Connective Tissue Flashcards
Smooth muscle comes from _____, a population of cells that arise from mesenchymal cells.
fibroblast cells
Osteoblasts, which give rise to _____, arise from _____.
osteocytes; osteoprogenitor cells
Chondrocytes develop from _____ or _____.
fibroblasts; mesenchymal cells
Connective tissue provides a _______ for pathogens that break through the epithelium.
leukocyte-filled barrier
Marfan’s syndrome results from defects in _____.
fibrillins
What two cell types fight parasitic and bacterial infections?
Neutrophils and eosinophils
Macrophages arise from _____.
monocytes
Basophils are called ______ when they live in connective tissue.
mast cells
Collagen is secreted by _____ cells.
fibroblast
Extracellular matrix is produced by ______.
connective tissue
The family of connective-tissue disorders is called ______.
Ehlers-Danos syndrome
Connective tissue is separated from other body tissues by ______.
basal laminae
Extracellular matrix comprises ______.
fiber proteins and ground substance
Long proteins with attached glycosaminoglycans are called _______.
proteoglycans
The three phases of tissue repair are _______.
inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling
Osteocytes form gap junctions called _____.
canaliculi
Only _____ can have interstitial growth.
cartilage
What are the two kinds of bone formation?
Intramembranous ossification: mesenchymal cells developing on membranes.
Endochondral: cartilage templates become ossified.
Fibroblasts can turn into ________.
adipocytes, smooth muscles, chondrocytes, and osteoprogenitor cells
The ______ contains the mesenchymal stem cells that will differentiate to become chondrocytes.
perichondrium
