Week 4-L4 intro to rheumatology

Question 1

what is a connective tissue

Answer 1

bind support and strengthen body tissues
protects and insulate internal organs
compartmentalise skeletal muscle
major transport system
site of storage energy reserves
site of immune response

Question 2

connective tissue type

Answer 2

blood cartilage and bone and proper connective tissue

Question 3

structure of connective tissue

Answer 3

cells fibres and ground

Question 4

properties of elastic fibres

Answer 4

made of elastin and smaller than collagen fibres

Question 5

reticular fibres

Answer 5

support blood vessel walls and made of glycoprotein covering

Question 6

main function of connective tissue matrix fibres (collagen, fibres and reticular)

Answer 6

support and strengthen connective tissue

Question 7

types of proper connective tissue

Answer 7

loose and dense

Question 8

loose connective tissue

Answer 8

areolar, adipose and reticular

Question 9

dense connective tissue

Answer 9

regular, irregular and elastic

Question 10

connective tissue function, cell types and matrix

Answer 10

binding tissue and mech stress supportFibroblasts
Fibrocytes
Defense cells
Fat cells

Question 11

cartilage properties

Answer 11

avascular and no nerve supply but the perichondrium does

Question 12

types of cartilage and which is the strongest types

Answer 12

elastic, fibrocartilage and hyaline cartilage

fibro

Question 13

cartilage function, cell types and matrix content

Answer 13

strengthen and support CN
resists compression and cushion body structures
cell types: chondroblast and chondrocytes
fibres collagen and elastic fibres and ground substance

Question 14

hyaline cartilage properties

Answer 14

most abundant cartilage in body but weakest of the 3 types

end of long bones to cushion joints at epiphyseal plates