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connective, muscle, and nervous tissue Flashcards

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  • strands of different thickness going in different directions -locations: capillaries
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areolar loose connective tissue

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thick pink fibers with properties like rope

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collagen fibers

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thin purple fibers with properties like rubber bands

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elastic fibers

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dark purple nuclei that is easily seen

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fibroblasts

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  • looks like large circles connected - fat cells - locations: in the breasts
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adipose loose connective tissue

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  • branchy -locations: bone marrow
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reticular loose connective tissue

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  • fibers all go in the same direction - locations: tendons
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dense regular connective tissue

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  • fibers all go in different directions - locations: reticular layer of the dermis
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dense irregular connective tissue

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  • dense regular connective tissue with a lot of elastic fibers - locations: walls of the bronchial tubes
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dense elastic connective tissue

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  • resists compressive stretch - absorbs fluid - locations: nose
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hyaline cartilage

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  • allows cartilage to flex and recoil - locations: external ear
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elastic cartilage

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  • less flexible but much tougher - absorbs compressive shock - locations: menisci of the knee
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fibrocartilage

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  • two forms: compact and spongy - provide support and protection - locations: any of the bones in the body
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osseous tissue/bone tissue

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  • liquid connective tissue - transport nutrients - transport waste products,, etc. - locations: within the blood vessels
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blood

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contents of blood

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  • red blood cells - white blood cells - platelets
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  • voluntary control of movement - any of the skeletal muscles of the body
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skeletal muscle

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  • pumps blood in the chambers of the heart - involuntary control - locations: myocardium
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cardiac muscle

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  • involuntary control - peristalsis - segmentation - locations: walls of the uterus
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smooth muscle

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  • composed of neurons and neuroglial cells - transmit electrical signals - locations: brain and spinal cord
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nervous tissue

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areolar loose connective tissue

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adipose loose connective tissue

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reticular loose connective tissue

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dense regular connective tissue

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dense irregular connective tissue

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dense elastic connective tissue

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hyaline cartilage

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elastic cartilage

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fibrocartilage

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osseous tissue

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skeletal muscle

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cardiac muscle

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smooth muscle

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nervous tissue

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thick skin

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pacinian corpuscle

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meissner’s corpuscle

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hair follicle

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