasts
Fibrocytes
Defense cells
Adipocytes

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Which subclass of connective tissue proper has a gel-like substance in its matrix?

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Loose connective tissue

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What are the fiber types found in loose connective tissue?

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Collagen
Reticular
Elastic

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What are the six different types of connective tissue proper which vary in density and types of fibers?

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Areolar
Adipose
Reticular
Dense regular
Dense irregular
Dense elastic
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What are the subclasses of Cartilage?

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Hyaline cartilage
Elastic Cartilage
Fibrocartilage

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What are the cells associated with cartilage?

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Chondroblasts found in growing cartilage

Chondrocytes

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What type of matrix does Cartilage have?

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Gel-like ground substance

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What types of fibers are found in Cartilage?

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Collagen

Elastic fibers in some

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Cartilage resists compression because of the large amounts of ___ held in the ___.

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water, matrix

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13
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What are the subclasses of Bone?

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Compact bone

Spongey bone

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14
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What cells are associated with bone?

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Osteoblasts

Osteocytes

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What type of matrix does bone have?

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Gel-like ground substance calcified with inorganic salts

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16
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What type of fibers does bone have?

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Collagen

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17
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What cells are associated with blood?

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Erythrocytes (RBC)
Leukocytes (WBC)
Platelets

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18
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What is contained in blood’s matrix?

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Plasma, with no fibers

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19
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Connective tissue is not composed mainly of cells but instead, largely nonliving ___ ___ separates cells.

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extracellular matrix

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20
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What are the 3 structural elements of connective tissue?

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Ground substance
Fibers
Cells

Composition varies depending on connective tissue

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21
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What is unstructured material that fills space between cells

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Ground substance

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Ground substance is a medium through which solutes ___ between blood capillaries and cells

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diffuse

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23
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What are the components of ground substance?

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  • Interstitial fluid
  • Cell adhesion proteins (“glue”)
  • Proteoglycans
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What are proteoglycans?

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Protein core + large polysaccharides (chrondroitin sulfate and hyaluronic acid)

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What do proteoglygans do?

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Trap water in varying amounts, affecting viscosity of ground substance

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26
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What are the three types of fibers that provide support in connective tissue?

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Collagen
Elastic
Reticular

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27
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Connective tissue fiber which is the strongest and most abundant type. Tough; provides high tensile strength

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Collagen

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28
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Connective tissue fiber which has networks of long, thin, elastin fibers that allow for stretch and recoil

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Elastic fibers

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Connective tissue fiber which has short, fine, highly branched collagenous fibers (different chemistry and form than collagen fibers)
Branch, forming networks that offer more “give”

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Reticular

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30
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What type of cell is in an immature form; mitotically active, and secrete ground substance and fibers?

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Blast cells

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31
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Blast cell associated with Connective tissue proper?

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Fibroblasts

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32
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Blast cell associated with Cartilage?

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Chondroblasts

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33
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Blast cell associated with Bone

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Osteoblasts

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34
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Cells found in hematopoietic stem cells in bone marrow

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Blast cells

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35
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Mature form, maintain matrix

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-cyte cells i.e. Chondrocytes in cartilage

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36
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Other cells types in connective tissue include:

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  • Fat cells
  • WBC
  • Mast cells
  • Macophages
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37
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Which loose connective tissue supports and binds other tissues; is the universal packing material between other tissues?

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Areolar connective tissue

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Areolar connective tissue is the most widely distributed, provides reservoir of ___ and ___, defends against infection, stores nutrients as fat, and when inflamed soaks up fluid which is called ___

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water, salts

edema

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39
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What fiber types does Areolar connective tissue have/

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All three:
Collagen
Elastic
Reticular

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40
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What cells are found in Areolar connective tissue?

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  • Fibroblasts
  • Macrophages
  • Mast cells
  • Some WBCs
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41
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Which loose connective tissue is white fat, similar to areolar but has greater nutrient fat storage?

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Adipose tissue

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42
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What is adipose tissue’s cells?

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Adipocyte; stores nutrients

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43
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What type of matrix does adipose tissue have?

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Scanty matrix

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44
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Adipose tissue is ___ vascularized.

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richly

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45
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Adipose tissue as brown fat uses lipid fuels to heat ____ instead of producing ATP.

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Bloodstream

46
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Which loose connective tissue resembles areolar but fibers are a network of reticular fibers?

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Reticular connective tissue

47
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Reticular connective tissue’s fibroblasts are called

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reticular cells

48
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Reticular connective tissue supports free blood cells in ___ ___, the ___, and bone marrow

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lymph nodes, spleen,

49
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Connective tissue proper tissue which is closely packed bundles of collagen fibers running parallel to direction of pull

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Dense regular connective tissue

50
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Dense regular connective tissues parallel running collagen fibers are ___ structures with ___ ___ to pulling. Fibers are slightly ____ to allow for some stretch.

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white, great resistance, wavy

51
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Dense regular connective tissue’s fibroblasts manufacture

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fibers and ground substance.

52
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Dense regular connective tissue has ___ cells and is ___ vascularized.

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few, poorly

53
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Dense regular connective tissue has parallel ___ fibers and a few ___ fibers.

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Collagen, elastic

54
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Dense regular connective tissue’s major cell type is

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Fibroblast

55
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Dense irregular connective tissue have the same elements as dense regular connective tissue, but its bundles of collagen are __ and __ __ . Resists tension from many directions

A

thicker, irregularly arranged

56
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Dense irregular connective tissue has irregularly arranged ___ fibers, some ___ fibers.

