Topic 16 - Connective tissue : cell types

Question 1

CT cell types

Answer 1

• Fixed: fibroblast, fibrocyte, mesenchymal and adipose cells 2 første mest vanlig
• Free: macrophages, mast cells, plasma cells, melanocytes and lymphocytes, moncytes and granulocytes

Question 2

Fibroblast

Answer 2

metabolic active, reound cell and nucleus

Question 3

Fibrocyte

Answer 3

metabolic less active, slender cell and nucleus, less organelles.

Question 4

Mesenchymal cells

Answer 4

pluripotent and undifferentiated, around blood vessels.

Serve as reservoir for cells able to differentiate into connective tissue cell types

Question 5

Adipose cells

Answer 5

single or in groups. sphericalor polyhedron, with a large lipid droplet with thin cytoplasm. may form a seperate tissue: adipose tissue-

Question 6

Macrophages

Answer 6

fixed in no reactive CT: motile upo stimulation. Specific to certain organs. liver, lungs, lymph nodes.

Question 7

Mast cells

Answer 7

surround blood vessels of skin and intestine.

Large metachromatic granules

Question 8

Plasma cells

Answer 8

Develope from B-lumphocytes to produce antibodies. found in loose CT og gi tract, respiratory system and lymphatic tissue

Question 9

Melanocytes

Answer 9

Large pigmented cells. Originate from neural crest. found in dermisis meninges choroid and iris

Question 10

lymphocytes, moncytes and granulocytes

Answer 10

are also seen temrarily in CT