Connective Tissue Flashcards
Name the 4 types of tissue?
1. EPITHELIAL TISSUE \+ 2. CONNECTIVE TISSUE \+ 3. MUSCLE TISSUE \+ 4. NERVOUS TISSUE
What is a tissue
GROUP OF SIMILAR CELLS THAT FUNCTION TOGETHER TO PERFORM SPECIALIZED ACTIVITIES.
Connective tissue is made up of which two things?
EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX (material between cells)
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CELLS
Most connective tissues have a good ________ supply and a ________ supply.
BLOOD
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NERVE
Connective tissue has many functions including: protection, support/definition, binding, transportation, energy, immunity. You might say it’s _____________!
EVERYWHERE
The extracellular matrix contains which two things?
PROTEIN FIBRES
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GROUND SUBSTANCE
Name the protein fibres which are white, very strong, and resist pulling (tensile) forces?
COLLAGEN
PROTEIN FIBRES
Collagen fibre arrangement is determined by the ________ acting on the fibres.
FORCES
Name the protein fibres which are yellow, smaller than collagen though also strong, and stretchy?
ELASTIN COLLAGEN FIBRES
Name the protein fibres which are thin, fine collagen fibres that form branching networks?
RETICULAR
PROTEIN FIBRES
What is the connective tissue that may be fluid, gel like or calcified?
GROUND SUBSTANCE
Ground substances support the cells and through it, substances are ____________ between the blood and the cells.
EXCHANGED
Collagen fibre.. blah nlah sleepy…
SCAR TISSUE
Applying forces to scar tissue causes it to _______ ________ because the forces align and determine arrangement.
HEAL BETTER
Blasts, macrophages, plasma cells, mast cells, and adipocytes are all examples of what?
CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS
Name the “blast” which is present in all general CT?
***They produce the protein fibres and ground substance.
FIBROBLASTS
“Blasts” are generally responsible for what?
BUILDING
What to osteoblasts build?
BONE
What to chondroblasts build?
CARTILAGE
Name the connective tissue cells which eat bacteria and cellular debris?
MACROPHAGES
Name the connective tissue cells which are part of the immune response (secrete antibodies)?
PLASMA CELLS
Name the connective tissue cells which make histamine (part of the inflammatory response)?
MAST CELLS
Name the connective tissue cells which store fat?
ADIPOCYTES
Name the 5 different types of connective tissue CELLS?
BLASTS \+ MACROPHAGES \+ PLASMA CELLS \+ MAST CELLS \+ ADIPOCYTES
Name the 5 different types of connective tissue?
LOOSE (AEROLAR, ADIPOSE, RETICULAR) \+ DENSE (REGULAR, IRREGULAR, ELASTIC) \+ BONE \+ CARTILAGE (HYALINE, FIBROCARTILAGE, ELASTIC) \+ LIQUID (BLOOD, LYMPH)
What is the general name for connective tissue which has more cells and fewer fibres, and the fibres are loosely intertwined?
LOOSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE
Name the 3 types of loose connective tissue?
AREOLAR \+ ADIPOSE \+ RETICULAR
Name the most widely distributed connective tissue in the body?
(universal packing tissue/glue)
AREOLAR
LOOSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE