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4 types of connective tissue

1. connective tissue proper.


2. cartilage.


3. bone.


4. blood.

Connective Tissue (CT) Proper

All mature CT except bone, cartilage and blood.


- blast stage = fibroblast


- mature stage = fibrocyte



2 subsets


loose and dense.

3 Types of Loose CT

Areolar


Adepose


Reticular

Describe: Areolar Loose CT

Semifluid ground substance

Functions: Areolar Loose CT

Reservoir for water and salts.


Retains fluids during inflammation. (EDEMA)


Cushions and separates.


Most widely distributed in the body!

Describe Reticular Loose CT

Delicate network of support.

Describe: Adipose Loose CT

Fat!


Protective.


Stores energy.


Insulator.

Dense (or Fiborous) CT

Large # of collagenous and elastic fibers.



3 Types!

3 Types of Dense (or Fiborous) CT

Dense Regular CT


Dense Irregular CT


Elastic

Describe: Dense (or Fibourous) Regular CT

Fibers arranged in parallel bundles and are flexible.



Ex. Tendons and ligaments.

Describe: Dense (or Fibourous) Irregular CT

Same as regular, but fibers are arranged in irregular directions. Let's it be strong in my different directions.



Ex. Join capsules, dermis, fasciae.

Describe: Dense (or Fibourous) Elastic CT

Made of mostly elastic fibers.



Ex. Vocal Cords.


Ligaments connecting adjacent vertabrae.

Define Fascia:

Sheets or layers of tissue that hold muscle and other structures in place but do allow movement to some degree.

Functions: Fascia

Hold muscle and other structures.


Support blood vessels, nerves and lymph vessels.

3 types of fascia

Subcutancous fascia


deep fascia


subserous

Define: Subcutancous fascia

outer layer of continuous sheet between skin and deep fascia.



Allows skin to move freely over underlying structures!

Define: deep fascia

Sheets and bands of connective tissue that covers muscles etc. Glistening white!



Can be thickened to receive muscle pull (IT Band).



Layers form muscle compartments.


Forms Bursae!

Define: subserous fascia

Within body cavities and allow organs to move on each other while providing secure attachment.

Cartilage

Firm, resilent connective tissue.


- Gel like matrix that contains.


+ large # of collagen fibers.


+ some elastic and reticular fibers.


+ ground substance.

What does the Perichondrium do for cartilage?:

It is a dense irregular CT membrane that is well vascularized to help get blood to the cartilage.

3 Groups of cartilage

1. Hyaline


2. Fibrocartilage (white fibrous)


3. Elastic (Yellow)

Describe Hyaline Cartilage:

Glossy blue/white.


Matrix: very fine collagenous fibers.


Most abundant!


Ex: costal cartilage, nasal septum, larynx.

Describe Fibrocartilage:

Is white and fibrous.


Matrix: dense masses of collagenous fibers.



Super Tough, not flexible.



Ex: articular disc, menisci of knee.



Function: shock absorber, joint stability.

Describe Elastic Yellow Cartilage:

Dense network of electric fibers. More resilant and elastic than others.



Ex: Ear Cartilage and Epiglotus.



Function: Gives form and shape and protection.

Bone:

hard connective tissue.


Matrix: hard



Blast - osteoblast (osteo = bone)


define Osteocyte:

Bone cell

Blood:

fluid type of CT


Blast: hemocytoblast



Types: erthrocytes, leukocytes etc...

4 Types of Tissues

1. Epithelial


2. Connective


3. Muscle


4. Nervous

Muscle Tissue:

3 Types classified by location.

3 types of muscle tissue

Skeletal


visceral


cardiac

Describe skeletal muscle tissue:

Location: Skeletal


Appearance: striated


Control Voluntary

Describe visceral muscle tissue:

Location: Visceral


Appearance: Smooth


Control: Involuntary

Describe Cardiac muscle tissue:

Location: Cardiac


Appearance: Striated


Control: Involuntary


Nervous Tissues:

Consists of Nerve cells and neuroglial (non conducting) cells.

What is a membrane:

Thin layer which


- covers a surface


- lines a cavity


- divides a space or organ.

What membranes does the body have?

1 synovial


3 epitheclial

What is a synovial membrane?

Consists of connective tissue.


Lines joint cavities.

What is an epithelial membrane?

Makes simple organs.

3 types of epithelial membranes.

Serous membrane


Mucous membrane


Cutaneous membrane

Define the Serous membrane and its functions:

moist membrane that lines body cavities NOT OPEN to the outside of body. Covers organs and secretes fluid for lubrication.



Ex: peritonium, peridcardium.

The serous membrane has 2 layers. Describe

Parietal layer lines cavity


visceral layer reflects back on organs.

Define the Mucous membrane and its functions:

Lines cavities open to the outside for protection absorbsion and secretion.



Ex: respiratory and digestive track.



Mucous doesnt mean boogers.

Define Cutaneous membrane and functions

Skin, primary organ of integumentary system.



Function: excretion, sensation, vitamin d synth, blood resevoir.