Connective Tissue Flashcards
most common tissue
connective tissue (CT)
strongest proteins the body makes
collagen fibers
white fibers
collagen fibers
tiny version of collagen fibers
reticular fibers
return to original position after being pulled
elastic fibers
yellow fibers
elastic fibers
loose CT to store fat
atipose tissue
found under skin
atipose tissue
osteocytes
bone cells
lie within lacunae and are arranged in circles
bone (osseus) tissue
framework, rigid CT
cartilage
rule breaking cellularity, very vascular fat tissue
adipose tissue
immune system tissue that makes up framework for now hollow organs
loose reticular
Tons of fibers, strength in all directions, that surrounds things
dense irregular
slow healer, fibers in one direction, tendons ligaments
dense regular
found under transitional epithelial, wall of respiratory tract allows movement of vertebrae
dense elastic
fat
adipose
lymph
loose reticular
BV’s, coverings
dense irregular
tendons, ligaments
dense regular
walls of BV’s under transitional epi
dense elastic
matrix is in plasma
blood
fibers are for blood clotting
blood; thrombocytes
cells created by red bone marrow, hemocutoblasts
RBS’s erythrocytes