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Connective tissues |
Binds tissue together, provides support, stores fat, produce blood cells |
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3 major cell types in connective tissue |
Fibroblast Macrophages Mast cells |
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3 connective tissue fibers produced by fibroblasts |
Strong collagenous fibers Elastic fibers Reticular fibers |
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Strong collagenous fibers: |
White fibers, made of the protein collagen |
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Elastic fibers: |
Yellow fibers, made of the protein elastin |
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Reticular fibers: |
Thin/delicate collagenous fibers (spider webbed appearance) |
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Two categories of connective tissue |
Proper connective tissue Specialized connective tissue |
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Proper connective tissue includes |
Loose connective tissue Dense connective tissue |
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Specialized connective tissue includes: |
Bone, cartilage, blood |
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3 types of cartilage: |
Hyaline cartilage Elastic cartilage Fibrocartilage |
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Hyaline cartilage: |
Most abundant type of cartilage in body, found most common in the respiratory passages |
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Elastic cartilage: |
With elastic fibers, provides framework for the external ears and parts of the larynx |
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Fibrocartilage: |
With many collagenous fibers. Provides a shock absorbing function. |
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Where is fibrocartilage found |
Found in inerverbral disks and in the knees and pelvic girdle |
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Blood: |
Composed of cells (red and white) suspended in a liquid matrix called plasma |
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Blood functions: |
Transports substances throughout the body |
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3 types of muscle tissue in body |
Skeletal (voluntary) Smooth (involuntary Cardiac (involuntary) |
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What 2 cell types are nervous tissues composed of? |
Neurons, neurolgia |
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4 main types of epithelial membranes |
Serous, mucous, synovial, cutaneous |
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Serous membranes: |
Lines body cavities that lack openings to the outside, (abdominal cavity) secretes serous fluid |
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Mucous membranes: |
Lines the cavities with openings that lead to the outside of the body(oral, nasal cavity) |
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Synovial membranes: |
Lines the joint cavities, secretes synovial fluid |
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Cutaneous membrane: |
The skin |
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Intact cell (secretion) |
Merocrine gland |
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Pinched off apical portion of cell (secretion) |
Apocrine gland |
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Disintegrating cell and its contents, cell dividing (secretion) |
Holocrine gland |
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Endocrine glands release products into |
Blood |
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Exocrine glands release products into |
Duct |
