Connective tissue; catilage, blood and bone Flashcards
3 types of cartlige connective tissues
- hyaline
- fibrocartlige
- elastic
Hyaline:
-glassy looking
- firm around substance with lacuna
-few collagen fibers
- found in larynx, bridge of nose, and ribs
lacuna
spaces for cells
Fibrocartlige:
-contains lots of collagen, mostly running parallel
- found in intervertebral spaces
Elastic (cartlilage tissue)
-highly flexible
-more elastic fibers
- found in the outer ear and tip of nose
What secretes ground substances, fibers, collagen and fibers
osteocytes
The ground substances becomes what
calcified and hard
2 types of bone tissues
- compact
- spongy
2 types of bone tissues
- compact
- spongy
3 types of elements formed of blood
- red blood cells
- white blood cells
- platelets
Red blood cells
-transports oxygen arounf the body via hemoglobin molecules
-has no nucles and few organelles
White blood cells
- protects the body from forgein cells or sunstances
- there are several kinds, each one has a unique function in the body
Platelets
- help form blood clots to slow or stop bleeding and to help wounds heal
-no nuclei - fragmenst of larger cells