Connective Tissue Block 1 Flashcards
There is a wide variety it what in the body?
Connective tissue
What are the seven fictions if connective tissue
- structural support - protection - strength - cushions - elasticity - fat storage - tissue repair
Generally connective tissue has what
Large amounts of interstitial space
Most connective tissue is what
Vascular and innervated
What helps support endothelium tissue
Connective tissue
What are the two cell types in connective tissue
Permanent and migratory cells
What are the 3 permanent cells in connective tissue
- fibroblasts - adipose cells - chondrocytes and osteocytes
What are the four types if migratory cells
Leukocytes Macrophages Mast cells Plasma cell
What contains histamine and heparin
Last cell granules
What is important to the immune systems
Mitochondria
What does the matrix of the ct contain
Ground substance Protein fibers and glycoproteins
Where are the glycoproteins in the ground substance
They are embedded in it
What is ground substance
The semi fluid gel that is colorless and transparent and amorphous ( without definite shape)
Ground substance contains what
GAG’s aka mucoploysacchsrides Protein fibers and structural protein
There are 7 different GAG’s what are they
- hyaluronic acid - chondrotin-4-sulfate - chondrotin-6- sulfate - dermatan sulfate -heparan sulfate - heparin sulfate - keratan sulfate
Which GAG IS NOT sulfated
acid
The sic GAG that bind to the core linear protein are called what
Proteoglycans
Proteoglycans have what charge
They are negative and they are hydrophilic
What are the two main types of ct protein fibers
-collagen and elastin
What is a polymer of troop collagen and has 28 types identified by Roman numerals?
Collagen