LB U3 Flashcards
Mesenchymal Connective Tissue
- Cells
- Fibers
- Location
C: undifferentiated mesenchymal cells; stem/progenitor cells
F: Collagen Fibers (Reticular type)
L: Mesenchyme
Mucous Connective Tissue
- Cells
- Fibers
- Location
C: Scattered star-shaped fibroblasts
F: Fine collagen fibers
L: Wharton’s Jelly (umbilical cord), fetal organs
Loose Connective Tissue
- Cells
- Fibers
- Location
C : All types of cells
F: All types of fibers
L: Omentum, Hypodermis, Superficial fascia
Dense regular connective tissue
- Cells
- Fibers
C: fibroblast cells
F: Type I collagen bundles
Dense regular collagenous/fibrous connective tissue
- Cells
- Fibers
- Location
C: Cross section - fibrocytes; Longitudinal section - tendinocytes
F: Closely packed collagen fibers
L: Tendon
Dense Elastic connective tissue
- Cells
- Fibers
- Location
C: flattened fibroblasts
F: thick, parallel elastic fibers with thin collagen fibers
L: Ligamentum flava - vertebral column, suspensory ligaments of the penis
Dense Irregular Connective Tissue
- Cells
- Fibers
- Location
C: fibroblasts
F: unaligned collagen fibers
L: Dermis of skin, fasciae, joint capsules, periosteum of bones, kidneys, livers, testes, lymph nodes, heart valves
White Adipose Connective Tissue
- Cells
- Fibers
- Location
C: Adipocytes
F: Reticular Fibers
L: Subcutaneous tissue; adults
Reticular Connective Tissue
- Cells
- Fibers
- Location
C: Reticular Cells
F: Reticular Fibers (Type III collagen)
L: lymph nodes and spleen, hemapoietic bone marrow, endocrine glands
Diffuse lymphoid Connective Tissue
- Cells
- Fibers
- Location
C: lymphoid cells
F:
L: Microvilli of small intestines, some lymphoid organs
Dense/compact lymphoid tissue
- Cells
- Fibers
- Location
C: lymphoid cells
F:
L: lymph nodules/lymphoid follicles or lymphatic cords
Hyaline Cartilage
- Cells
- Fibers
- Location
C: chondrocytes in lacunae
F: Type II collagen
L: Trachea, synovial joints, temporary skull of fetus
Elastic Cartilage
- Cells
- Fibers
- Location
C: Chondrocytes
F: Type II collagen
L: Ear, epiglottis, larynx