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39 Cards in this Set
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connective tissue is the ____ abundant type
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most abundant type
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connective tissue function (bspit)
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bind - support - protection - insulation - transportation
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connective tissue characteristics can be ____ or ____
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vascular or avascular
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connective tissue largely composed of
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extracellular matrix
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matrix contains 2
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ground substance + fiber
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ground substance is a thick, ____ and ____ ____
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gel-like - surround cell
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ground substance allows ____ of nutrients
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diffusion of nutrients
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ground substance includes (pgpi)
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proteoglycans - glycosaminoglycans - protein - interstitial
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glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) example
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chondroitin sulfate
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fibers are produced by
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cells of the tissue
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3 types of fibers
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collagen - elastic - reticular
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collagen fibers description
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most abundant - made of collagen protein - extremely tough - resistant - white fibers
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____ ____is the most abundant tissue fiber.
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collagen fiber
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collagen is made of ____ ____ and is extremely tough.
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collagen protein
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collagen fiber color
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white fibers
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elastic fibers formed from
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protein elastin
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elastic fiber color
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yellow fiber
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elastic is found in tissue that need to ____ and ____
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stretch - recoil
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____ ____ has the least numerous tissue fiber.
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reticular fibers
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reticular fibers are use mainly for
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support
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reticular fibers location
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bone marrow - spleen - blood vessels - organs
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blast means
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young immature cell - undifferential - actively mitotic
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blast cell type secretes
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ground substance + fibers
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cyte means
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mature - less active
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cyte cell type function
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maintains matrix
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4 blast cell types
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fibroblast - chondroblast - osteoblast - hemocytoblast
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fibroblast location (2)
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connective tissue + ground substance
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chondroblast location
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cartilage
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osteoblast location
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bone
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hemocytoblast
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bone marrow
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5 other cell types
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fat cells - white blood cells - plasma cells - mast cells - macrophages
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fat cells store ________ for energy
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lipids
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white blood cells function
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nuetrophils - eosinophils - lymphocytes
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plasma cells function
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produce antibodies
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mast cells initiate
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produce histamine + heparin for inflammatory response
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mast cell description
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large dark staining granules
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granules in mast cells contain
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histamine - heparin
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macrophages function
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clean cells
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macrophages description
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large phagocytic cell
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