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Connective Tissue Flashcards

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Connective Tissue

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Most abundant tissue with multiple uses, relatively few cells in extracellular matrix (fruit in jello)

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Collagen Fibers

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Rope-like; resist stretching

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Reticular Fibers

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Fine, short collagen fibers; branched for support

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Elastic Fibers

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Coiled; stretch and recoil to original shape

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Ground Substance

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A combination of proteins and other molecules

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Proteoglycans

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Protein/ polysaccharide complex that traps water

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Blast

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Produce matrix

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Cyte

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Cells maintain it

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Clast

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Breaks down matrix

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Macrophage

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Large cells that ingest foreign matter

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Mast cells

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Cells that release chemicals to promote inlammation

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Functions of connective tissue

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Enclose organs

Connect tissue (Tendons and ligaments)

Support and movement

Storage of fat

Cushion and insulation

Transportation

Protection

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Areolar (Loose) Tissue

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Fluid-filled spaces, forms thin membranes between organs (muscles, nerves, attaches skin)

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Adipose (Fat) Tissue

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Lipid filled, stores fat and provides a thermal insulation layer along with protection (beneath the skin, around organs)

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Dense Fibrous/ Collagenous Tissue

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Mostly collagen, withstands pulling forces and stretching (tendons and ligaments)

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Dense Elastic Tissue

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Stretches and recoils, strength in one direction (arterial walls, vertebral ligaments)

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Hyaline Cartilage

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Solid but transparent matrix, supports structures and smooth joint surfaces (costal cartilages of ribs, nasal cavity)

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Fibrocartilage

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Thick bundles of collagen, somewhat flexible and withstands great pressure (intervertebral disks)

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Elastic Cartilage

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Abundant elastic fibers, rigid with flexibility (ears)

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Bone

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Hard mineralized matrix, strength and support to organs

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Blood

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Blood cells in plasma, transports nutrients and protection from infection (blood vessels)

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