connective tissue Flashcards
what embryonic tissue does connective tissue come from
mesenchyme
what are connective tissues composed of
ground substance +fibers + cells
what makes up the extracellular matrix
ground substances + fibers
what is ground substance made of
interstitial fluid + cell adhesion proteins + proteoglycans
types of connective tissue fibers
collagen, elastic, reticular
what does immature cell mean
they have not been specialized yet
what kind of cells are actively mitotic that secretes the ground substance and fibers
immature cells
what suffix do we use for immature cells
-blast
fibro
proper connective tissue
chondro
cartilage connective tissue ( C C)
osteo
bone connective tissue (o o)
hematopoetic stem cells
blood cells
mature cell suffix
-cyte
two types of proper connective tissue
loose and dense
subcategories of loose proper connective tissue
areolar, adipose, reticular