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Connective Tissues Flashcards

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Give examples of connective tissues

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Bone, cartilage, tendons and ligaments, adipose tissue, mesentery, layers under skin and around organs

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How is structure related to function?

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Diverse structural arrangement depending on location and function of tissue

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3
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What features define connective tissues?

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Ground substance, fibres and cells

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4
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What makes up the extracellular matrix?

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Ground substance and fibres

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5
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What does the extracellular matrix do?

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Provides structural and biochemical support for cells

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What is the function of ground substance?

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provides biochemical support and supports intercellular exchange of substances

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What is ground substance?

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Clear, semi-solid gel composed of glycoproteins and complex carbohydrates (hyaluronic acid and glucosamine)

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What do fibres do?

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Provide structural support and tensile strength

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What are the two main types of fibres?

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Collagen and elastin

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10
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Describe collagen fibres

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Strongest and most abundant, provide tensile strength

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Describe elastin fibres

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Long and branched, provide stretch and recoil ability

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12
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Where does collagen come from?

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It is secreted into the ECM by connective tissue cells

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13
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What is type 1 collagen?

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found in fibrous tissues

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What is type 2 collagen?

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Hyaline cartilage

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What is type 3 collagen?

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delicate branched ‘reticular’ network found in highly cellular organs

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16
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Where does elastin come from?

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It is secreted into the ECM by fibroblasts

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17
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What does elastin do?

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Confers elasticity to tissues

18
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Where is elastin found?

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Skin, lungs, blood vessels, bladder

19
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What do the cells of the connective tissues do?

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synthesise, secrete and recycle ECM

20
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What do blasts do?

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Synthesise ECM

21
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What do cytes do?

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Maintain ECM

22
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What do clasts do?

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Breakdown ECM

23
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What do fibroblasts do?

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secrete fibres and components of ground substance

24
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What do chondrocytes do?

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secrete and maintain ECM in cartilage

25
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What do osteoblasts and osteocytes do?

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Secrete and maintain mineralised ECM in bone

26
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What do connective tissues contain?

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Blood vessels and lymphatics. Immune cells which survey tissues for invading pathogens/cell damage

27
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What is connective tissue proper?

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loose or dense depending on arrangement of fibres

28
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What is skeletal connective tissues?

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Cartilage and bone

29
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What is fluid connective tissues?

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blood and lymph

30
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What is loose connective tissues?

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Mostly made up of ground substance. Areolar, adipose and reticular

31
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What is dense connective tissues?

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Mostly made up of fibres. Regular, irregular and elastic

32
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What is areolar tissue and where is it found?

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Universal packing material which supports and binds other tissues. It is found beneath skin, submucosa and surrounding capillaries

33
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What is adipose tissue and where are they found

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Function as energy storage, shock absorption and insulation. Found beneath skin, breasts, in abdomen, finger and foot pads.

34
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Where are adipocytes found?

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In isolation or in small clusters

35
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What is reticular tissue and where is it found?

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Delicate, branched network providing internal structure to highly cellular organs (liver, lymph nodes, spleen)

36
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What is dense regular tissue and where is it found?

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closely packed collagen fibres running in the same direction. provides tensile strength and found in tendons and ligaments

37
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What is dense irregular tissue and where is it found?

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closely packed interwoven fibres running in different directions. found in dermis of skin, forms protective capsule around organs

38
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What is elastic dense tissue and where is it found?

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allows tissues to recoil after stretching. found in arteries, skin, lungs and underlying transitional epithelium

39
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What is scurvy and what are the oral manifestations?

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Lack of vitamin C leading to defective collagen formation. Leads to loose teeth, skin haemorrhages and even death

40
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What is systemic lupus erythematosis and what are the oral manifestations?

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autoimmune disease. target skin, bones, tendons and kidneys. Oral symptoms include dryness and soreness. Oral manifestations include buccal and palatal lesions.

41
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What is sjogren’s disease and what are the oral manifestations?

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autoimmune disease affecting saliva and tear glands. dry eyes and mouth, occur independently of accompany other disorders. Can cause increased dental caries ad candidiasis.

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