Histology: Connective Tissue- Additional

Question 1

What does the suffix “-cyte” denote?

Answer 1

• mature cell forms
• result from differentiation of the relevant “-blast”

eg. fibrocyte, osteocyte, chondrocyte, adipocyte

Question 1

What does the suffix “-blast” denote?

Answer 1

• cells with high mitotic and metabolic activity.
• cells which produce a high volume of extracellular matrix

eg. fibroblast, osteoblast, chondroblast, or adipooblast (lipoblast)