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Connective Tissue Flashcards

1
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Connective Tissue

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Mostly matrix, some cells, fibers

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Types of connective tissue

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Connective tissue(loose and dense)
cartilage
blood
bone

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Functions of connective tissue

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binding and support
protection
insulation
transportation

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4
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Fibroblasts

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connective tissue proper

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Chondroblasts

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cartilage

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Osteoblasts

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bone

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Hematopoietic stem cells

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blood

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2 Loose connective tissue

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Areolar and Adipose
under the epithelium

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Areolar Connective Tissue

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collagen, elastic fibers, matrix

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Location of Areolar connective tissue

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Under the epithelium tissue holding it together

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function of Areolar tissue

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wraps and cushion organs

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Adipose Tissue

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fat droplets

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Location of Adipose tissue

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under the breast, under the skin and eyes

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Function of Adipose tissue

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provide and reserve food fuel, protects organs, insulate heat loss

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2 Dense Connective Tissue

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Dense regular
Dense irregular

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Dense regular

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fibers going same direction

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Function of dense regular tissue

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attaches muscle to bone or other muscle

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location of dense regular tissue

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ligements and tendons

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Dense irregular tissue

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fibers going in different directions

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function of dense irregular tissue

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able to withstand tension in all direction

20
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Location of dense irregular tissue

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dermis of the skin

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3 Cartilage Tissue

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Hyaline, Elastic, and fibrocartilage

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Hyaline Cartilage

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Halo cells, jello matrix

23
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Function of Hyaline cartilage

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Supports, reinforce, cushions and resist compression

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Location of Hyaline cartilage

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ends of long bones, ribs to sternum

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Elastic Cartilage

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halo cells, fiber matrix

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Function of Elastic Cartilage

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maintain shape, allows flexibility

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Location of Elastic Cartilage

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Fibrocartilage

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halo cells, matrix of collagen fibers

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Function of fibrocartilage

A

absorb compression shock

30
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Location of fibrocartilage

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disc of knee, intervertebral disc

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Bone (osseous tissue)

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Look like tree rings, tree stump

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Function of bone

A

provide levers for muscle to act on, location where blood cells are made

33
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location of bone

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Blood

A

mostly water, with donut like cells

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Function of blood

A

transport oxygen and carbon dioxide

36
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Location of blood

A

blood vessels

37
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3 Muscle Tissue

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Skeletal, cardiac, smooth

38
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Skeletal muscle

A

vertical stripes

39
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Function of skeletal muscle

A

initiates and controls voluntary movement

40
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Location of skeletal muscle

A

skeletal muscle attached to bones

41
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Cardiac Muscle

A

branching has intercalated discs

42
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Function of cardiac muscle

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squeezes at the same time, as it contracts propels blood into circulation

43
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Location of cardiac muscle

44
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Smooth Muscle

A

short smooth fiber with spindle shape nuclei

45
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Function of smooth muscle

A

squeezes things through

46
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Location of smooth muscle

A

digestive system

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