Connective tissue Flashcards
What are the indigenous cells of CT
mesenchymal, fibroblasts, and adipocytes
What are the immigrant cells of CT
macrophages, plasma cells, mast cells, eosinophils, and neutrophils
What do macrophages differentiate from
monocytes
what do plasma cells differentiate from
B lymphocytes
What is dense regular CT mostly composed of
collagen I packed in parallel alignment
what is dense irregular CT mostly composed of
collagen I packed randomly
What is characteristic of loose CT
ground substance
what is ground substance composed of
GAGs, glycoproteins, H2O, and proteoglycans
What cells are present in loose CT
leukocyte and fibroblasts
what are fibroblasts produced from
mesenchymal cells
Ehler-Danlos syndrome is a set of diseases involving
procollagen
Cutis laxa involves
elastin gene mutation, loose skin
marfan’s syndrome involves
defective fibrillin
What are reticular connective tissue composed of and often found in
type III collagen and lymph organs
adipocytes are what kind of tissue
connective
