Connective Tissues Flashcards
How do you classify connective tissues?
embryonic and mature
What type of connective tissue is mesenchyme? Give examples
embryonic: ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm
What type of connective tissue is mucous connective tissue? Give example
embryonic: umbillical cord
What are the six types of mature connective tissue?
loose, dense, cartilage, bone, blood, lymph
When in life is mature connective tissue present? Where is it developed?
present after birth, developed from the mesenchyme
What are the three types of loose connective tissue?
areolar, adipose, reticular
Which type of loose connective tissue is the most widely distributed?
areolar
Adipocyte have one single ___________ droplet
triglyceride
What loose connective tissue is the stroma of organs, for example, liver, spleen, and lymph nodes?
reticular
What are the three types of dense connective tissue?
dense regular, dense irregular, elastic
What is dense regular tissue?
collagen arranged in bundles
What is dense irregular tissue?
collagen arranged irregularly
What is elastic dense connective tissue?
contains elastic fibres
Give 3 examples of dense regular tissue
forms tendons, ligaments, aponeuroses
Give 3 examples of dense irregular tissue
forms muscle fascia, fibrous pericardium, periosteum
Give 4 examples of elastic dense connective tissue
lung, artery, trachea, bronchial tubes
What is cartilage?
a dense network of collagen and elastic fibres embedded in chondroitin sulfate
What gives cartilage its strength?
collagen
What gives cartilage its resilience and allows it to re-assume its original shape after deformity?
chondroitin
What are cartilage cells called?
chondrocytes
Where do chondrocytes occur?
within spaces called lacunae in the matrix
What is the surface of most cartilage covered by? What does it contain? Are there exceptions?
perichondrium which contains BV and nerves. Exceptions: articular cartilage and growth plate cartilage
What are the functions of cartilage?
plays important role as supporting tissue and is the precursor of bone and growth plates within bones
True or false: cartilage is a relatively active tissue, grows quickly and repair proceeds quickly
False: cartilage is a relatively INACTIVE tissue, grows SLOWLY and repair proceeds SLOWLY
What are the two patterns of cartilage growth?
interstitial and oppositional
Describe interstitial cartilage growth
occurs during childhood and adolescence, the expansion occurs from within like bread rising