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1
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most abundant and widely distributed tissues

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Connective tissue

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2
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binds together, supports, and strengthens
protects and insulates internal organs
compartmentalizes structures

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CONNECTIVE TISSUE

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major transport system (blood)

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CONNECTIVE TISSUE

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4
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primary location of stored energy reserves
main source of immune responses

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CONNECTIVE TISSUE

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5
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secrete fibers and ground substance

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Fibroblasts

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6
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develop from monocytes and destroy bacteria and cell debris by phagocytosis

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Macrophages

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7
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secrete antibodies neutralize foreign substances

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Plasma cells (plasmocytes)

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8
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produce histamine

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Mast cells

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9
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fat cells, stores triglycerides (fats)

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Adipocytes

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Neutrophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, and basophils

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Leukocytes (White blood cells)

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-between the cells and fibers
-fluid, semifluid, gelatinous, or calcified
-medium for exchange of substances between the blood and cells

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GROUND SUBSTANCE

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12
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Contains water and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)

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GROUND SUBSTANCE

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viscous, slippery substance that binds cells together, lubricates joints, and helps maintain the shape of the eyeballs

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Hyaluronic acid

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14
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provides support and adhesiveness in cartilage, bone, skin, and blood vessels

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Chondroitin sulfate

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15
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skin, tendons, blood vessels, and heart valves

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Dermatan sulfate

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16
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bone, cartilage, and the cornea

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Keratan sulfate

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17
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GROUND SUBSTANCE

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Hyaluronic acid
Chondroitin sulfate
Dermatan sulfate
Keratan sulfate

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18
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FIBERS (3)

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Collagen fibers
Elastic fibers
Reticular fibers

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19
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-Consist of collagen
-pulling or stretching, not stiff, allows tissue
flexibility

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Collagen fibers

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20
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consists of elastin molecules surrounded fibrillin

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Elastic fibers

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21
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have the ability to return to their original shape after being stretched

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Elasticity

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22
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-much thinner than collagen fibers and form branching networks
-consists of collagen

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Reticular fibers

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23
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CLASSIFICATION OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE
Embryonic connective tissue (2)

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A. Mesenchyme
B. Mucous (mucoid) connective tissue

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24
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CLASSIFICATION OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE
Mature connective tissue

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Connective tissue proper
Supporting connective tissue
Liquid connective tissue

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24
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CLASSIFICATION OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE
Mature connective tissue

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Connective tissue proper
Supporting connective tissue
Liquid connective tissue

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24
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CLASSIFICATION OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE
Mature connective tissue

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Connective tissue proper
Supporting connective tissue
Liquid connective tissue

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25
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Loose connective tissue (3)

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a. Areolar connective tissue
b. Adipose tissue
c. Reticular connective tissue

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Dense connective tissue

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a. Dense regular connective tissue
b. Dense irregular connective tissue
c. Elastic connective tissue

27
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Supporting connective tissue (2)

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  1. Cartilage (Hyaline, fibro, elastic)
  2. Bone tissue (compact, spongy)
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Liquid connective tissue (2)

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  1. Blood
  2. Lymph
29
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  • present in the embryo
  • GIVE RISE to most tissues, such as skin, blood or bone
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Mesenchyme

30
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  • Wharton’s jelly
  • found in the umbilical cord of the fetus
  • contains fine collagen fibers
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Mucous (mucoid) connective tissue

31
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loosely arranged between cells

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Loose connective tissue

32
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most widely distributed connective tissues
packing material of the body

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Areolar connective tissue

33
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  • storage of triglycerides
  • reduces heat loss through skin
  • energy reserve
  • supports and protects
    organs
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Adipose tissue

34
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  • Stroma of liver, spleen, lymph nodes; red bone marrow
  • reticular lamina of basement membrane
  • around blood vessels and muscles
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Reticular connective tissue

35
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contains more fibers
thicker and more densely packed

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Dense connective tissue

36
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Forms tendons, most ligaments, and aponeuroses

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Dense regular connective tissue

37
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attach muscle to bone

38
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attach bone to bone

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most ligaments

39
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sheetlike tendons that attach muscle to muscle or muscle to bone

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aponeuroses

40
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  • irregularly arranged
  • Fasciae, periosteum of bone, perichondrium of cartilage
  • Provides tensile (pulling) strength in many directions
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Dense irregular connective tissue

41
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  • contains elastic fibers with fibroblasts between them
  • Allows stretching
    -strong
    -recoil to original shape after being stretched.
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Elastic connective tissue

42
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  • contains a resilient gel
    -appears bluish-white, shiny substance
    -smooth surfaces for movement
    -weakest
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Hyaline cartilage

43
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contains ground substance (chondroitin sulfate) and type II collagen

44
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capsules containing chondrocyte

45
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produce and maintain ground substance

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Chondrocyte

46
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surrounds the surface of most cartilage
contains blood vessels and nerves
source of new cartilage cells (chondroblasts)

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Perichondrium

47
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  • has chondrocytes in thick bundles of collagen fibers
  • lacks perichondrium
  • Support and joining structures together
  • strongest type of cartilage (Strength and rigidity)
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Fibrocartilage

48
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fibrocartilage forms (4)

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• Pubic symphysis (where hip bones join anteriorly)
• intervertebral discs
• menisci (cartilage pads) of knee
• portions of tendons that insert into cartilage

49
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  • has chondrocytes in threadlike network
  • perichondrium present
  • Provides strength and elasticity
  • maintains shape of certain structures
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Elastic cartilage

50
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elastic cartilage forms 3

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• Lid on top of larynx (epiglottis)
• part of external ear (auricle)
• auditory (eustachian) tubes

51
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connective tissues in bones (4)

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• bone or osseous tissue
• periosteum
• red and yellow bone marrow
• endosteum

52
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a membrane that lines a space within bone that stores yellow bone marrow

53
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basic unit of compact bone

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osteon or haversian system

54
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-concentric rings consist of mineral salts (hardness)
-responsible for the compact nature of this type of bone tissue.

55
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contains osteocytes

56
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-networks of minute canals containing the processes of osteocytes
-provide routes for nutrients

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Canaliculi

57
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  • trabecular or cancellous bone tissue
  • does not contain osteons
  • located in the interior of a bone, protected by compact bone
  • light, which reduces the overall weight of a bone.
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Spongy bone

58
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  • Lamellae that are arranged in an irregular pattern of thin columns
  • support and protect the red bone marrow
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Trabeculae

59
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sites where red bone marrow is stored (5)

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hip bones
ribs
sternum (breastbone)
vertebrae
proximal ends of the humerus and femur

60
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blood cell production occurs in adults

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hemopoiesis

61
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has a liquid extracellular matrix called blood plasma and
formed elements

62
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  • extracellular fluid that flows in lymphatic vessels
  • consists of several types of cells that is similar to blood plasma but with much less protein
62
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  • extracellular fluid that flows in lymphatic vessels
  • consists of several types of cells that is similar to blood plasma but with much less protein
62
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  • extracellular fluid that flows in lymphatic vessels
  • consists of several types of cells that is similar to blood plasma but with much less protein

Anaphy Lab (11 decks)

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