Topic 18 - Adult connective tissue

Question 1

types of adult CT

Answer 1

Loose,
dens(reg/ireg),
reticular,
adipose(brown/whote)

Question 2

-Loose:

Answer 2

most widely distributed
oc: around blood vessels and nerves, bw muscles bundles,
func: support, damping, tissure repare and defence
Free and fixed cells dominates, collagen, elastic and reticular fibres and ground substance

Question 3

-Dense irregular:

Answer 3

Collagen fibres, are dominantBundles crossing at varying angles. fibroblasts and fibrocytes dominate cell types
oc: aponeuroses, muscular fascia, dermis and organ capsules

Question 4

-Dense regular:

Answer 4

Collagen fibres arranged in same plane and direction.

Oc: collagen tendons and elastic ligaments

Question 5

-Reticular:

Answer 5

composed of stellate reticular cells and 3D-network of reticular fibres.
forms stroma of lymphatic organs

Question 6

-White adipose:

Answer 6

composed ofUnilocular adipocytes, collagen and reticular fibres.
func: provide insulation, dampening, store energy and hormone production

Question 7

-Brown adipose:

Answer 7

composed of Multilocular adipocytes, collagen and reticular fibres.

func: provides non-shivering thermogenesis
oc: newborns rodets and hibernating animals