LB U3 Flashcards

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Q

Mesenchymal Connective Tissue

  • Cells
  • Fibers
  • Location
A

C: undifferentiated mesenchymal cells; stem/progenitor cells
F: Collagen Fibers (Reticular type)
L: Mesenchyme

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Mucous Connective Tissue

  • Cells
  • Fibers
  • Location
A

C: Scattered star-shaped fibroblasts
F: Fine collagen fibers
L: Wharton’s Jelly (umbilical cord), fetal organs

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Loose Connective Tissue

  • Cells
  • Fibers
  • Location
A

C : All types of cells
F: All types of fibers
L: Omentum, Hypodermis, Superficial fascia

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Dense regular connective tissue

  • Cells
  • Fibers
A

C: fibroblast cells
F: Type I collagen bundles

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Dense regular collagenous/fibrous connective tissue

  • Cells
  • Fibers
  • Location
A

C: Cross section - fibrocytes; Longitudinal section - tendinocytes
F: Closely packed collagen fibers
L: Tendon

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Dense Elastic connective tissue

  • Cells
  • Fibers
  • Location
A

C: flattened fibroblasts
F: thick, parallel elastic fibers with thin collagen fibers
L: Ligamentum flava - vertebral column, suspensory ligaments of the penis

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Dense Irregular Connective Tissue

  • Cells
  • Fibers
  • Location
A

C: fibroblasts
F: unaligned collagen fibers
L: Dermis of skin, fasciae, joint capsules, periosteum of bones, kidneys, livers, testes, lymph nodes, heart valves

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White Adipose Connective Tissue

  • Cells
  • Fibers
  • Location
A

C: Adipocytes
F: Reticular Fibers
L: Subcutaneous tissue; adults

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Reticular Connective Tissue

  • Cells
  • Fibers
  • Location
A

C: Reticular Cells
F: Reticular Fibers (Type III collagen)
L: lymph nodes and spleen, hemapoietic bone marrow, endocrine glands

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Diffuse lymphoid Connective Tissue

  • Cells
  • Fibers
  • Location
A

C: lymphoid cells
F:
L: Microvilli of small intestines, some lymphoid organs

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Dense/compact lymphoid tissue

  • Cells
  • Fibers
  • Location
A

C: lymphoid cells
F:
L: lymph nodules/lymphoid follicles or lymphatic cords

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Hyaline Cartilage

  • Cells
  • Fibers
  • Location
A

C: chondrocytes in lacunae
F: Type II collagen
L: Trachea, synovial joints, temporary skull of fetus

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Elastic Cartilage

  • Cells
  • Fibers
  • Location
A

C: Chondrocytes
F: Type II collagen
L: Ear, epiglottis, larynx

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