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Ordinary Connective tissue Flashcards

1
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What is all CT made up of?

A

Cells,fibres and ground substance

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What are the 5 functions of CT?

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Extracellular matrix that connects and binds organs and cells within the body
Gives support to the body
Facilitates cellular defence mechanisms
Repair
Provides an avenue for communication and transportation

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3
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How is CT supplied?

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By blood and lymphatic vessels and nerves

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4
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What are the two types of CT?

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Ordinary and special

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5
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What are the three types of ordinary CT?

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Loose, areolar
Dense irregular
Dense regular

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6
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What are the 6 special CT?

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Adipose tissue
Cartilage 
Bone
Dentin
Haematopoeitic tissue
Endothelium
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7
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What makes up the extra cellular matrix?

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Fibres and ground substance

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8
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What type of cells are present in CT?

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Fixed and wanderig

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9
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What type of fibres are present in CT?

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Collagen
Reticular
Elastic

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10
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What is the ground substance of CT?

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Highly hydrated gel
Glycosaminoglycans
proteoglycans
glycoproteins

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11
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What type of cell is a fibroblast and what is its functions?

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fixed

ECM production

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12
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What type of cell is a mesenchymal and what is its functions?

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fixed

CT precursor

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13
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What type of cell is a reticular cell and what is its functions?

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fixed

production of reticular fibres

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14
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What type of cell is an adipocyte and what is its functions?

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fixed

fat storage

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What type of cell is a macrophage and what is its functions?

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wandering

phagocytosis

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What type of cell is a plasma cell and what is its functions?

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wandering

antibody production

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17
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What type of cell is a mast cell and what is its functions?

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Chemical mediators

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18
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What type of cell is a white blood cell and what is its functions?

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wandering

defence

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19
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What is the principle cell of ordinary CT?

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Fibroblast

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20
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What are fibrocytes?

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Quiescent fibroblasts (resting)

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21
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What is the role of collagen?

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Tough
Provides high tensile strength
Stretch resistant
most abundnat protein (25%)

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22
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What is the role of elastic?

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Long thin fibres

allow for stretch and recoil

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23
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What is reticular fibres made from?

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Type III collagen

24
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What is the role of reticular fibre?

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Branched, thin collagenous fibres

Form and extensive delicate networks

25
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What is the role of Type I collagen?

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Provides tensile strength, 90% of total collagen, dermis, ligaments, tendons, bone, dentin

26
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What is the role of Type II collagen?

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Found in hyaline and elastic cartilage

27
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What is the role of Type III collagen?

28
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What is the role of Type IV collagen?

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Found in the basal lamina works with type VII

29
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What is the role of Type VII collagen?

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Forms anchoring fibrils works with IV

30
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What is procollagen?

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three individual collagen molecules combine within a cell

31
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How is tropocollagen formed?

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Procollagen is secreted from the cell and proteolytic enzymes cleave propeptides

32
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What are tropocollagen molecules used for?

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align to linear arrays to produce collagen fibrils

33
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What are collagen fibrils for?

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Assemble to form a collagen fibre - covalent cross-linking occurs

34
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What is a collagen bundle?

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Collagen fibres cominh together to form a a pink wavy structure (collagen bundles)

35
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What is the main component of elastic fibres?

36
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What is the elastin core made up of?

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Fibrils made up of the glyco protein fribrillin

37
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What is the role of the ground substance?

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Resists compressive forces on the matrix - provides mechanical strength
Functions as a molecular sieve through which nutrients, metabolites and hormones diffuse between blood capillaries and cells

38
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What are glyosaminoglycans (GAG)?

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Unbranched polysaccharide chains composed of repeating disaccharide units

39
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What is the role of GAGs?

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Maintains tissue architecture - rigidity and turgor provides structural integrity to cells and provides passageways between cells allowing for cell migration.

40
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What is a proteoglycan molecule?

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A GAG bound to a protein core

41
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Give 4 examples of GAGs

A

Hyaluronic acid- wound healing
Keratan sulphate- bone and cartilage and cornea
Chondroitin sulphate- bone and cartilage and heart valves
Heparin Sulphate - basal lamina

42
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What does areolar mean?

A

Open space

43
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What is the role of dense irregular CT?

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Adapted to offer resistance & protection
withstands tensions in different directions
Predominance of collagen fibres which run haphazardly

44
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What is the role of dense regular CT?

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Offer resistance in one direction or plane
Provide maximum tensile strength
Predominant collagen aligned to stress resist

45
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What is the role of loose areolar CT?

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holds structures in place

provides a packing framework for organ suppport

46
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Whats is loose areolar CT made up of?

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Collagen and fibroblasts abundance of ground substance

47
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Where is loose areolar CT located?

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below epithelia
forms the lamina propria of a mucosa
surrounds capillaries

48
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What is dense irreagular CT made up of ?

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collagen fibres densely packed and irregularly arranged

smaller proportion of Ground substance

49
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Where is Dense irregular CT located?

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Dermis
Submucosa of digestive tract
Periosteum & perichondrium
Fibrous capsules of organs

50
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Where is Dense regular CT located?

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Ligaments (Bone to bone)
Tendons (bone to muscle)
Aponeuroses

51
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What adipose tissue composed of?

A

Adipocytes

52
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What are adipocytes?

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Fat cells - individual lipid droplet surrounded by thin layer of cytoplasm and nucleus

53
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What is the function of adipose tissue?

A

Energy store, cushions, insulation

Metabolism or brown fat produces heat in the newborn

54
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Where is adipose tissue found?

A

Under skin
around kidneys
within the abdomen
breasts

55
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Where is the origin of CT?

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