Connective Tissue Flashcards
What is the role of the dermis?
Supports epidermis and binds to hypodermis
What are the two layers of the dermis?
Papillary layer
Reticular layer
Describe the tissue in the papillary layer
Loose irregular connective tissue (more cells than fibers)
Describe the tissue in the reticular layer?
Dense irregular connective tissue (more fibers than cells)
Describe the tissue in the hypodermis.
Loose connective tissue with adipocytes
What are adipocytes?
Fat cells
What is the structural composition of connective tissue?
Extracellular fibers and amorphous ground substance (extracellular matrix)
Also has connective tissue cells
What are the types of connective tissue?
Loose connective tissue
Dense connective tissue
Supporting connective tissue (cartilage and bone)
Special properties (hemopoietic-bone marrow)
What are the main cells of the connective tissue?
Mesenchymal cell
Fibroblast
Fibrocyte
What kind of chromatin is in mesenchymal cells?
Euchromatin (pale chromatin)
What kind of chromatin is in fibroblasts?
Euchromatin (pale) and heterochromatin (dark chromatin)
What kind of chromatin is in fibrocytes?
Heterochromatin (dark chromatin)
True or false: Cells of connective tissues are directly attached to one another.
False
What are the most common connective tissue cells?
Fibroblasts
Adipocytes
Mast cells
Macrophages
Lymphocytes
The connective tissue matrix is composed of…
Ground substance and fibers