Soft Tissue Flashcards
1
Q
List the composition of connective tissue
A
Collagen fibres Fibroblasts Macrophages Mast cells Elastic fibres Adhesive molecules Gags
2
Q
List the types of collagen and their functions
A
Type 1. Skin bone tendon
Type 2. Cartilage
Type 3. Blood vessels skin sheet collagen
Type 4. Basement membrane
3
Q
Give some characteristics of elastin fibres
A
Made up of fibrillin micofibrils
Only embryonic/ juvenile fibroblast make elastic fibres after a while loose elasticity
4
Q
List some adhesive proteins found in connective tissue?
A
Integrins: has alpha and beta subunit
Fibronectin: in all ct
Tenacin: made at wounds
Laminin: basal Lamina
5
Q
What are gags
A
Jelly like matrix
Can withstand pa
Needed for cell signalling
Has -ve charge
6
Q
What are the 2 groups of ct
A
Indigenous and immigrant
