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1
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Macrophages are derived from what blood cell?

A

Monocytes

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2
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Hyaline & elastic cartilage contains what type of collagen?

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Type 2

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3
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A so-called “cart wheel” nucleus is typical & often basophilic granules?

A

Mast cells

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4
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What connective tissue fibers are argyrophilic?

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Reticular fibers

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5
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Has a singlet appearance is characteristic of what connective tissue cell?

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Adipocyte

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6
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What is the undifferentiated cell that is the stem cell for connective tissue?

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Mesenchymal cells

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7
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What does plasma produce?

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Antibodies

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8
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What cell is responsible for the synthesis, maintenance, & turnover of extracellular matrix?

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Fibroblast

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9
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What is the precursor of collagen?

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Tropocollagen

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10
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Fibrocytes are commonly found & easily recognizable in what type of CT?

A

DCT regular

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11
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What type of collagen has the highest amount of sugar groups?

A

Type 3

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12
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The wall of what structure contains many elastic fibers arranged in a lamellar fashion?

A

Elastic artery

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13
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Histocytes are form what WBC?

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Monocytes

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14
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What type of cell is multi-ocular& commonly found in fetuses?

A

Brown fat

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15
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What cell synthesizes elastin?

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Fibroblast

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16
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What type of collagen is most abundant in skin, tendon, ligaments, & bone?

17
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What type of fiber contains oxytalan?

A

Elastic fiber

18
Q

Mucous CT is also known as?

A

Wharton’s Jelly

19
Q

The basal lamina of the epidermis contains what type of collagen?

20
Q

What type of fiber stains well w/ silver stains, but not w/ H&E?

A

Reticular fibers

21
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What CT cell produces collagen, elastin, & ground substance?

A

Fibroblast

22
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Mast cells are activated by the binding of what immunoglobulin?

23
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What common CT cell has a football or pencil shaped structure?

24
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What CT fiber forms the framework for lymph nodes?

A

Reticular fibers

25
Q

What type of primitive embryonic tissue is derived from both mesoderm & neuro-ectoderm?

A

Mesenchyme

26
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What type of cartilage contains collagen type 2?

A

Hyaline Cartilage

Elastic Cartilage

27
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What type of cartilage contains collagen type 1?

A

Fibroelastic Cartilage

28
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What part of CT contains glycoproteins, hyaluronic acid, & proteoglycans?

A

Ground substance

29
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Ligaments are composed of what type of CT?

A

DCT regular

30
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What type of collagen is the most abundant in the body?

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