Connective Tissues Flashcards

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originated from the embryonic mesenchyme that is differentiated into fibroblasts that develop into different types

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connective tissues

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2
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functions of connective tissue

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  • support
  • connect tissues to another (eg., muscle to bones and bones to bones)
  • packing & binding materials
  • storage
  • transport & defense
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3
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5 major types

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  • bones
  • cartilage
  • adipose
  • reticular
  • gelatinous
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4
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2 general classifications of connective tissues

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  • loose connective tissue
  • dense connective tissue
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5
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three main components of connective tissues

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  • cells
  • fibers
  • ground substance
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6
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5 overlapping types of connective tissues

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  • connective tissue proper
  • specialized connective tissue
  • embryonic connective tissue
  • supporting connective tissue
  • hematopoietic tissue
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7
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dense connective tissue can either be

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  • dense regular
  • dense irregular
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8
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examples of specialized connective tissue

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  • bone
  • cartilage
  • hematopoietic blood
  • adipose tissue
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examples of embryonic connective tissue

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  • mesenchyme connective tissue
  • mucous connective tissue
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10
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examples of supporting connective tissue

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  • bones
  • cartilage
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examples of hematopoietic tissue

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  • blood
  • bone marrow
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12
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adipose tissue can be divided into

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  • white adipose
  • brown adipose
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13
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specialized connective tissue in which cells are suspended in the intercellular fluid

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hematopoietic tissue

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14
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reticular and elastic tissue are also classified as ______

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specialized connective tissue

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15
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loose connective tissue is also called

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areolar connective tissue

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16
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dense collagenous tissues are exemplified by

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  • tendons
  • ligaments
  • fascia
  • aponeurosis
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17
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areolar connective tissue is present is the ____ and even in the _____ of the mucus membrane

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  • serosa in the basement membrane
  • lamina propria
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18
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elastic tissues are found in the

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  • tunica media of main arteries
  • pigment cells or chromatophores
  • blood
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19
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specialized and supporting connective tissue consist of

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  • bone
  • cartilage
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20
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connective tissue disposed into the lamellae or layered organic matrix surrounding resting bone cells in lacunae

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bone

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21
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connective tissue disposed into the lamellae or layered organic matrix surrounding resting bone cells in lacunae

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bone

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22
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resting bone cells

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osteocytes

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23
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kind of glycoprotein that is bound to certain proteoglycans

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collagen

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24
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a projecting process

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calaniculi

25
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bones of the skeletal system may be classified in 4 ways:

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  • region where they are found
  • histological origin
  • shapes
  • disposition of the bone matrix
  • embryonic development
26
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histological origin varies as

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  • endochondral
  • membranous
27
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shapes varies as

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  • long
  • short
  • flat
  • irregular
28
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disposition of the bone matrix varies as

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  • spongy or cancellous
  • compact bone
29
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this bone have lamellae in concentric with a central canal

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compact bone

30
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basic unit of compact bone tissue

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Haversian system or osteon

31
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Haversian system also includes the _____

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Volkman’s canal

32
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compact bones are found in the diaphysis and periosteum of long bones like

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  • femur
  • humerus
  • tibia
  • bones of digits
33
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middle layer or the shaft of diaphysis

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spongy bone

34
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ends of a long bone

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epiphyses

35
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spongy bone is also called

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cancellous bone

36
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spongy bone is found at the

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  • ends of long bones, called epiphyses
  • skull
  • bodies of vertebrae of the spinal column
  • ribs
37
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based on embryonic development, bones can either be

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  • cartilage or endochondral
  • dermal or membranous
38
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bone that develop by endochondral ossification

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cartilage bones

39
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cartilage bones are found in

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  • bones of the limbs
  • ribs
  • sternum
40
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connective tissue consisting of resting cartilage cells, lying in groups or in isolation is spaces

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cartilage

41
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resting cartilage cells

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chondrocytes

42
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avascular connective tissue

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cartilage

43
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vascular connective tissue

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bone

44
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3 types of cartilage tissues

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  • hyaline cartilage
  • elastic cartilage
  • fibroblastic cartilage
45
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  • few or no collagenous fibers
  • numerous chondrocytes that divide interstitially
  • perichondrium is present
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hyaline cartilage

46
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  • abundant in fibers where chondrocytes also occur in groups or in isolation
  • perichondrium is present
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elastic cartilage

47
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  • has much collagenous fibers
  • very few chondrocytes that occur in parallel rows
  • perichondrium is not present
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fibroblasts

48
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these consist the hyaline cartilage

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  • young cartilage bones (nasal septum & ensiform cartilage)
49
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found in the pinna or the elastic outer ear, epiglottis, and Eustachian tube

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elastic cartilage

50
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these consist the fibrocartilage

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  • intervertebral disc pads
  • symphyses of the coxae
  • connective tissue between the muscle and tendons
51
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also called the fat tissue

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adipose

52
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this adipose tissue occurs in the nape and groin, as well as in the axilla

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brown adipose tissue

53
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this adipose tissue is deposited where excess organic fuel is stored for future use

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white adipose tissue

54
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ground tissue of soft organs like the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes

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reticular tissue

55
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connective tissue of the early embryonic stage retained in the umbilical cord

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embryonic connective tissue

56
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gelatinous material in the ground tissue which surrounds numerous seemingly spherical fibroblastic cells

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jelly of Wharton

57
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extracellular fluid in the body that is considered histologically as a kind of connective tissue in having a fluid extracellular matrix and the cellular components

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blood

58
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fluid extracellular matrix

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plasma

59
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cellular components

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corpuscles