Chapter 5 Tissues Pt2 Flashcards
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Characteristics of Connective Tissue
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- most abundant type in body
- binds structures
- provides support and protection
- framework
- Fills spaces
- stores fat
- produces blood cells
- protects against infection
- helps repair tissue damage
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Types of Cartilage
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Hyaline
Elastic
Fibro
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Hyaline
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- most abundant
- ends of bones
- nose, respiratory passages
- embryonic skeleton
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Elastic
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- flexible
- external ear, larynx (voicebox)
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Fibro
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-very tough
-shock absorber
-intervertebral discs
cushions knee &pelvic girdle
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Types of CT Cells
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Fibroblast
Macrophages
Mast Cell
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Fibroblast
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- fixed cell
- large, star shaped
- produces fibers (secretes protein)
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Macrophages
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- wondering cells
- phacocytic (scavenger aka PACMAN)
- important in defense and immunity
- originate as WBC
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Mast Cells
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- fixed cells
- usually near blood vessels
- release heparin (clotting substance)
- release histamine(promotes reactions to inflammation&Allergies
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Types of CT Fibers
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Collagenous
Elastic
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Collagenous Fibers
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- thick threads of collagen
- great tensile strength
- abundance in dense CT
- holds structures together
- tendons,ligaments
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Elastic Fibers
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- bundles of microfibers embedded in elastin
- fibers branch
- elastic
- vocal cords, air passages
- not as strong but very elastic
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Categories of CT
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Proper( Loose CT, Adipose T, Reticular CT, dense CT, Elastic CT)
Specialized( Cartilage, Bone, Blood)
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Loose CT
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- made of fribroblasts
- elastic fibers
- binds skin to structures
- found beneath most epithelia
- between muscles
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Adipose T
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- adipocytes( forms adipose tissue when crowds out other cell types)
- cushions, insulates, stores fat
- born with certain number of fat cells, excess calories are converted to fat &stored
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Reticular CT
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-walls of liver, spleen, lymphatic organs
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Dense CT
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- bind body parts together
- tendons, ligaments, dermis
- poor blood supply
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Elastic CT
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- attachments between vertebra
- walls of large arteries, airways, heart
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Bone
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- solid matrix that supports & protects
- forms blood cells
- attachment for muscles
- skeleton
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Cartilage
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- rigid matrix
- cartilage cells: chondrocytes in lacunae (spaces where cells are found)
- poor blood supply
- 3 types
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Blood
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- fluid matrix called plasma
- red blood cells transport gases
- white blood cells fight infection
- platelets clot
- throughout body in blood vessels
- heart chambers
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Types of Muscle Tissue
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Skeletal
Smooth
Cardiac
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Skeletal
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- attached to bone
- striated
- voluntary
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Smooth
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- walls of organs and blood vessels
- skin
- not striated
- involuntary
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Cardiac
- heart wall
- involuntary
- striated
- intercalated discs
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General Characteristics of Muscle Tissue
- muscle cells called muscle fibers
- contractile
- 3 types
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Nervous Tissue
- found in brain, spinal cord, peripheral nervous
| - basic cells are neurons
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Most common cell in CT
Fibroblast
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Phagocytic means...
scavenger, found in macrophages
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Elastic fibers are found in...
vocal cords & larynx
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Where is the serous membrane found?
Inner lining of thorax and abdomen and covers organs of thorax and abdomen
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Where are the mucous membranes found?
Lining of the mouth,nose,throat
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Where are the cutaneous membranes found?
Covers body&skin
