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Connective Tissue Flashcards

1
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Functions of ct (8 of them)

A
  1. metabolic connections
  2. physical connections
  3. protection
  4. insulation
  5. energy storage
  6. involved in healing process
  7. Frame (skeleton)
  8. involved in immune response to invaders
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2
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A transient cell…..

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moves around

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3
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A fixed cell…..

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Does not move around

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4
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Where are fibres located?

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outside the cell

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5
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What are the 3 types of fibres?

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  1. collagenous
  2. reticular
  3. elastic
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6
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What does collagen look like?

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Pink, slightly purple, strong, thick, wave like

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7
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What does reticular look like?

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thin and delicate. Brown/black because of sliver stain

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8
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What does elastic fibres looks like?

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branched and wavy can almost look like it glows

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9
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What are the 2 types of cells?

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  1. fixed

2. transient

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10
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What are 2 classifications of transient cells?

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  1. mast cell

2. leukocyte (WBC)

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11
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What does a mast cell look like?

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grainy

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12
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what are the 5 classifications of fixed cells?

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  1. reticular cells
  2. adipose cells
  3. fibroblasts
  4. chondroblasts in cartilage
  5. osteoblasts in bones
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13
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What is an adipose cell?

A

fat cell

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14
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What is a fibroblast

A

active fixed cell

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15
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What is a fibrocyte?

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a fibroblast after its done its work

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16
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What is a chondroblast?

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plays important role in the formation of cartilage

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17
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Where is chondroblasts found?

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cartilage

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18
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Where are osteoblasts found?

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in bone

19
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What are the 3 types of CT?

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  1. loose ct
  2. dense ct
  3. specialized ct
20
Q

What are the 3 types of loose ct?

A
  1. areolar
  2. adipose
  3. reticular
21
Q

What is the dead give away to know its reticular?

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it will always be blackish/ brownish

22
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where is areolar found?

A

in all muscousy membranes

23
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Where is adipose found?

A

around all major internal organs

24
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Where can you find reticular?

A

lymph nodes

25
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What does adipose look like?

A

one vacuole full of fat

26
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What does areolar look like?

A
  • lots of ground substance between fibres
27
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What are the 3 types of dense ct?

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  1. regular
  2. irregular
  3. elastic
28
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What does the regular ct look like?

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  • lots of collagen fibres

- purple nuclei

29
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What does dense irregular ct look like?

A
  • random arrangements
30
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Where would you find dense regular ct?

A

tendons and ligaments

31
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What is facia?

A

flatter layers of dense regular ct that look like sheets

32
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What are the 3 specialized types of ct?

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  1. bone
  2. blood
  3. cartilage
33
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What does bone look like?

A
  • organized layers

- tree like rings

34
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What is the only tissue with solid ground substance?

A

bone

35
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What is ground substance?

A
  • it fills the space between cells and fibres
36
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What are the 3 consistencies of ground substance?

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  1. solid
  2. liquid
  3. gel
37
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Where would you see a liquid ground substance?

A

blood

38
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Where would you find a gel ground substance?

A

fat and connective tissues under the skin

39
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What are the 3 types of cartilage?

A
  1. fibro
  2. elastic
  3. hyaline
40
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Which type of cartilage is the most common?

A

hyaline

41
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Where would you find “googley eyes?”

A

cartilage

42
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What does hyaline cartilage look like?

A
  • lots of pairs (chondrocytes)
43
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What does elastic cartilage look like?

A
  • dark fibres in the matrix
44
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What does fibrocartilage look like?

A
  • fibres arranged nicely

- less chondrocytes than hyaline cartilage

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