Collagen Flashcards
1
Q
Type I
A
fibril-forming
skin, bone, tendon, blood vessels, cornea
2
Q
Type II
A
fibril-forming
cartilage, intervertebral disk, vitreous body
3
Q
Type III
A
fibril-forming
blood vessels, fetal skin
4
Q
Type IV
A
network-forming
basement membrane
5
Q
Type VII
A
network-forming
beneath stratified squamous epithelia
6
Q
Type IX
A
fibril-associated
cartilage
7
Q
Type XII
A
fibril-associated
tendon, ligaments, some other tissues
8
Q
What are the fibril-forming collagens?
A
I, II, III
9
Q
What are the network-forming collagens?
A
IV, VII
10
Q
What are the fibril-associated collagens?
A
IX, XII
