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18 Cards in this Set
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Name the two types of loose connective tissue. |
Areolar and adipose. |
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Explain areolar tissue and where it is found. |
Spaces between cells contain air. More cells than fibres. Forms layers between skin and tissues beneath. |
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Explain adipose tissue and where it is found. |
Spaces between cells filled with fat cells. Protects vulnerable organs such as eyes and kidneys. Found in dermis for insulation. |
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Give another name for dense connective tissue. |
Fibrous tissue. |
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Explain dense connective tissue and an example of where it is found. |
More fibres than cells. Fibres may be random or parallel for strength. Covers organs and bones. |
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Give three structures that are made of dense connective tissue. |
Tendons, ligaments, diaphragm. |
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Which type of dense connective tissue is found in the arteries and the trachea? It is dense but stretchy. |
Yellow elastic |
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Name the two types of bone tissue. |
Compact and cancellous (spongy). |
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Compact bone makes up which part of the bone? |
The outer layer |
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Which bones have an outer layer of compact bone? |
All bones |
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Which bones contain cancellous/spongy bone? |
Long bones -ends Short and flat bones - core |
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What are the Haversian systems of spongy/cancellous bone filled with? |
Bone marrow |
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Name the three types of cartilage. |
Hyaline White fibrocartilage (fibrous) Elastic |
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Give a property of hyaline cartilage and state where it is found. |
Smooth, most common. Rings of trachea, surfaces of joints, embryonic skeleton |
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Give a property of fibrous cartilage and state where it is found. |
Strong. Intervertebral discs, menisci of stifle, surrounds articulate sockets of some joints, acetabulum. |
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Give a property of elastic cartilage and state where it is found. |
Flexible. Ear pinna, epiglottis, rhinarium (nose). |
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What covers cartilage and supplies it with nutrition? |
Perichondrium |
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What is haemopoietic tissue? |
Bone marrow |