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collagen, elastic

57
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Elastic connective tissue is __ __ __ tissue containing a high proportion of ___ fibers

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dense regular connective, elastic

58
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What are the cells associated with Cartilage?

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Chondroblasts, chondrocytes

59
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Cartilage is tough yet flexible, lacks ___ fibers, and is up to __ % water - can rebound after compression.

A

nerve, 80 %

60
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How does cartilage receive nutrients since it is avacular?

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Nutrients from membrane surrounding it - perichondrium

61
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Three types of cartilage are:

A

Hyaline
Elastic
Fibrocartliage

62
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Hyaline cartilage has an amorphouse but firm matrix, has ___ fibers which form an imperceptible network.

63
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Chondroblasts produce the matrix and after matured (chondrocytes), lie in ___

64
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Elastic cartilage is similar to hyaline cartliage, but has more __ __ in the matrix.

A

elastic fibers

65
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Fibrocartilage matrix is similar, but less __ than hyaline cartilage.

66
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In fibrocartilage, thick ___ fibers dominate

67
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What is another name for bone?

A

Osseous tissue

68
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Bone supports and protects body structures, stores __ and synthesizes __ __ in cavities.

A

fat, blood cells

69
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True or false: Bone has more collagen than cartilage.

70
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What maintains the matrix in bone?

A

Osteocytes

71
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Bone is __ vascularized.

72
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What is the most atypical connective tissue?

A

Blood, a fluid

73
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What is the most common cell type found in blood?

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erythrocytes (RBCs)

74
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Blood’s fibers are soluble proteins that ____ during blood clotting

A

precipitate

75
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Blood’s matrix has __ and __ blood cells in a fluid matrix (__).

A

Red, white, plasma

76
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Which muscle type is the only one that voluntarily moves?

77
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Which is the only muscle tissue that has multinucleate cells?

78
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Which muscle tissue has intercalated discs?

79
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Which muscle tissues are striated?

A

Skelatal, cardiac

80
Q

What controlling tissue regulates and controls body functions?

A

Nervous tissue

81
Q

Specialized nerve cells that generate and conduct nerve impulses

82
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Supporting cells that support, insulate, and protect neurons

83
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Which nerve process carry impulses away from the dendrite body?

84
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Which nerve process carry impulses toward the dendrite body?

85
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Epithelium bound to underlying connective tissue proper

A

Covering and lining membranes

86
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Covering and lining membranes are composed of at least __ primary tissue types.

87
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What are the 3 types of covering and lining membranes?

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Cutaneous membranes
Mucous membranes
Serous membranes

88
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What covering and lining membrane makes up the skin, epidermis, dermis, and is a dry membrane?

A

Cutaneous membranes

89
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What covering and lining membrane makes up the moist lining in all body cavities that open to the outside of the body?

A

Mucous membranes, also called mucosae

90
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The term mucosa indicates __ __ __, NOT the cell composition

A

location of lining

91
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Epithelial sheet lies over layer of connective tissue called __ __.

A

lamina propria

92
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What covering and lining membrane is found in closed ventral body cavity

A

Serous membranes

93
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Seroae is __ __ __ (mesothelium) resting on thin areolar connective tissue.

A

simple squamous epithelium

94
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__ serosae line the internal body cavity walls.

95
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__ serosae cover internal organs

96
Q

Pleura line the …?

A

thoracic wall and lungs

97
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Pericardium lines the …?

98
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Peritoneum lines the …?

A

abdominopelvic cavity

99
Q

Tissue repair occurs in two major ways:

A
  • Regeneration

- Fibrosis

100
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What is regeneration?

A
  • Same kind of tissue replaces destroyed tissue

- Original function restored

101
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What is fibrosis?

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  • Connective tissue replaces destroyed tissue

- Original function lost

102
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Steps in tissue repair: Step 1 includes

A

“Imflammation sets the stage”

  • Inflammatory chemicals are released
  • Dilation of blood vessels
  • Increase in vessel permeability
  • Clotting occurs
103
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Steps in Tissue Repair: Step 2 includes

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“Organization restores blood supply”

  • The blood clot is replaced with granulation tissue
  • Epithelium begins to regenerate
  • Fibroblasts produce collagen fibers to bridge the gap
  • Debris is phagocytized
104
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Steps in Tissue Repair: Step 3 includes

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“Regeneration and fibrosis”

  • The scab detaches
  • Fibrous tissue matures; epithelium thickens and begins to resemble adjacent tissue
  • Results in a fully regenerated epithelium with underlying scar tissue
105
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Virtually no functional regenerative capacity for:

A

Cardiac muscle and nervous tissue of brain and spinal cord

106
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Moderate regenerating capacity for:

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Smooth muscle and dense regular connective tissue

107
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Regenerates extremely well:

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The rest of the tissues and bone found in the body

108
Q

What are the primary germ layers Superficial to deep?

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ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm

109
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Ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm are formed ___ in embryonic development and specialize to form the 4 primary tissues (nerve, muscle, connective, epithelium)

110
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What arises from ectoderm?

A

Nerve tissue

111
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What arises from mesoderm?

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Muscle and connective tisssues

112
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What arises from all three germ layers?

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Epithelial tissues

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