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Connective Tissue Flashcards

1
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CONSTITUENCIES OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE

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Fibers
Cell
Ground Substances

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FIBERS

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Collagen fibers
Reticular fibers
Elastic fibers

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3
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Found in organs that are subjected to bending and stretching

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Elastic Fiber

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4
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Skin, lungs, aorta and its branches and pulmonary artery

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Elastic Fibers

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5
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Elastic Fibers cam be found in

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Skin, lungs, aorta and its branches and pulmonary artery

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6
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Functions to provide rigidity and strength

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Collagen

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7
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Synthesized by the fibroblast of the connective tissue

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Collagen

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8
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Ligaments
Aponeurosis
Tendons
Corneal stroma

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Dense Regular Connective tissue

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9
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Dense Regular Connective tissue examples

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Ligaments
Aponeurosis
Tendons
Corneal stroma

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10
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Dense Irregular Connective tissue examples

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Dura mater of the brain
Capsule of organs
Skin
Tunica Albuginea of the Testes
Liver
Bone marrow
Spleen

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Dura mater of the brain
Capsule of organs
Skin
Tunica Albuginea of the Testes
Liver
Bone marrow
Spleen

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Dense Irregular Connective tissue

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12
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Also referred to as Collagen Type 3

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Reticular fibers

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13
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NOT stained with H and E

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Reticular Fibers

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Collagen fibers are stained with pink color by H and E

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Reticular Fibers

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15
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Requires special stain
What is the special stain used?

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Reticular Fibers

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16
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BELLPaTS

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Reticular Fibers

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17
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Reticular Fibers examples

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B = Bone Marrow
E = Endocrine glands
L = Lymph Nodes/
L= Liver
Pa = Pancreas
T = Thymus
S = Spleen

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18
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3 types of connective tissue

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Connective tissue proper
Embryonic connective tissue
Specialized connective tissue

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19
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Types of CT Proper

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Loose CT
Dense Regular CT
Dense Irregular CT

20
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Types of Embryonic CT

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Mesenchyme
Mucous Connective Tissue

21
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Types of Specialized Connective Tissue

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Adipose CT
Reticular Connective Tissue
Elastic CT

22
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Types of Mature Connective Tissue

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Loose CT
Dense CT

23
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2 types of Loose CT

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Areolar CT
Reticular CT

24
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2 types of Dense CT

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Dense Irregular CT
Dense Regular CT

25
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Lesser amount of Fiber component
Predominance of Ground Substance and Cells

Has two types
AREOLAR
RETICULAR

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Loose Connective Tissue

26
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Contains fibers, ground substances and cells in roughly equal parts

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Areolar Connective Tissue

27
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Areolar Connective Tissue is…

Found underneath the______
__________of the digestive tract
Surrounds ________ and______

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epithelium

Lamina propria

blood vessels and nerves

28
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Forms the stroma of the bone marrow, and soft organs such as endocrine glands, liver, lymph nodes, pancreas and thymus

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Reticular Connective Tissue

29
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Cells in these organs are supported by reticular fibers

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Reticular Connective Tissue

30
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Reticular Connective Tissue

Forms the_____ of the bone marrow, and soft organs such as endocrine glands, liver, lymph nodes, pancreas and thymus

Cells in these organs are supported by _________

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stroma
reticular fibers

31
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Very abundant fibrous components and relatively few cells and ground substance

32
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Collagen fibers are oriented parallel to one another or in ordered arrangement

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DENSE REGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE

33
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DENSE REGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE

Collagen fibers are oriented_____ to one another or in ordered arrangement

34
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Connective tissue connecting muscles to bone

35
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Connective tissue connecting muscle to muscle

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Aponeurosis

36
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Connective tissue connecting bone to bone

37
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Collagen bundle fibers are randomly oriented

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DENSE IRREGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE

38
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DENSE IRREGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE

Collagen bundle fibers are________ oriented

39
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is characterized morphologically by a prominent ground substance matrix containing a loose aggregate of reticular fibers and unspecialized mesenchymal stem cells

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Mesenchyme

40
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Mesenchymal cells are usually_____ in shape.

41
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Mesenchymal cells: COMA

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Chondrocytes
Osteoblasts
Myocytes
Adipocytes

42
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The loose fluid nature of______ allows its cells to migrate easily and play a crucial role in the origin and development of morphological structures during the embryonic and fetal stages

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mesenchyme

43
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directly gives rise to most of the body’s connective tissues, from bones and cartilage and muscles

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Mesenchyme

44
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Contains large amount of ground substances with sparse amount of collagen fibers and fibroblasts

45
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Functions to provide support

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