Study Guide 2: Memory Game: Connective Tissue

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DESCRIPTION:

Embryonic connective tissue; gel-like ground substance containing fine fibers; star-shaped mesenchymal cells.

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Mesenchyme

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LOCATION:

Primarily in embryo.

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Mesenchyme

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FUNCTION:

Gives rise to all the other connective tissue types.

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Mesenchyme

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DESCRIPTION:


Gel-like matrix with all 3 fiber types; cells: fibroblasts, macrophages, mast cells, and some white blood cells.

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Areolar connective tissue

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LOCATION:


Widely distributed under epithelia of body; packages organs; surrounds capillaries.

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Areolar connective tissue

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FUNCTION:

Wraps and cushions organs; holds and conveys tissue fluids.

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Areolar connective tissue

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DESCRIPTION:

Matrix like areolar, but sparse; closely packed fat cells that nuclei pushed to the side by large fat droplet.

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Adipose tissue

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LOCATION:

Under skin; around kidneys and eyeballs; in bones; within abdomen; in breasts.

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Adipose tissue

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FUNCTION:

Provides reserve food fuel; insulates against heat loss; supports and protects organs.

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Adipose tissue

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DESCRIPTION:

Network of reticular fibers in loose ground substance; reticular cells predominate.

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Reticular connective tissue

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LOCATION:

Lymphoid organs like lymph nodes, bone marrow, and spleen.

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Reticular connective tissue

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FUNCTION:

Fibers form a soft internal skeleton that supports other cell types.

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Reticular connective tissue

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DESCRIPTION:

Primarily parallel collagenous fibers; a few elastin fibers; major cell type is the fibroblast.

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Dense regular connective tissue

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LOCATION:

Tendons, most ligaments, and aponeuroses.

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Dense regular connective tissue

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FUNCTION:

Attaches muscles to bones and to muscles; attaches bones to bones; withstands great tensile stress when pulling is applied in 1 direction.

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Dense regular connective tissue

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DESCRIPTION:

Primarily irregularly arranged collagenous fibers; some elastic fibers; major cell type is fibroblast.

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Dense irregular connective tissue

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LOCATION:

Dermis of skin; submucosa of digestive tract; fibrous capsule of joints.

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Dense irregular connective tissue

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FUNCTION:

Able to withstand tension exerted in many directions; provides structural strength.

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Dense irregular connective tissue

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DESCRIPTION:

Matrix consists mostly of densely arranged elastic fibers with scattered collagenous fibers. Fibroblasts cells found throughout the tissue.

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Elastic connective tissue

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LOCATION:

Vocal cords, walls of large arteries, and walls of respiratory passageways such as trachea and bronchi

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Elastic connective tissue

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FUNCTION:

Provide considerable strength, stretch, and recoil.

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Elastic connective tissue

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DESCRIPTION:

Amorphous but firm matrix; collagenous fibers form an imperceptible network; chondroblast form the matrix and mature {chrondocytes} lie in lacunae.

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Hyaline cartilage

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LOCATION:

Forms most of the embryonic skeleton; covers the ends of bones at joints; forms costal cartilages of ribs; cartilages of nose, trachea, and larynx; most abundant cartilage.

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Hyaline cartilage

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FUNCTION:

Supports and reinforces; has resilient cushioning properties; resists compressive stress.

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Hyaline cartilage

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DESCRIPTION:

Similar to hyaline cartilage but more elastic fibers in matrix.

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Elastic cartilage

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LOCATION:

Supports the external ear; epiglottis.

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Elastic cartilage

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FUNCTION:

Maintains the shape of the structure while allowing great flexibility.

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Elastic cartilage

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DESCRIPTION:

Matrix similar but less firm than hyaline cartilage; thick collagenous fibers predominate.

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Fibrocartilage

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LOCATION:

Intervertebral discs; pubic symphysis.

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Fibrocartilage

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FUNCTION:


Tensile strength with the ability to absorb compressive shock.

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Fibrocartilage