Connective Tissue Types

Front 1

connective tissue

functions

Back 1

1 enclosing and separating
2 connecting tissues to each other
3 supporting and moving
4 storing
5 cushioning and insulating
6 transporting
7 protecting

Front 2

Connective tissue types

Back 2

1. mesenchyme 2 loose (areolar)
3 dense reg/ireg/coll/elastic 4type
4 special (adipose/reticular)
5 cartilage(hyaline/fibro/elastic)
6 bone
7 blood and hemopoietic tissue

Front 3

loose connective tissue

Back 3

fine network of mostly collagen with a few elastic fibers with spaces between the fibers where fibroblasts, macrophages, and lymphocytes are located
loose packing, support, and nourishment. found widely

Front 4

dense regular collagenous connective tissues

Back 4

matrix of collagen fibers mainly running in same direction.

withstand great pulling forces in directin of orientation

tendons and ligaments

Front 5

dense regular elastic connective tissue

Back 5

matrix of regularly arranged collagen and elastin fibers

stretching and recoiling directionaly

vocal folds and ligaments between the vertebrae

Front 6

dense irregular collagenous connective tissue

Back 6

matrix composed of collage fibers that run in different directions or in alternate directions in planes.

stretching in all directions. sheaths, dermis, outer covering of tubes

Front 7

dense irregular elastic connective tissue

Back 7

matrix composed of bundles and sheets of collagenous and elastin fibers oriented in multiple directions

strength with stretching and recoil in all directions

elastic arteries (aorta)

Front 8

adipose tissue (connective)

Back 8

little extracellular matrix, full of lipids, cytoplasm on the periphery.

packing material, thermal insulator, energy storage, protection of organs

subcutaneous areas (cellulite)

Front 9

reticular tissue (connective)

Back 9

fine network of reticular fibers, a superstructure for lymphatic and hemopoietic tissues

lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow

Front 10

hyaline cartilage (connective)

Back 10

collagen fibers are small and evenly dispersed in the matrix.cartilage cells (chondrocytes) found in lacunae. allows for growing of long bones, provides rigidity with some flexibility
nose, articulating surfaces of bones

Front 11

fibrocartilage (connective)

Back 11

collagenous fibers more numerous than other cartilage and are arranged in bundles. somewhat flexible and able to withstand pressure.

between verterbral disks, knee

Front 12

elastic cartilage (connective)

Back 12

similar to hyaline, matrix also has elastic fibers

rigidity and flexibility >hyaline becasue of elastic fibers

external ears, epiglotis

Front 13

bone (connective tissue)

Back 13

matrix organized into lamellae

strength, support, protection, attachment points for muscles and ligamnets, joint movement

Front 14

blood (connective tissue)

Back 14

blood cells and fluid matrix
transports O2, CO2, hormones, nutrients, waste, temp regulation and protection

Front 15

skeletal muscle tissue (connective)

Back 15

striated cells, large, long, and cylindrical. nuclei at the periphery for movement of the body. attaches to bone or other connective tissue

Front 16

cardiac muscle tissue (connective)

Back 16

cylindrical and striated, nuclei is centralized, branched connections via gap junctions
pumps blood

Front 17

smooth muscle tissue (connective)

Back 17

not striated, tapered at each end, single nucleus. regulates size of organs and forces fluid. controls light into the eyes. makes gooseflesh...in hollow organs like stomach and intestines

Front 18

neurons and neuroglia (connective)

Back 18

neurons: dendrites, cell body, long axon. neuroglia (support cells) surround the neurons. neurons transmit and receive info, neuroglia support neurons

brain, spinal chord, ganglia