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Connective Tissue Overview/Diagram Flashcards

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Whats the 3 loose in C.T proper

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Areolar/Adipose/Reticular

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Whats the 3 dense in C.T Proper

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Regular/Irregular/Elastic

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What are the 3 cartilage, that cartilage branch off into in CT

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Fibrocartilage, Elastic, Hyapline

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What is the major functions and location of Areolar Tissue

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Supporting and binding, defending against infection, storing nutrients as fat

Widely distributed under epithelia body

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What is the Characteristics of Areolar Tissue

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Gel-Like matrix, universal packing between other tissues

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What is the Characteristics of White Adiposes Tissue

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Similar to areolar, but has greater nutrient storing

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Whats is the function and location of Adiposes Tissue

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Shock Absorber and energy storage site

Under skin, around tissue and eyeballs

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What is the Characteristics of Reticular Tissue

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Resembles Areolar but fibres are reticular fibres

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What is the function and location of Reticular Tissue

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Support ,any free blood cells ( mostly lymphocytes ) Fibroblats

Lymphoid Organs

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What is the characteristic for Regular

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Closely packed collagen fibres running parallel to direction of pull

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What is the function and location of Regular Tissue

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Attached to muscle to bone or to muscles

Tendons, most ligaments

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What is the characteristic of irregular tissue

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Same structural elements as the regular but the collagen fibres are thicker and irregularly arranged

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What is the function and location of irregular tissue

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Resists tension and provides structural strength

Dermis, fibrous joints capsules, fibrous coverings or some organs

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What is the characteristic of Elastic Tissue

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High amounts of elastin

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What is the function and location of Elastic

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Allows tissue to recoil after stretching

Walls of large arteries within certain ligaments with vertebral column

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What is the characteristic of Cartilage Tissue

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What in colour ( no blood ) and stands upto tension and compression

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What is the function and location of Cartilage Tissue

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Tough but flexible and receives nutrients by diffusion from blood vessels

Hyaline, Elastic and Fibrocartilage

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What is the characteristic of Hyaline Cartilage

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Most abundant Cartilage in the body and contains numerous chondrocytes

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What is the function and location of Hyaline Cartilage

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Supports and reinforces provides smooth surface for movement

Forms most of embryonic skeleton, covers ends of long bones in joint cavities

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What is the characteristic of Elastic Cartilage

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Similar to hayline cartilage with more ELASTIC fibres

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What is the function and location of Elastic Cartilage

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Maintains shape of structure and allows flexibility

External Ear and Epiglottis

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What is the characteristic of Fibrocartilage

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Consist of Chondrocytes scattered among thick bundles of collagen fibres

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What is the function and location of Fibrocartilage

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Absorb compressive shock, support and fusion

Intervertebral Disc

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What is the characteristic of Bone Connective Tissue

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Contains osteoblasts, Osteocytes, Osteoclasts arranged in Osteons

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What is the function and location of connective tissue Bone

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Support, Protection, Assistance in movement, Mineral Homeostasis, Blood Cell Production

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What is the characteristic of Connective tissue blood

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Most Atypical connective tissue and consist of blood cells

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What is the function of Connective tissue blood

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Transport vehicle

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What is the characteristics of Muscle tissue

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Responsible for most types of body movement

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What is the function and location of Muscle Tissue

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Movement and contraction in all cell types

Skeletal Muscle
Smooth Muscle
Cardiac Muscle

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What is the characteristic function and location of Skeletal Muscles

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Long, multinucleate cells

Voluntary Movement

Skeletal muscles attached to bones of occasionally skin

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What is the characteristic function and location of Cardiac muscles

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Uninucleate cells that connect at specialised junctions

Involuntary control, blood into the circulation

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What is the characteristic function and location of smooth muscles

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Cells are spindle shape and arranged closely to form sheets

Involuntary control ( internal passageways

Mostly in walls of hollow organs

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What is the characteristic function and location of nervous tissue

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Main component of the nervous tissue

Regulates and controls body functions

Neurons and glia
( brain, spinal cord and nerves )

34
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Neurons characteristic and functions

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Specialised nerve cells conduct nerve impulses

Transmit electrical impulses over distance

35
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What is Glia

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Supporting cells that support and insulate and protect neurons

36
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Draw a neuron

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Cell body / nucleus/ axon / myelin ( white ) / synaptic bouton

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