Midterm Lab: Connective Tissues Flashcards
What are the subcategories of connective tissues?
Connective Tissue Proper
Fluid/vascular Connective Tissue
Supportive Connective Tissue
What tissue types make up the Connective Tissue Proper subcategory?
Areolar connective Adipose connective Reticular connective Dense regular connective Dense irregular connective
What tissue types make up the Fluid/vascular Connective Tissue subcategory?
Blood
What tissue types make up the Supportive Connective Tissue subcategory?
Hyaline Cartilage
Elastic Cartilage
Fibrocartilage
Bone
What are the 3 types of fibers found in connective tissue?
Collagen
Reticular
Elastic
Connective tissues are divided into sub-categories based on the consistency of the ____.
Matrix
Where is Areolar connective tissue located in the body?
Deep to the epithelia
What are items to identify on the Areolar connective tissue slide?
Collagen fibers (thick) Elastic fibers (thin) Fibroblasts
What subcategory does Areolar connective tissue belong?
Connective Tissue Proper Subcategory
Areolar connective tissue has a ____ fiber arrangement.
Loose
Where is Adipose connective tissue found in the body?
Hypodermis
Breasts
What are the items to identify on the Adipose connective tissue slide?
Adipocytes
Nuclei
Vacuole containing fat
What subcategory does Adipose connective tissue belong?
Connective Tissue Proper
Adipose connective tissue has a _____ fiber arrangement.
Loose
Where is Reticular connective tissue located in the body?
Lymph nodes
Spleen
What are items to identify on the Reticular connective tissue slide?
Reticular fibers
What subcategory does Reticular connective tissue belong?
Connective Tissue Proper
Reticular connective tissue has a _____ fiber arrangement.
Loose
Where is Dense Regular connective tissue located in the body?
Tendons
Ligaments
What are the items to identify on the Dense Regular connective tissue slide?
Collagen fibers
Fibroblast nuclei
What subcategory does Dense Regular connective tissue belong?
Connective Tissue Proper
Dense Regular connective tissue has a _____ fiber arrangement.
Dense
Where is Dense Irregular connective tissue located in the body?
Fibrous capsules of organs and joints
What are items to identify on the Dense Irregular connective tissue slide?
Fibroblasts nuclei
Erratically arranged collagen fibers, as opposed to dense regular connective tissue’s smooth subtle waves
What subcategory does Dense Irregular connective tissue belong?
Connective Tissue Proper
Dense Irregular connective tissue has a _____ fiber arrangement.
Dense
What ‘blast’ is associated with Connective Tissue Proper?
Fibroblasts
Which fiber is thick and unbranching; faint in appearance, and has crossed linked fibriles which make them incredibly strong?
Collagen
Which fiber is branched and jagged in appearance; branching extensively creating delicate networks?
Reticular
Which fiber has dark thin fibers and is very flexible; long and rubberlike which allows them to stretch and recoil like a rubber band?
Elastic
Where is Blood located in the body?
Blood vessels
What are items to identify on the blood slide?
Plasma (fluid matrix)
Erythrocytes
Leukocytes with nuclei
Platelets
The correct term for red blood cells
Erythrocytes
The correct term for white blood cells
Leukocytes
What do platelets look like?
They are tiny purple dots
What do Leukocytes look like?
They are the red blood cells with several purple dots inside
What do Erythrocytes look like?
They are the biconcave pink circular structures
What subcategory does Blood belong?
Fluid/Vascular Connective Tissue Subcategory
Where is Hyaline Cartilage located in the body?
Ends of bones
Costal Cartilages
What are items to identify on the Hyaline Cartilage slide?
Chondrocytes in lacunae Collagen Fibers (part of the matrix)
What subcategory does Hyaline Cartilage belong?
Supportive Connective Tissue Subcategory
What ‘blast’ is associated with Supportive Connective Tissue?
Chondroblasts
Where is Elastic Cartilage located in the body?
Pinna of ear
Epiglottis
What are items to identify on the Hyaline Cartilage slide?
Chondrocytes in lacunae
Collagen fibers
What subcategory does Elastic Cartilage belong?
Supportive Connective Tissue
Where is Fibrocartilage located in the body?
Intervertebral discs
Pubic symphysis
What are items to identify on the Fibrocartilage slide?
Chondrocytes in lacunae
Collagen fibers
What subcategory does Fibrocartilage belong?
Supportive Connective Tissue
Where is Bone located in the body?
Skeletal bones
What are the items to identify on the Bone slide?
Osteon
Osteocytes in lacunae
Central Canal
Canaliculi
What subcategory does Bone belong?
Supportive Connective Tissue