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1
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Large, oval, or round connective tissue cells.

Cytoplasm is filled with basophilic secretory granules

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Mast cells

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Phagocytosis of bacteria

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Neutrophilic leukocytes

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[microscopic type of bone]

-first bone tissue to appear in embryonic development and fracture repair

  • irregular array of collagen fibers
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Primary / Woven bone

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4
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tissue intermediate between dense connective tissue and hyaline cartilage

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Fibrocartilage

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Provide a matrix that joins other tissues and cells

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Connective tissues

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Production of cytokineses, chemotatic factors, and several other molecules that participate in inflammation (defense), and antigen processing and presentation

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Macrophage
Kupffer Cell
Microglial Cell

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7
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Components of connective tissues

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Cells
Fibers
Ground substance

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[type of cells]

found in cavities (lacunae) between layers (lamellae) of bone matrix

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Osteocytes

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  • key regulators of the body’s energy metabolism
  • largest repository of energy
  • poor heat conductor, contributes to the thermal insulation of the body
  • act as shock absorbers
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Adipose tissue

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10
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Antibodies

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Plasma cells

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Types of dense connective tissue

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Dense irregular
Dense regular

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Storage of neutral fats

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Adipocytes

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13
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types of bone

macroscopic & microscopic

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macroscopic:
- compact bone
- spongy / cancellous bone
- long bones
- short bones

microscopic:
- primary / woven bone
- secondary / lamellar bone

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14
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Pharmacologically active molecules

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Mast cells & basophilic leukocytes

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Antigen processing and presentation

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Langerhans cell Dendritic cell

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[macroscopic type of bone]

spongy with thin layer of compact bone

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Epiphyses

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  • irregular surfaces with pleats, protrusions, and indentations
  • a morphologic expression of their active pinocytotic and phagocytotic activities
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macrophages / monocyte

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18
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types of long bones

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epiphyses
diaphyses

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19
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[type of cells]

multi-nucleated giant cells involved in the resorption and remodeling of bone tissue

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Osteoclasts

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Phagocytosis of ECM components

Antigen processing and presenation to immune cells

Secretion of growth factors

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Macrophages

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21
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Osteoclast

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Digestion of bone

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22
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ECM is composed of different combinations of protein fibers?

Identify.

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Collagen
Reticular
Elastic

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23
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composed of mostly type I collagen

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Fibrocartilage

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[macroscopic type of bone]

composed of compact bone, with a thin component of spongy bone

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diaphyses

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Large, ovoid cells

Have a basophilic cytoplasm

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Plasma cells

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26
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Types of connective tissues

Adult:

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Loose / Areolar
Dense
Specialized

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small canal containing blood vessels, nerves, and loose connective tissue

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Osteon / Haversian system

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Embryonic tissue formed by elongated undifferentiated cells

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Mesenchymal cells

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Synthesize collagen, elastin, glycosaminoglycans, proteoglycans, multi-adhesive glycoproteins, and ECM components

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Fibroblasts

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30
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Supports many structures which are normally under some pressure and low picture

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Loose connective tissue

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31
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Argyrophilic; PAS positive

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Reticular fibers

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32
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also called as brown fat

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brown adipose tissue

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33
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Consists of reticular fibers of type III colagen

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Reticular tissue

34
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found mainly in the umbilical cord (Wharton’s jelly) and fetal tissues

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Mucous tissue

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Most common cells in connective tissue

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Fibroblasts

36
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Most abundant protein in the human body

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Collagen fibers

37
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Originated from mesenchyme

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Connective tissues

38
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specialized for long-term energy storage

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white adipose tissue

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  • supports fleshy structure
  • protects vital organs
  • reservoir of calcium and phosphate
40
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matrix cavities in which chondrocytes are located

41
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[macroscopic type of bone]

core of spongy bone surrounded completely by compact bone

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Short bones

42
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principal function is heat-production by non-shivering thermogenesis

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brown adipose tissue

43
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Gives metabolic support to the cells as the medium for diffusion of nutrients and products

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Connective tissues

44
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always associated with dense connective tissue

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Fibrocartilage

45
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provides a shock-absorbing and sliding area for joints and facilitates bone movements

46
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Six (6) specialized connective tissues

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Reticular tissue
Mucoid tissue
Adipose tissue
Cartilage
Bone
Blood

47
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perforate the lamellae

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Perforating canals / Volkmann canals

48
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[type of cells]

synthesize the organic components of the matrix

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Osteoblasts

49
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[type of cartilage]

  • most common and best studied
  • bluish-white and translucent
  • found in nose, tracheal rings, and where the ribs joins the sternum
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Hyaline cartilage

50
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Main constituent of connective tissue

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Extracellular matrix (ECM)

51
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also called as white fat

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white adipose tissue

52
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[type of cartilage]

  • similar to hyaline cartilage, but it contains an abundant network of fine elastic fibers
  • yellowish color
  • found in the auricle of the ear walls, auditory tubes, epiglottis, and cuneiform cartilage
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Elastic cartilage

53
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Less flexible and far more resistant to stress

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Dense connective tissue

54
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Immune / defense functions

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Lymphocytes

55
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Eight (8) hemapoietic stem cells

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Erythrocytes
Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Basophils
Mast cells
Megakaryocytes
Lymphocytes
Monocytes / Macrophages

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adipose tissue:

men:
women:

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men: 15-20%
women: 20-25%

57
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  • allows the tissue to bear mechanical stresses without permanent distortion
  • essential for the development and growth of long bones
58
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Has a delicate consistecy, flexible, well vascularized, and very resistant to stress

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Loose connective tissue

59
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Responsible for providing and maintaining the form of organs throughout the body

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connective tissues

60
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Extracellular fibers and ground substance

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Fibroblasts

61
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other name for reticular tissue

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[microscopic type of bone]

  • found in adults with multiple layers of calcified matrix
  • organized, either parallel to each other or concentrically around a vascular canal
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Secondary / Lamellar bone

63
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Derived from monocytes and penetrates the connective tissue

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Macrophages

64
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form sparse network interspersed with collagen bundles in many organs subject to much bending or stretching

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Elastic fibers

65
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three (3) types of cartilage

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hyaline
elastic
fibrocartilage

66
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Two (2) types of connective tissues

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Embryonic
Adult

67
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Provide the architectural framework that creates special microenvironments for hematopoietic organs and lymphoid organs

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Reticular tissue

68
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Segregation and digestion of foreign bodies

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Multinuclear giant cell

69
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other name for adipose tissue

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lipocytes / fat cells

70
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Consist mainly of collagen type III

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Reticular fibers

71
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Precursor of macrophages

72
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serve as a supportive stroma in most lymphoid and hematopoietic organs & many endocrine organs

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reticular fibers

73
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other term for epiphyses

74
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other name for elastic fibers

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lamellae sheets

75
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Formed by proteins that polymerize into elongated structures

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Connective tissue fibers

76
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[type of cartilage]

mixture of hyaline cartilage and connective tissue

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Fibrocartilage

77
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Stabilizes the ECM by binding the receptor proteins

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Ground substance

78
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Six (6) mesenchymal cells

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Endothelial cells
Smooth muscle cells
Osteoblasts
Chondroblasts
Fibroblasts
Adipocytes

79
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Types of connective tissues

Embryonic:

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Mesenchyme
Mucous

80
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Derived from B-lymphocytes

Responsible for synthesis of antibodies

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Plasma cells

81
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Modulate allergic reactions and defense against parasites

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Eosinophilic leukocytes

82
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three (3) types of cells

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osteocytes
osteoblasts
osteoclasts

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