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Connective Tissue Flashcards

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What is Loose Connective Tissue?

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Loose irregular network of elastin fibres and collagen fibres suspended with a relatively large amount of ground substance.

This tissue supports and cushions cells structures that may change size or shape.

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What is Dense Connective Tissue?

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Lots of collagen bundles and fibroblasts embedded in ground substance.

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What is Reticular Connective Tissue?

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Lots of Reticular Fibres (type III collagen)

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What is elastic connective tissue?

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Lots of elastic fibres

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How can you distinguish between collagen and elastic fibres?

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Collagen fibres are thicker than elastic fibres

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What is ground substance?

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A viscous, gel like substance with high water content

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Why can’t you see reticular fibres on some images?

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They do not stain well with H&E

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What type of connective tissue is mucosa?

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Loose connective tissue

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