Connective Tissue Flashcards

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What are the general functions of Connective Tissue?

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Connect, Anchor, and Support the structure of the body

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What are the types of Connective Tissue?

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Connective tissue proper, Cartilage, Bone, Blood

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What is the Extracellular Matrix?

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The immediate environment that surrounds each individual cell; w/ ECF (extracellular fluid)

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What constitutes the Extracellular Matrix?

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A mixture of proteins and polysaccharides

Collagen, Elastin, and Non-fibrous proteins w/ CHO

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What’re the Functions of the ECM?

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  1. mechanical support for cells; scaffolding for cellular attachments
  2. transmits information
  3. transports nutrients
  4. carry away wastes
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Which tissue type is comprised of mostly fat?

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Adipose tissue

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Which tissue type is composed of collagen, cells, and other fibers?

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Loose connective tissue

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Which tissue type is comprised of white blood cells, red blood cells, and plasma?

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Blood

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Which tissue type is strong and comprised of thick, densely packed collagen fibers?

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Fibrous Connective

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Which tissue type is comprised of chondrocytes and a matrix?

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Cartilage

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Which tissue type is comprised of osteocytes, cells, a matrix, and has a central canal?

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Bone (Osseous)

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What is Connective Tissue Proper comprised of?

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protein fibers and a gel-like ground substance

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What are the types of Connective Tissue Proper?

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Loose, Dense, Adipose, Dense Irregular

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What are the characteristics of Loose Connective?

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collagen fibers are scattered loosely w/ room for blood vessels and nerves (Dermis of skin)

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What are the characteristics of Dense Connective?

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densely packed collagen fibers w/ little room for ground substance (tendons, ligaments)

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Which tissue creates a Bone-Bone attachment?

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Which tissue creates a Muscle-Bone attachment?

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What are the characteristics of Adipose tissue?

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stores fat, adipocytes

Usually stores subcutaneously (Dermis of skin) but can be visceral in obese individuals

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What are the characteristics of Dense irregular tissue?

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densely packed collagen fibers in various arrangments to resist force (Dermis of skin)

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Which cell is responsible for making Collagen?

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Fibroblasts

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What’s the difference between Dense and Dense Irregular?

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Dense connective tissue is arranged parallel to each other while Dense Irregular is arranged irregularly (and has stronger, thicker strands)

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Cartilage serves as a template for what?

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The skeleton during bone development (children have a lot of cartilage “soft spots”)

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Where is Cartilage found?

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In the Joints to provide a gliding surface for bones

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What are the type of Cartilage?

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Hyaline (joints), Elastic (ear), Fibrocartilage (stronger; intervertebral disks)

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What are the 2 types of Bone cells?
Osteoblasts and Osteocytes
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What is the function of Osteoblasts?
Build bones | Trap mineral salts, forming layers of calcified material around a canal filled with blood vessels and nerves
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What are Osteocytes?
mature bone cells, hard, make canaliculi
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What does "Excitable" mean?
It can engage in action potentials "cellular talk" in the form of electricity
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Which cells are excitable ?
Skeletal muscle, neurons, and neuroglia
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Neurons are specialized to...
Initiate, integrate, and conduct electrical signals to other cells
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Neuroglia are...
Supporting cells that do not conduct signals and are responsible for a variety of functions
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Nerves are...
Axons from many neurons packed together along with connective tissue