Connective Tissue Cells

Question 1

Macrophages

Answer 1

Develop from monocytes and destroy bacteria and cell debris by phagocytosis

Question 2

Elastic Fibers

Answer 2

Stretchable but strong fibers made of proteins, elastin, and fibrillin.

Question 3

Where are Elastic fibers found?

Answer 3

Skin, blood vessels, and lung tissue

Question 4

Adipocytes

Answer 4

fat cells - store fats.

Question 5

Where are adipocytes found?

Answer 5

Below the skin and around organs

Question 6

Eosinophils

Answer 6

White blood cells that migrate to sites of parasitic infection and allergic responses

Question 7

Neutrophils

Answer 7

White blood cells that migrate to sites of infection and destroy microbes by phagocytosis

Question 8

Ground Substance

Answer 8

material between cells and fibers. Made of water and organic molecules. Supports cells and fibers, binds them together, and provides a medium for exchanging substances between blood and cells

Question 9

What are the 3 organic molecules that make up ground substance

Answer 9

Hyaluronic acid, chondroitin sulfate, glucosamine

Question 10

Plasma cells

Answer 10

Develop from B lymphocytes. Secrete antibodies that attack and neutralize foreign substances

Question 11

Mast Cells

Answer 11

Abundant along blood vessels. Produce histamine which dilates small blood vessels during inflammation and kills bacteria

Question 12

Collagen fibers

Answer 12

Strong, flexible bundles of the protein collagen, the most abundant protein in the body

Question 12

Fibroblasts

Answer 12

Large, flat cells that move through connective tissue and secrete fibers and ground substances

Question 13

Reticular fibers

Answer 13

Made of collagen and glycoproteins. Provide support in blood vessel walls and form branching networks around various cells