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15 Cards in this Set
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All forms of epithelium have what? |
Lamina Propria located deep to the basement membrane |
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What are the fibers present in lamina Propria |
Collagen fibers Elastic fibers
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What is the main fiber group in the lamina Propria? |
Collagen Fibers |
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The Lamina Propria has 2 layers what are they called? |
Papillary and Dense |
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What layer is the more superficial layer? |
Papillary layer |
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What does the papillary layer consist of? |
loose connective tissue blood vessels nerve tissues |
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The tissue has an equal amount of what? |
fibers, cells, intercellular substances |
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What is the deeper layer of the Lamina propria |
Dense Layer |
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What does the dense layer consist of? |
Dense connective tissue Large amounts of fibers |
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What is between the papillary layer the deeper layers of the lamina propria |
Capillary Plexus |
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What does the capillary plexus do? |
Provides nutrition for all the layers of the mucosa and sends capillaries into the connective tissue papillae |
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TRUE OR FALSE
A submucosa may or may not be present deep to the dense layer of the lamina propria, depending on the region of the oral cavity |
True |
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If the submucosa is present it usually contains what? |
loose connective tissue
Adipose connective tissue
Salivary Glands
overlying bone or muscle within the oral cavity |
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What is the most common cell in the lamina Propria |
Fibroblast |
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What do Fibroblast do? |
synthesize certain types of protein fibers and intercellular substances |
