Connective Tissue 2 Block 1 Flashcards
What are the three classifications of connective tissue
Connective tissue proper
Fluid connective tissue
Supportive connective tissue
What takes up the majority of the cell volume
The matrix
Fluid ct does what
Transports
Supportive ct does what
Structural strength
T proper does what
Connects and protects
Example of loose ct
Adipose
Example of dense ct
Tendons
Which tissue has more ground substance and less fibers
Loose ct
Which tissue had kiss ground substandard and more fibers
Dense ct
8 types of ct cells?
Fibroblast
Macrophages
Adipocytes
Mesenchymal cells
Melanocytes
Mast cells
Lymphocytes
Microphages
What is the most abundant cell type in ct
Fibroblast
Fibroblast secrete what two things
Proteins and hyaluronan
What cells are large, amoeba like cells of the immune system
Macrophages
What do macrophages do
Eat pathogens and damage cells
Which macrophages stay in tissue
Fixed macrophages
Which macrophages migrate
Free macrophages
What are fat cells called
Adipocytes
Each adipocyte stores what
One large fat cell
Mesenchymal cells are?
Stem cells
What cells respond to injury or infections
Stem cells
What cell synthesizes and stores the brown pigment melanin
Melanocytes
What cell stimulates inflammation
Mast cells
Which cell release heparin and histamine in a response to inflammation
Mast cells
What is the name for mast cells that are carried by blood
Basophils
What are lymphocytes
These are specialized immune cells in the lymphatic system
What is an example of a lymphocyte
Plasma cell- produces antibodies
What are known as phagocitic blood cells
Macrophages
What do macrophages respond to
Signals from macrophages and mast cells
Two examples of microphages
Neutrophils and eosinophils
What fiber is long straight and in ranches
Collagen fiber