Connective Tissue

Question 0

Rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 0

immune cells attack and membrane around joints. Also the heart, lungs, and eyes. 71 percent are women

Question 1

What is systemic lupus erythematous?

Answer 1

Inflammation of the connective tissues of organs. 9 X more commone in women- black women 3x more than white women. Aggravated by sunlight.

Question 2

What are the functions of the skeletal system?

Answer 2

Support 
Protection 
Movement 
Hemopoiesis 
Mineral storage 
Balance and equilibrium

Question 3

What is the definition of scleroderma?

Answer 3

immune cells that produce scar tissue in the skin, internal organs, and blood vessels. Women 3x more than men. 15x greater for women during childbearing years, more common among black women.

Question 4

What does the following describe?
Flat cells(most common)
present in all connective tissue 
synthesizes extracellular matrix and colllagen 
has role in wound healing

Answer 4

Fibroblasts

Question 5

What connective tissue cell does the following describe?
Greek for big eaters 
engulf pathogens 
remove cellular debris 
immune system

Answer 5

Macrophanges

Question 6

What are the steps of a macrophage ingesting a pathogen?

Answer 6

a. ingestion of pathogen
b. the pathogen is broken down by enzymes
c. waste materials is expelled

Question 7

The following describes which connective tissue cell?
WBC that secrete antibodies and protein
Originate in bone marrow

Answer 7

Plasma cells

Question 8

The following describes which connective tissue cells:
Triglyceride storage
white cells contain large lipid droplet surrounded by cytoplasm
Brown cells- large volume of cytoplasm w/scattered lipid drops(baby fat)

Answer 8

Adipocytes

Question 9

An increase in volume or size is

Answer 9

Hypertrophy

Question 10

An increase in number is

Answer 10

Hyperplasia

Question 11

The following describes which connective tissues
Contain histamine and herapin
Part of the immune system

Answer 11

Mast cells

Question 12

Adipocytes proliferate in which three stages?

Answer 12

1) Last trimester
2) 1st year of life
3 in adolescence

Question 13

Adults who are leaner as children will have fewer/more fat cells to expand?

Answer 13

Fewer

Question 14

When adults gain weight what happens?

Answer 14

Fat cells grow

Question 15

These cells migrate from blood to connective tissue in response to infection or parasites

Answer 15

White blood cells

Question 16

What does the following describe?

gel-like, non cellular components of extracellular matrix which contain fibers

Answer 16

Ground substance

Question 17

General features of extracellular matrix

Answer 17

Protein fibers
ground substance
secreted by connective tissue cells
in cartilage this is pliable and in bone it is hard.

Question 18

What three types of fibers are embedded in extracellular matrix?

Answer 18

Colllagen
Elastic fibers
Reticular fibers

Question 19

Most abundant protein in extracellular matrix; parallel fibers

Answer 19

Collagen

Question 20

These fibers embedded in extracellular matrix can stretch 150%; skin vessel, lungs

Answer 20

Elastic fibers

Question 21

These fibers in extracellular matrix are net like. Form framework for organs.

Answer 21

Reticular fibers

Question 22

This is derived from mesoderm-irregularly shaped cells found in jelly-like matrix

Answer 22

Stem cell

Question 23

Name the five types of connective tissue classification

Answer 23

1. Loose connective tissue
2. Dense connective tissue
3. Cartilage
4. Bone
5. Blood

Question 24

Where is areolar connective tissue located?

Answer 24

Subcutaneous skin, around nerves, vessels, organs

Question 25

What are the three types of loose connective tissues?

Answer 25

Areolar
Adipose
Reticular

Question 26

What does reticular connective tissue provide?

Answer 26

Framework for organs

Question 27

What are the three types of dense connective tissue?

Answer 27

Dense regular
Dense irregular
Elastic

Question 28

Where is dense regular connective tissue located?

Answer 28

Tendons and ligaments

Question 29

Where is dense irregular connective tissue located?

Answer 29

Dermis, organ capsules, muscle fascia, periosteum.

Question 30

Where is elastic dense connective tissue located?

Answer 30

Lungs, arteries, penis, vocal cords.

Question 31

What is the most abundant type of cartilage?

Answer 31

Hyaline

Question 32

Where is fibrocartilage located?

Answer 32

Symphysis pubis, menisci, intervertebral disc

Question 33

What is referred to as yellow cartilage?

Answer 33

Elastic cartilage.

Question 34

What is scleroderma?

Answer 34

immune cells that produce scar tissue in the skin, internal organs, and blood vessels. Women 3x more than men, 15x greater for women during childbearing years, more common among black women.