Unit 2 Flashcards
What is the Extracellular matrix composed of
Ground substance
Fibers
What is the function of Connective tissue
Support
Exchange of materials
Protection
Adipose storage
What are the characteristics of Connective tissue
Derived from mesenchyme
Support cells produce matrix
Cells adhere to matrix
What is the main component of ground substance
Glycosaminoglycans
What are the important characteristics of GAGs
Hydrophilic
What are the sulfated GAGs
Keratin sulfate
Chondroitin sulfate
Heparin sulfate
Dermatin sulfate
What are GAGs called when they are bound to a protein
proteoglycans
What is important about Hyaluronic Acids
Holds lots of water to allow for diffusion
What are the positive aspects of inflammation
Increase fluidity allows for defensive cells to move throughout tissue
What are the negative aspects of inflammation
Swelling can cause damage to blood vessels
What is it called when excessive fluid remaining in the interstitial spaces
Edema
What are adhesive glycoproteins
Laminin
Fibronectin
Which molecular component of ground substance when found in large amount can create a CT that supports inflamation
GAGs
Why is inflammation good to the healing process
Creates tissue foundation
Increases defensive cell numbers
what is the most common type of fiber in connective tissue
Collagen
What type of collagen accounts for 90% of the total body collagen
Type 1
What is defective in Ehlers-Danalos Syndrome
Type 1 collagen
What happens to fiber production during agins
it slows
What causes Scurvy
Vitamin C deficiency
What vitamin is essential for proper formation of Type 1 collagen
Vitamin C
What organs is Elastic fibers important in
Blood vessels
Lungs
What happens to the number of Elastin fibers as we age
The Decrease
What disease is associated with abnormal elastin production causing flat feet, tall body, dislocating of optic lens
Marfan’s syndrome
What is reticular fiber the same as
Collagen III
What is the first fiber to be produced during wound healing
Reticular fiber
What tissues is Reticular fiber common in
Liver
Bone marrow
Lymph nodes
What are Fibroblasts derived from
Mesenchymal cells
What CT cells is important in scar formation
Fibroblasts
What kind of connect tissue is scar tissue
Dense irregular
How are fibroblasts defensive
They can phagocytize
What is a mature fibroblast called
Fibrocyte
What is the function of Fibrocyte
Maintain matrix
What can fibrocytes produce
Hyaluronic acid
Ground substance
Reticular fibers
What can’t fibrocytes produce
Collagen 1
Elastic fibers
What is the primary function of Myofibroblast
Wound healing
Tooth eruption
Epidermal scar shrinkage
What cells are derived from Mesenchymal cells producing preadipocytes
Adipocytes
What is the function of Adipocytes
Lipid storage
What do adipocytes produce
Leptin