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○ has the capacity to stretch and recoil
○ rubber-like protein

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★ elastin

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○ forming mesh-like structures such as in the spleen
○ shape the tissue

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★ reticular fibers

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○ strongest and the thickest among the three fibers

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★ collagen fibers

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CONNECTIVE TISSUE FUNCTIONS

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  1. Structure and Support
  2. Binding and Connecting
  3. Transportation
  4. Immune Response
  5. Cushioning and Shock Absorption
  6. Repair and Healing
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★ bone to bone

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ligaments

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★ bone to muscles

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tendons

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★ muscles to muscles

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fascia

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prevent the collision of joints and bones;
absorb shock

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cartilage

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○ excess skin

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keloid

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★ viscous
★ has collagen and elastic protein fibers
★ highly vascularized
★ contains different cells

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AREOLAR

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○ produce fibers for extracellular matrix
○ contains collagen fibers - strength and structure
○ elastin fibers

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★ fibroblast cell

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★ globlets
★ highly vascularized
★ made of adipocytes

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ADIPOSE

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○ fat cells
○ in the form of triglycerides (our body)
○ stores energy
○ contains oils that insulate the body parts and serve
as an energy reservoir

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adipocytes

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★ helps with vascularity
★ deliver nutrients, hormone, oxygen to adipose tissue

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ADIPOSE

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★ for energy storage

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white adipose tissue

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★ ○ produces heat thermogenesis

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brown adipose tissue

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★ branching networks
★ scaffold organs
○ bones, lymph nodes, spleen
★ produces fibers
★ framework
★ sakura-like

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RETICULAR

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★ parallel pattern of collagen
★ collagen fibers
★ tightly packed collagen fibers
★ avascularized
★ tendons and ligaments

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REGULAR

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★ collagen fibers - for strength
★ skin, dermis, coverings of bones (periosteum)

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IRREGULAR

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★ no collagen fiber
★ has elastic fibers
★ has fibroblasts - maintain elastic fibers
★ can be seen on the trachea, vocal chords, walls of some
arteries

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ELASTIC

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★ simply as cartilage
★ avascularized
○ when injured, it may never recover or take a long
time

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HYALINE

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★ glassy, translucent appearance
★ has gel-like matrix
★ maintain the support of various structures
★ trachea, bronchi, nose, skeleton of fetus, larynx, and
joints

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HYALINE

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★ has characteristics of a dense CT and cartilage
★ contains collagen
★ intervertebral disc

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FIBROCARTILAGE

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○ middle of the spine
○ cushion and shock absorber

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★ intervertebral disc

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○ shock absorber of knee

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★ meniscus of the knee

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★ high content of elastic fibers
○ flexible, elastic compared to other cartilage
★ high degree of cartilage
★ collagen fibers
★ external of the ear
★ epiglottis

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ELASTIC CARTILAGE

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★ more solid, less flexible
★ vascularize

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BONE

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★ dense, hard bone
★ seen on the outer layer of the bones

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COMPACT

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COMPACT is formed from a mineralized collagen fiber

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hydroxyapatite

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○ made of calcium phosphate
○ gives hardness to bones

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hydroxyapatite

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★ cell of bones

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osteocytes

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★
○ ring-like structure
○ where haversian canal is formed

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osteon / haversian system

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★
○ nerves and blood vessels
○ center

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central canal / haversian canal

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★ sponge, porous-look
★ latis look
★ interior layer of the bone
★ good blood supply
★ plays a role on hematopoiesis
★ absorbs shocks

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SPONGY

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○ produces RBC
○ sa butas-butas

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★ bone marrow

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hematopoiesis

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○ formation of our blood
○ blood - circulate oxygen, carbon dioxide all
throughout our body

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★ 55% plasma
★ transport nutrients, fight pathogens

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BLOOD

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○ rare type of disease
○ usually happens when a blood clot in the deep veins
in your leg breaks o and travels to your
lungs/heart?
○ happens more often with women - taking pills
○ the blood thickens which causes blood clot
○ inject steroid for like a week, expensive

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★ pulmonary embolism

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★ transportation of nutrients and gasses throughout the
body

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RED BLOOD CELLS / ERYTHROCYTES

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★ protects our body from foreign invaders

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WHITE BLOOD CELLS / LEUKOCYTES

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★ blood clotting

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PLATELETS

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★ clear color
★ where WBC flows
★ transports lymphocytes - fights pathogenic bodies
★ bukol - nilalabanan ng lymph nodes ang infection,
namamaga ang lymph nodes

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LYMPH

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fights pathogenic bodies

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lymphocytes

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