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1
Q

Name the 4 types of tissue?

A 
1. EPITHELIAL TISSUE
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2. CONNECTIVE TISSUE
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3. MUSCLE TISSUE
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4. NERVOUS TISSUE
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2
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What is a tissue

A

GROUP OF SIMILAR CELLS THAT FUNCTION TOGETHER TO PERFORM SPECIALIZED ACTIVITIES.

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3
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Connective tissue is made up of which two things?

A

EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX (material between cells)
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CELLS

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4
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Most connective tissues have a good ________ supply and a ________ supply.

A

BLOOD
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NERVE

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5
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Connective tissue has many functions including: protection, support/definition, binding, transportation, energy, immunity. You might say it’s _____________!

A

EVERYWHERE

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6
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The extracellular matrix contains which two things?

A

PROTEIN FIBRES
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GROUND SUBSTANCE

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7
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Name the protein fibres which are white, very strong, and resist pulling (tensile) forces?

A

COLLAGEN

PROTEIN FIBRES

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8
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Collagen fibre arrangement is determined by the ________ acting on the fibres.

A

FORCES

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9
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Name the protein fibres which are yellow, smaller than collagen though also strong, and stretchy?

A

ELASTIN COLLAGEN FIBRES

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10
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Name the protein fibres which are thin, fine collagen fibres that form branching networks?

A

RETICULAR

PROTEIN FIBRES

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11
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What is the connective tissue that may be fluid, gel like or calcified?

A

GROUND SUBSTANCE

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12
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Ground substances support the cells and through it, substances are ____________ between the blood and the cells.

A

EXCHANGED

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13
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Collagen fibre.. blah nlah sleepy…

A

SCAR TISSUE

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14
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Applying forces to scar tissue causes it to _______ ________ because the forces align and determine arrangement.

A

HEAL BETTER

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15
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Blasts, macrophages, plasma cells, mast cells, and adipocytes are all examples of what?

A

CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS

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16
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Name the “blast” which is present in all general CT?

***They produce the protein fibres and ground substance.

A

FIBROBLASTS

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17
Q

“Blasts” are generally responsible for what?

A

BUILDING

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18
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What to osteoblasts build?

A

BONE

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19
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What to chondroblasts build?

A

CARTILAGE

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20
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Name the connective tissue cells which eat bacteria and cellular debris?

A

MACROPHAGES

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21
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Name the connective tissue cells which are part of the immune response (secrete antibodies)?

A

PLASMA CELLS

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22
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Name the connective tissue cells which make histamine (part of the inflammatory response)?

A

MAST CELLS

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23
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Name the connective tissue cells which store fat?

A

ADIPOCYTES

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24
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Name the 5 different types of connective tissue CELLS?

A 
BLASTS
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MACROPHAGES
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PLASMA CELLS
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MAST CELLS
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ADIPOCYTES
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25
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Name the 5 different types of connective tissue?

A 
LOOSE (AEROLAR, ADIPOSE, RETICULAR)
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DENSE (REGULAR, IRREGULAR, ELASTIC)
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BONE
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CARTILAGE (HYALINE, FIBROCARTILAGE, ELASTIC)
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LIQUID (BLOOD, LYMPH)
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26
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What is the general name for connective tissue which has more cells and fewer fibres, and the fibres are loosely intertwined?

A

LOOSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE

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27
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Name the 3 types of loose connective tissue?

A 
AREOLAR
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ADIPOSE
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RETICULAR
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28
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Name the most widely distributed connective tissue in the body?
(universal packing tissue/glue)

A

AREOLAR

LOOSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE

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29
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Where is areolar connective tissue located?

A

EVERYWHERE

BENEATH SKIN, AROUND BLOOD VESSELS, NERVES, ORGANS

30
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What are the 3 functions of areolar loose connective tissue?

A 
STRENGTH
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ELASTICITY
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SUPPORT
(allows movement within location, like seatbelt)
31
Q

Name the loose connective tissue which contains a lot of adipocytes (cells that hold fat)?

32
Q

Where is adipose tissue located?

A

BENEATH SKIN, AROUND SOME ORGANS

mostly abdominal, kidneys, heart, +behind eyeball

33
Q

What are the 4 functions of adipose loose connective tissue?

A 
THERMOREGULATION
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ENERGY
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SUPPORT
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PROTECTION
34
Q

Where is reticular tissue located?

