Connective Tissue Flashcards

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Connective tissue is?

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Vascular ( it has a rich blood supply)

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Connective tissue consists of two basic elements

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Extracellular matrix and cells.

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Two major components of Extracellular matrix of connective tissue are

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The ground substance and fibers ( three types)

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Three types of fibers

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Collagen fibers, elastic fibers and reticular fibers

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Collagen fibers

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Very strong and resist pulling forces. Not stiff which allows tissue flexibility

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Elastic fibers

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Smaller in diameter than collagen fibers, branch and join together to form a fibrous network within a connective tissue

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Reticular fibers

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Arranged in fine bundles, support in the walls of blood vessels and form a network around the cells in some tissues.

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Reticular fibers form the what of many soft organs

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Stroma

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What forms the stroma of many soft organs

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Reticular fibers

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