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38 Cards in this Set
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What are the three basic elements of Connective Tissues?
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1. cells
2. ground substance 3. fibers |
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What makes up the extracellular matrix ?
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Ground substance + Fibers
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What is ground substance?
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The unstructured material that fills the space between the cells and contains the fibers.
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Mesenchyme comes from the germ layer called the _______, all Connective tissues come from the middle layer called the ______
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Mesoderm
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What are the three fiber types found in connective tissues?
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1. Collagen
2. Elastic 3. Reticular |
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A "pulpy" kind of tissue.
gives the organ it's shape |
Stroma (think of the white part of the orange- it gives it it's shape)
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The subcutaneous layer, also called _____________, contains what kind of CT tissue?
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hypodermis
Aerolar + Adipose |
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What type of cells are found in the aerolar c.t. ?
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Fibroblasts (makes the fibers)
Macrophages (janitor cells) Plasma cells (antibodies) Mast cells (heparin, histamine) |
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How can you tell the difference between Dense Regular Connective Tissues and Muscle Connective Tissues when viewing in a microscope?
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The nuclea of the fibroblast present between the collagen fibers of the Dense Recular C.T.
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What is another name for Dense connective tissues?
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Fibrosis connective tissues
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What are tendons?
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cords that attach muscle to bone
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What is aponeuroses?
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Tendons that are sheetlike; attach muscles to muscles and to bones.
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What type of connective tissue forms capsules around certain organs? List examples.
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Dense Irregular.
testes lymph nodes liver periosteum - the bone pericardium - heart, valves |
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Where are places that you would find Elastic C.T.?
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Walls of Aorta
Vocal Chords Ligament connecting the verebrea Lung Tissue |
Places where elasticity would be important.
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Collagen Fibers are also called ________.
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White Fibers
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What is known as the fiber of strength?
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Collagen Fibers
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Delicate, branched, collagen + carbohydrate, continuation of collegen fiber; allow more give than collagen fibers.
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Reticular fibers
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Yellow fibers-branched; protein elastin; strength and elasticity. Provides stretch.
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Elastic fibers
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Hyaluronic acide; viscous (part of the intercelluar substance (matrix)
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Tissue fluid
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Types of loose connective tissue.
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Areolar, Adipose, Reticular.
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All Apes Run
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Types of dense connective tissue.
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Regular, Elastic, Irregular
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REI
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Types of Connective Tissue Proper
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Loose and Dense
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Tissue most widely distributed throughout the body and serves a kind of universal packing material.
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Aerolar C.T.
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Tissue that is present in all mucous membranes as the lamina propria,
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Aerolar C.T.
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What is found in the ground substance of cartilage?
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chondroitin sulfate, hyaluronic acid, firmly bound collagen fibers, and elastic fibers (in some cases)
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shark's skeleton
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Where does cartilage receive it's nourishment from ?
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by diffusion from blood vessels located in the perichondrium surronding it.
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peri = around
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What is the most abundant cartilage type in the body?
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Hylaline
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glass, gristle
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Chondrocytes account for ____% of the cartilage volume?
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1-10%
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Widely distributed under epithelia of body. Forms lamina propria of mucous membranes; packages organs; surrounds capillaries.
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Connective tissue proper
Loose Connective tissue Aerolar |
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Wraps and cushions organs; its macrophages phagocytize bacteria; plays important role in inflammation; holds and conveys tissue fluids.
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Aerolar Loose C.T.
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smooth muscle is also called
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visceral organ
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what are the three types of covering and lining membranes?
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cutaneous,mucous, serous
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What kind of epithelium is mesothelium? Where is it found?
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Simple squamous epethlium found in serous membranes lining the ventral body cavity covering it's organs.
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Simple squamous epethelium lining the inside of blood vessels is called...
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Endothelium
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Single layer of flattened cells with disc-shaped central nuclei and sparse cytoplasm.
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Simple squamous
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Function: Allows passage of materials by diffusion and filtration in sites where protection is not important; secretes lubricating substances in serosea.
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Simple Squamous
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Location: Kidney gloeruli; air sacs of lungs; lining of heart, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels; lining of ventral body cavity (serosea)
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Simple Squamous
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Single layer of simple squamous cells that line the waslls of the heart, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels
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Simple Squamous
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