fibers and immature/mature cells

Question 1

what do fibers do?

Answer 1

provide support and structure to shapeless ground structure

Question 2

what are the characteristics of collagen fibers?

Answer 2

strongest/most abundant; strands of protein, makes skin look young

Question 3

what are the characteristics of elastic fibers and where are they found?

Answer 3

form branching framework throughout matrix; elastin allows for stretching, found in skin, lungs, blood vessel walls

Question 4

what are reticular fibers?

Answer 4

short, finer collagen fibers, in sponges; joint connection

Question 5

what are immature cells and what do they secrete?

Answer 5

BLASTS; cells that are still dividing/forming; secretes ground substance and fibers to form matrix

Question 6

what is a mature cell?

Answer 6

fully formed cell that maintain cells in the matrix; can revert back to blasts for repairs