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15 Cards in this Set
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Sponge like, cushions and absorbs fluids Common under skin due to vascularity and high nutrients |
Loose Areolar |
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Makes up non-hollow organs (spleen, liver, lymph nodes) |
Loose Reticular CT (Picture of a lymph node) |
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Have a large vacuole in the center for triglycerides. Has cellularity |
Adipose |
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Packed with fibers running in all directions. Found wrapping around bone |
Dense Irregular CT |
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All fibers run in the same direction. Tendons, ligaments, surface membranes. |
Dense Regular |
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Mainly found in urinary bladder, respiratory system, blood vessels. Can form ligaments |
Dense Elastic |
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White, loaded with collagen fibers. Found at ends of bones at joints that move (Nose, trachea, bronchi, sternum) |
Hyaline Cartilage |
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Tissue that can take compression like a spring. Forms discs of the knee and intervertebral discs. |
Fibrocartilage |
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Strong but able to return to form after bending. Makes up ear and epiglottis |
Elastic Cartilage |
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Calcium salts added to harden. Very vascular Large nerve supply High amount of collagen fibers |
Bone (Osseous) Connective Tissue |
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Martix is a fluid called plasma. Fibers used for blood clotting Originate from red bone marrow. Has more matrix then cells. |
Blood |
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Voluntary |
Striated Muscle Tissue |
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Self-contracting |
Cardiac Muscle Tissue |
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Involuntary |
Smooth Muscle |
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Neuron Transmit nerve impulses |
Nervous Tissue |
