Connective tissue lab manual questions Flashcards
What are the 3 cell types in connective tissue?
Mast cells
Fibroblasts
Macrophages
What do mast cells do?
Produce heparin and histamine
What do fibroblasts do?
build fibres
What do macrophages do?
Devour bacteria, viruses and dead or dying cells
What fibres are arranged parallel to the direction of stress in tendons?
collagen
What type of tissue is located in tendons
dense regular connective tissue
What type of tissue is in the dermis
dense irregular connective tissue
In the signet ring shaped adipose cell, what is in the signet region?
the nucleus
Which connective tissue insulated the body?
Adipose tissue
Which comes first, a chondrocyte or a chondroblast?
A chondroblast
Since cartilage is avascular, how does it get its nutrients?
diffusion from capillaries or synovial fluid
What type of cartilage is in the ear?
Elastic cartilage
What type of cartilage is in the trachea?
Hyaline cartilage
What type of cartilage is in the intervertebral discs
fibrocartilage
What type of cartilage is over the articulating surfaces of bones?
Hyaline cartilage
What type of cartilage is in the pubic symphysis?
fibrocartilage
In cartilage, what is located in a lacuna?
Chondrocytes
What type of tissue is in the perichondrium?
Fibrous connective tissue
What fibres are in parallel layers in the matrix of fibrocartilage?
Collagen
What type of bone has Haversian systems?
Compact bone
How is blood provided to the osteocytes?
Canaliculi
What is the function of canaliculi?
To provide the channel for blood flow to the osteocytes
What does hemocytoblast mean?
Blood cell builder
