CT- Structural Elements (Cells) Flashcards
1
Q
List examples of specialised CT
A
Cartilage Bone Dentin Haematopoietic Endothelium
2
Q
List 4 fixed cells
A
Fibroblasts
Mesenchymal cells
Reticular cells
Adipocytes
3
Q
List 4 wandering cells
A
Macrophages
Plasma cell
Mast cell
Other white blood cells
4
Q
What do fibroblasts produce ?
A
Fibres (collagen and elastic fibres)
Ground substance
5
Q
What are inactive fibroblasts called ?
A
Fibrocytes
6
Q
Why do fibroblasts have an extensive RER and well developed Golgi apparatus ?
A
To produce protein elements
7
Q
What is fibrosis ?
A
When the balance between reparative CT deposition shifts because there is more reparative tissue as compared to normal resident CT
8
Q
What type of nucleus does a plasma cell have ?
A
Eccentric
9
Q
List the cells that originate from mesenchymal cells.
A
- osteoblasts
- endothelial cell
- mesothelial cell
- fibroblasts
- adipocyte
- chondroblast
10
Q
What are chondroblasts involved in?
A
Cartilage development
