connective, muscle, and nervous tissue Flashcards
(39 cards)
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- strands of different thickness going in different directions -locations: capillaries
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areolar loose connective tissue
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thick pink fibers with properties like rope
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collagen fibers
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thin purple fibers with properties like rubber bands
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elastic fibers
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dark purple nuclei that is easily seen
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fibroblasts
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- looks like large circles connected - fat cells - locations: in the breasts
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adipose loose connective tissue
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- branchy -locations: bone marrow
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reticular loose connective tissue
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- fibers all go in the same direction - locations: tendons
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dense regular connective tissue
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- fibers all go in different directions - locations: reticular layer of the dermis
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dense irregular connective tissue
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- dense regular connective tissue with a lot of elastic fibers - locations: walls of the bronchial tubes
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dense elastic connective tissue
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- resists compressive stretch - absorbs fluid - locations: nose
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hyaline cartilage
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- allows cartilage to flex and recoil - locations: external ear
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elastic cartilage
12
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- less flexible but much tougher - absorbs compressive shock - locations: menisci of the knee
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fibrocartilage
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- two forms: compact and spongy - provide support and protection - locations: any of the bones in the body
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osseous tissue/bone tissue
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- liquid connective tissue - transport nutrients - transport waste products,, etc. - locations: within the blood vessels
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blood
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contents of blood
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- red blood cells - white blood cells - platelets
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- voluntary control of movement - any of the skeletal muscles of the body
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skeletal muscle
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- pumps blood in the chambers of the heart - involuntary control - locations: myocardium
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cardiac muscle
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- involuntary control - peristalsis - segmentation - locations: walls of the uterus
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smooth muscle
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- composed of neurons and neuroglial cells - transmit electrical signals - locations: brain and spinal cord
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nervous tissue
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areolar loose connective tissue
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adipose loose connective tissue
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reticular loose connective tissue
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dense regular connective tissue
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dense irregular connective tissue
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dense elastic connective tissue
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hyaline cartilage
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elastic cartilage
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fibrocartilage
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osseous tissue
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blood
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skeletal muscle
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cardiac muscle
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smooth muscle
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nervous tissue
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thick skin
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thin skin
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pacinian corpuscle
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meissner's corpuscle
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hair follicle