5 areas

A 
LIVER
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SPLEEN
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LYMPH NODES
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BASEMENT MEMBRANE 
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AROUND BLOOD VESSELS & MUSCLES
35
Q

Name the loose connective tissue which forms the supporting framework of organs, binds smooth muscle cells, filters (spleen) and removes old blood cells and microbes?

36
Q

What is the general name for connective tissue which has more fibres (mostly collagen) and fewer cells?

A

DENSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE

37
Q

Name the 3 types of dense connective tissue?

A 
REGULAR
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IRREGULAR
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ELASTIC
38
Q

Name the dense CT in which collagen is arranged in parallel patterns?

A

REGULAR

DENSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE

39
Q

Where is regular dense connective tissue located?

A

TENDONS (muscle to bone)
and
MOST LIGAMENTS (bone to bone)

40
Q

What are the functions of regular dense connective tissue?

A

STRONG BUT SOMEWHAT PLIABLE STRUCTURAL CONNECTIONS

41
Q

Name the dense CT in which collagen is arranged in random/irregular patterns?

A

IRREGULAR

DENSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE

42
Q

Where is irregular dense connective tissue located?

A 
FASCIA
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STRUCTURE
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SUPPORT
(places where multi-movements occur)
43
Q

Name the function of irregular dense connective tissue?

A

TENSILE

pulling strength in many directions

44
Q

More collagen = _______ stretchy

45
Q

Fascia is dense ____________ connective tissue.

46
Q

What is the name of the dense connective tissue with high elastin content?

A

ELASTIC

DENSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE

47
Q

Name the 3 places elastic dense connective tissue is located?

A 
LUNG TISSUE
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ARTERIES
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LIGAMENTS BETWEEN VERTEBRAE
48
Q

What is the connective tissue bone also known as?

A

OSSEOUS TISSUE

49
Q

Bone is a type of connective tissue which has fewer cells with _______ amounts of collagen fibres.

50
Q

The matrix of this connective tissue is filled with calcium phosphate salts, which make it very hard?

A

BONE
aka
OSSEOUS TISSUE

51
Q

What are the 3 functions of bone?

A 
PROTECTION
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SUPPORT
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MOVEMENT
52
Q

Most ___________ attach to osseous tissue.

53
Q

Name the type of connective tissue that is strong and resilient, made up of cells called chondrocytes?

54
Q

Cartilage ground substance has large amounts of __________, and also contains elastin fibres.

55
Q

TRUE or FALSE

Cartilage is avascular and aneural.

56
Q

Name the 3 types of cartilage?

A 
HYALINE CARTILAGE
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FIBROCARTILAGE
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ELASTIC CARTILAGE
57
Q

With no blood supply and no nerve supply, cartilage is bad at __________.

58
Q

Which type of cartilage is the most common in the body?

A

HYALINE CARTILAGE

59
Q

Hyaline cartilage has a ______-white appearance

60
Q

Name as many locations of hyaline cartilage as you can think of?

A 
ENDS OF BONES
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PARTS OF RIBS
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TIP OF NOSE
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PARTS OF THROAT/LUNGS
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FETAL SKELETON
61
Q

What are the 4 functions of hyaline cartilage?

A 
FLEXIBILITY
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SUPPORT
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FRICTION REDUCTION
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SHOCK ABSORPTION
62
Q

Name the 3 specific locations of fibrocartilage?

A 
BETWEEN VERTEBRAE
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PUBIC SYMPHESIS
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MENISCI
63
Q

The function of fibrocartilage is simply __________.

64
Q

Name the type of cartilage CT which has elastin fibres?

A

ELASTIC CARTILAGE

65
Q

Elastic cartilage is located internally in the epiglottis (throat flapper), and part of the ___________ ear.

66
Q

Elastic cartilage functions to provide support and ____________ while maintaining shape.

A

FLEXIBILITY

67
Q

The __________ of fluid/liquid in the body determines labelling.

68
Q

Name the 2 types of liquid connective tissue?

A

BLOOD
+
LYMPH

69
Q

Blood cells are surrounded by a fluid extracellular matrix (ECM) called _________.

70
Q

The 3 cells in blood include?

A 
RED BLOOD CELLS 
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WHITE BLOOD CELLS
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PLATELETS
71
Q

Lymph is a plasma-like fluid in ____________ vessels.

72
Q

Lymph liquid functions in ____________, transportation, and fluid regulation.

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