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17 Cards in this Set
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Found in what forms? |
Delicate tissue paper web Tough cords Rigid bones Fluid (blood) |
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Fiber types |
Collagenous Reticular Elastic |
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Collagenous Fibers |
White- tough and strong (bundles) |
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Reticular Fibers |
delicate (network) support of capillaries |
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Elastic Fibers |
extensible and elastic, made of a protein called elastin (returns to original length) |
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Loose (areolar) tissue |
connects many adjacent structures and acts as a glue spread between them |
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Fibroblasts |
usually present in large numbers in areolar tissues |
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Fibroblasts job |
produce a gel-like grand substance |
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Macrophages carry on... |
Phagocytosis |
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Adipose |
has a lot of fat cells |
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Adipose job |
forms supporting, protective pads around kidneys and other organs |
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2 functions of adipose tissue |
storage for excess food insulating material (body heat) |
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Reticular tissue |
forms the framework of the spleen, lymph nodes, and bone marrow |
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Reticular functions |
help defend against invaders |
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Dense fibers |
consists mainly of fibers packed densely in the matrix |
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2 types of dense fibers |
regular and irregular |
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regular fibers |
rows are parallel and flexible but has a great tensile strength |
