Connective Tissue Flashcards
Types, function, and location
CT proper (Loose)
areolar, adipose, reticular
Dense CT
dense regular, dense irregular, elastic
supporting CT
cartilage and bone
cartilage
hyaline, elastic, fibrocartilage
bone
compact and spongy
specialized
blood
most widely distributed CT
areolar
forms membranes
areolar
surrounds orans
areolar and adipose
fat, under skin
adipose
forms basement membrane in epithelium
areolar
non-living matrix inside cells
adipose
high amount in renal area
adipose
supports organ structure
reticular
found in eye and mesenteric fat
adipose
provides shape and maintains organs
reticular
thing spiderweb like fibers
reticular
tensile strength
dense regular
fibers run in different directions
dense irregular
seen in tendon and ligament
dense regular
joint capsules, need to resist tear
dense irregular
contains collagen fibers
dense regular and irregular
stretch and recoil
elastic CT
in elastic arteries and vocal cords
elastic CT
avascular
cartilage
major organic component is hyaluranic acid
hyaline
covers the ends of bones
hyaline
rib cage and nose
hyaline
seen in external ear
elastic
flexible, in pubic synphysis
fibrocartilage
found in knee meniscus
fibrocartilage
hard solid store calcium
compact bone
trabeculae
spongy bone
produce in bone marrow
blood