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Midterm Lab: Connective Tissues Flashcards

1
Q

What are the subcategories of connective tissues?

A

Connective Tissue Proper
Fluid/vascular Connective Tissue
Supportive Connective Tissue

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What tissue types make up the Connective Tissue Proper subcategory?

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Areolar connective
Adipose connective
Reticular connective
Dense regular connective
Dense irregular connective
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3
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What tissue types make up the Fluid/vascular Connective Tissue subcategory?

A

Blood

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4
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What tissue types make up the Supportive Connective Tissue subcategory?

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Hyaline Cartilage
Elastic Cartilage
Fibrocartilage
Bone

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5
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What are the 3 types of fibers found in connective tissue?

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Collagen
Reticular
Elastic

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6
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Connective tissues are divided into sub-categories based on the consistency of the ____.

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Matrix

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7
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Where is Areolar connective tissue located in the body?

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Deep to the epithelia

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8
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What are items to identify on the Areolar connective tissue slide?

A 
Collagen fibers (thick)
Elastic fibers (thin)
Fibroblasts
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9
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What subcategory does Areolar connective tissue belong?

A

Connective Tissue Proper Subcategory

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10
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Areolar connective tissue has a ____ fiber arrangement.

A

Loose

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11
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Where is Adipose connective tissue found in the body?

A

Hypodermis

Breasts

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What are the items to identify on the Adipose connective tissue slide?

A

Adipocytes
Nuclei
Vacuole containing fat

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13
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What subcategory does Adipose connective tissue belong?

A

Connective Tissue Proper

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14
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Adipose connective tissue has a _____ fiber arrangement.

A

Loose

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15
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Where is Reticular connective tissue located in the body?

A

Lymph nodes

Spleen

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16
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What are items to identify on the Reticular connective tissue slide?

A

Reticular fibers

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17
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What subcategory does Reticular connective tissue belong?

A

Connective Tissue Proper

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18
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Reticular connective tissue has a _____ fiber arrangement.

A

Loose

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19
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Where is Dense Regular connective tissue located in the body?

A

Tendons

Ligaments

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What are the items to identify on the Dense Regular connective tissue slide?

A

Collagen fibers

Fibroblast nuclei

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21
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What subcategory does Dense Regular connective tissue belong?

A

Connective Tissue Proper

22
Q

Dense Regular connective tissue has a _____ fiber arrangement.

A

Dense

23
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Where is Dense Irregular connective tissue located in the body?

A

Fibrous capsules of organs and joints

24
Q

What are items to identify on the Dense Irregular connective tissue slide?

A

Fibroblasts nuclei

Erratically arranged collagen fibers, as opposed to dense regular connective tissue’s smooth subtle waves

25
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What subcategory does Dense Irregular connective tissue belong?

A

Connective Tissue Proper

26
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Dense Irregular connective tissue has a _____ fiber arrangement.

A

Dense

27
Q

What ‘blast’ is associated with Connective Tissue Proper?

A

Fibroblasts

28
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Which fiber is thick and unbranching; faint in appearance, and has crossed linked fibriles which make them incredibly strong?

A

Collagen

29
Q

Which fiber is branched and jagged in appearance; branching extensively creating delicate networks?

A

Reticular

30
Q

Which fiber has dark thin fibers and is very flexible; long and rubberlike which allows them to stretch and recoil like a rubber band?

A

Elastic

31
Q

Where is Blood located in the body?

A

Blood vessels

32
Q

What are items to identify on the blood slide?

A

Plasma (fluid matrix)
Erythrocytes
Leukocytes with nuclei
Platelets

33
Q

The correct term for red blood cells

A

Erythrocytes

34
Q

The correct term for white blood cells

A

Leukocytes

35
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What do platelets look like?

A

They are tiny purple dots

36
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What do Leukocytes look like?

A

They are the red blood cells with several purple dots inside

37
Q

What do Erythrocytes look like?

A

They are the biconcave pink circular structures

38
Q

What subcategory does Blood belong?

A

Fluid/Vascular Connective Tissue Subcategory

39
Q

Where is Hyaline Cartilage located in the body?

A

Ends of bones

Costal Cartilages

40
Q

What are items to identify on the Hyaline Cartilage slide?

A 
Chondrocytes in lacunae
Collagen Fibers (part of the matrix)
41
Q

What subcategory does Hyaline Cartilage belong?

A

Supportive Connective Tissue Subcategory

42
Q

What ‘blast’ is associated with Supportive Connective Tissue?

A

Chondroblasts

43
Q

Where is Elastic Cartilage located in the body?

A

Pinna of ear

Epiglottis

44
Q

What are items to identify on the Hyaline Cartilage slide?

A

Chondrocytes in lacunae

Collagen fibers

45
Q

What subcategory does Elastic Cartilage belong?

A

Supportive Connective Tissue

46
Q

Where is Fibrocartilage located in the body?

A

Intervertebral discs

Pubic symphysis

47
Q

What are items to identify on the Fibrocartilage slide?

A

Chondrocytes in lacunae

Collagen fibers

48
Q

What subcategory does Fibrocartilage belong?

A

Supportive Connective Tissue

49
Q

Where is Bone located in the body?

A

Skeletal bones

50
Q

What are the items to identify on the Bone slide?

A

Osteon
Osteocytes in lacunae
Central Canal
Canaliculi

51
Q

What subcategory does Bone belong?

A

Supportive Connective Tissue

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