Week 11

Question 1

glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)

Answer 1

component of connective tissue
long chains of repeating disaccharides (2 sugars
negatively charged
made in cell and released by exocytosis, TAKE UP LOTS OF SPACE

Question 2

glycoprotein

Answer 2

sugar with any kind of protein

Question 3

proteoglycans

Answer 3

part of connective tissue
protein with a GAG

Question 4

proteoglycans

Answer 4

part of connective tissue
protein with a GAG

Question 5

are all proteoglycans glycoproteins

Answer 5

yes, but not all glycoproteins are proteoglycans

Question 6

collagen

Answer 6

part of ecm connective tissue
chains -> helix -> fibrils -> fibers
secreted by connective tissue as procollagen then processed into collagen

Question 7

fibronectin

Answer 7

part of connective tissue ecm
glycoprotein
binds a bunch of stuff in ecm

Question 8

elastin

Answer 8

part of connective tissue ecm
fibers

Question 9

basal lamina

Answer 9

thin
epi cells secrete cells for basal lamina ecm
anchored by hemidesmosomes

Question 10

fibroblasts

Answer 10

standard connective tissue cells

Question 11

what type of sugar are cellulose and pectin

Answer 11

polysaccharides

Question 12

cellulose microfibrils

Answer 12

provide tensile strength