Test 2: Connective Tissue, Cartilage, Bone, Blood

Front 1

Areolar LCT: Description

Back 1

Gel-like matrix, all three fiber types, soft packaging tissue; contains fibroblasts, macrophages, mast cells, white blood cells [Description]

Front 2

Areolar LCT: Function

Back 2

wraps and cushions organs, macrophages attack bacteria, important role in inflammation, holds tissue fluid [Function]

Front 3

Areolar LCT: Location

Back 3

under epithelia of body, lamina propria, surrounds capillaries [Location]

Front 4

Adipose LCT: Description

Back 4

gel-like matrix with all three fiber types, closely packed fat cells, nucleus is pushed to the side by fat droplet [Description]

Front 5

Adipose LCT: Function

Back 5

stores fuel, insulates against heat loss, supports and protects organs [Function]

Front 6

Adipose LCT: Location

Back 6

under skin, around kidneys and eyeballs, within abdomen, in breasts [Location]

Front 7

Reticular LCT: Description

Back 7

reticular fibers in a typical loose ground substance [Description]

Front 8

Reticular LCT: Function

Back 8

form a soft internal skeleton that supports other cell types [Function]

Front 9

Reticular LCT: Location

Back 9

Lymphoid organs- lymph nodes, bone marrow, spleen [Location]

Front 10

Dense Regular DCT: Description

Back 10

parallel collagen fibers, some elastic fibers, fibroblasts [Description]

Front 11

Dense Regular DCT: Function

Back 11

attaches muscles to bones or to muscles, attaches bones to bones, great tensile strength when pulling force is in one direction [Function]

Front 12

Dense Regular DCT: Location

Back 12

tendons, most ligaments, aponeuroses [Location]

Front 13

Elastic DCT: Description

Back 13

dense regular connective tissue with large amount of elastic fibers [Description]

Front 14

Elastic DCT: Function

Back 14

allows recoil of tissue after stretching, maintains blood flow through arteries, passive recoil of lungs after inspiration [Function]

Front 15

Elastic DCT: Location

Back 15

walls of large arteries, walls of bronchial tubes, certain ligaments in vertebral column [Location]

Front 16

Dense Irregular DCT: Description

Back 16

irregularly arranged collagen fibers, some elastic fibers, fibroblasts [Description]

Front 17

Dense Irregular DCT: Function

Back 17

withstands tension exerted in many directions, structural strength [Function]

Front 18

Dense Irregular DCT: Location

Back 18

Fibrous capsules of organs and joints, dermis of skin, submucosa of digestive tract [Location]

Front 19

Hyaline Cartilage: Description

Back 19

amorphous but firm matrix, collagen fibers, chondrocytes [Description]

Front 20

Hyaline Cartilage: Function

Back 20

supports and reinforces, has cushioning properties, resists compressive stress [Function]

Front 21

Hyaline Cartilage: Location

Back 21

embryonic skeleton, ends of long bones in joint cavities, coastal cartilage of ribs, nose, trachea, larynx [Location]

Front 22

Elastic Cartilage: Description

Back 22

amorphous but firm matrix, collagen fibers, chondrocyte, large amounts of elastic fibers in matrix [Description]

Front 23

Elastic Cartilage: Function

Back 23

maintains the shape of a structure while allowing great flexibility [Function]

Front 24

Elastic Cartilage: Location

Back 24

external ear (pinna), epiglottis [Location]

Front 25

Fibrocartilage Cartilage: Description

Back 25

amorphous but firm matrix (less firm than hyaline), collagen fibers, chondrocytes [Description]

Front 26

Fibrocartilage Cartilage: Function

Back 26

tensile strength with ability to absorb compressive shock [Function]

Front 27

Fibrocartilage Cartilage: Location

Back 27

intervertebral discs, pubic symphysis, discs of knee joint [Location]

Front 28

Bone Osseous Tissue: Description

Back 28

hard, calcified matrix, collagen fibers, osteocytes in lacune, vascular [Description]

Front 29

Bone Osseous Tissue: Function

Back 29

supports, protects, levers for muscles, stores minerals and fat, marrow is site for blood cell formation [Function]

Front 30

Bone Osseous Tissue: Location

Back 30

bones [Location]

Front 31

Blood: Description

Back 31

Red and white blood cells in a fluid matrix [Description]

Front 32

Blood: Function

Back 32

transport of gases, nutrients, and wastes [Function]

Front 33

Blood: Location

Back 33

contained within the blood vessels [Location]