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Lecture 2 Flashcards

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Connective Tissue Characteristics

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Found in every organ except for the CNS

Has few cells

Has an abundant matrix

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Connective Tissue Functions

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Blood-forming tissue (hematopoietic)

Lymphoid tissue

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Connective Tissue Types

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Connective Tissue amorphous non-cellular components

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Glycosaminoglycans

Glycoproteins

Chondroitin Sulfate

-Cartilage

Hydroxyapatite

-Bone

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4 Categories of Glycosaminoglycans (GAGS)

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Hyaluronic Acid

Heparin/Heparan Sulfate

Chondroitin/Dermatan Sulfate

Keratan Sulfate

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Hyaluronic Acid

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Largest of the GAGs

Only GAG that lacks sulfate

Found in synovial fluid and Wharton’s Jelly

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Picture of Proteoglycan Aggregates

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2 Examples of Glycoproteins

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Chondronectin

  • Promotes adhesion of mature chondrocytes to collagen

Laminin

  • Found in basal lamina
  • Involved in the attachment of epithelial cells to the lamina
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Cartilage Components

(2 Types of cells/ ECM)

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Cells

  • Chondroblasts- Cartilage forming cells
  • Chondrocytes- cartilage maintenance cells

ECM

  • Cartilage fibers that are made of type II collagen fibers
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Lacunae

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Pockets within the matrix where the chondroblasts and chondrocytes are found

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Cartilage Structure

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Cartilage Structure (E)

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3 Types of Bone Tissue

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Compact Bone Tissue

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3 Types of Cartilage

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Hyalin Cartilage

Elastic Cartilage

Fibrocartilage

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