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What does connective tissue develop from?

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Mesoderm / mesenchyme

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What are fibroblasts responsible for?

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Production + maintenance of fibers + ground subst

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What are fibroblasts @ resting stage known as?

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Fibrocytes

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What is the purpose of adipose cells?

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Synthesis & storage of fats

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What is another word for macrophages & what are the 3 shapes it forms?

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Histiocytes
3 shapes :
- fusiform
- Stellate
- spheroidal
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What is the nature of macrophages?

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Phagocytic

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What is the key function of plasma cells?

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Provide resistance to the body against disease

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What are plasma cells specialized for?

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Manufacture of antibodies against antigens

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Where are plasma cells found abundant in?

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Lamina propria of digestive & respiratory tract

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What tissue are plasma cells found in?

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Lymphoid tissue

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Where are mast cells widely distributed?

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Connective tissue,

Along Blood vessel courses

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What do mast cells secrete?

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  • Histamine

- Serotonin

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What is the precursor of all cell types called + where is it found?

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Undifferentiated mesenchymal cells

- found: blood vessels

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Where are pigment cells found + what is its function?

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Epidermis of skin

FN: protect skin from sun ray effects

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What is another name for pigment cells?

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Melanocytes

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What are 2 types of blood cells?

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  • lymphocytes

- neutrophils

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What are the 3 types of fibres?

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  • collagen
  • elastic
  • reticular
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What is the nature of collagen fibres?

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  • Inelastic

- great tensile strength

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What are collagen fibres synthesized by?

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Fibroblasts

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What are the subunits of collagen fibres called?

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Tropocollagen

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How do fresh collagen fibres appear?

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Colorless

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How does gelatin occur?

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Fibers treated with dilute acetic acid + swell up = gelatin

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How many types of collagen fibres are there?

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5

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What is the nature of type 1 collagen fibers + where is it seen?

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Thickest fibers

- seen in : bones, tendons, dermis of skin

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Where are type 2 collagen fibers seen?
- Cartilages | - vitreous body of eye
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Where are type 3 collagen fibers seen?
- Spleen - lymph nodes - bone marrow = reticular fibers
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Where are type 4 collagen fibers seen?
Basement membrane
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Where are type 5 collagen fibers seen?
- Fetal tissues | - blood vessels
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Where are elastic fibers found?
- ligamentum nuchae - ligamentum flavum - walls of large arteries
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What occurs to the ends of elastic fibers when broken?
Retract / recoil
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What type is reticular fibres ?
3
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Where are reticular fibres found?
- spleen - lymph nodes - bone marrow - thymus - liver - endocrine gland
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What are 2 types of connective tissue?
- Loose connective tissue | - Dense connective tissue
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What are the types of loose connective tissue?
- areolar tissue - adipose tissue - myxomatous tissue - reticular tissue
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What are the types of dense connective tissue?
- regular or ordinary dense connective tissue | - specialized dense connective tissue
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What is an example of areolar tissue?
Superficial fascia
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What is an example of adipose tissue?
Mesentery
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What is an example of myxomatous tissue?
- Umbilical cord | - vitreous body of eyeball
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What is an example of regular dense connective tissue?
Tendons of muscles
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What are 4 functions of connective tissue?
- provide structural support - compartmentalization - aid in defense + protection of body - forms site for storage of fat
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What does cartilage contain?
Cells + extracellular matrix
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What is the cartilage covering called?
Perichondrium
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What are the 2 layers of the perichondrium?
Outer fibrous layers - collagen fibers | Inner cellular / chondrogenic layer - chrondoblast cells
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Where are the cartilage cells situated?
Lacunae
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What are cartilage cells called?
Chrondocytes
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What are the 3 types of cartilage?
- hyaline - elastic - fibrocartilage
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What are some examples of hyaline cartilage?
- costal cartilage - thyroid cartilage - trachea
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What happens to the matrix of the bone?
Calcified by the deposition of calcium phosphate
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What is the nature of the capacity of the bone?
Regenerative
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What is the center of ossification in the bone?
1 / more areas of future long bone models
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Where does the primary center of ossification appear?
Main part of bone called diaphysis; forms SHAFT
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What is the part of long bone that develops from secondary center of ossification called?
Epiphysis
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What is the bone covered externally by?
Periosteum
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What is the interior cavity of the bone called + what is it filled with?
Medullary cavity | Filled with bone marrow
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What are the interconnecting plates of the inner bone called?
Trabeculae
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What are 6 functions of the bone?
- support and shape to body - protects vital organs - stores calcium salts - transmission of body weight - aid w/ attachment of muscles + acts as levers - locomotion
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What are the 2 positions of bones?
- axial | - appendicular
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What are the 2 ways bones are developed?
- membranous - mesenchymal tissue | - cartilaginous
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What are the 2 types of structures of bones?
- compact (lamellar) | - spongy (cancellous)
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What is the metaphysics of the bone?
Part where growth is seen
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What are the types of ossification + give examples?
- membranous- mandible, clavicle | - cartilaginous - humerus
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What are the 3 sizes of bones?
- long - short - flat
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What are the shapes of bones?
- irregular - pneumatic (sinuses) - sesamoid
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What are the 2 membrane layers?
- periosteum | - endosteum
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What are the types of cells in the endosteum?
- flat cells ; osteoprogenitor cells - osteoblast - osteoclast
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What is the organic matter of the bone matrix?
Collagen fibers - produced from osteoblast cells
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What is the inorganic matter of the bone matrix?
Formed by : crystals of calcium phosphate - hydroxyapatite crystals
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What are the long thin cytoplasmic processes located in the canals in the bone matrix of the osteocytes?
Canaliculi
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Where is elastic cartilage present?
- auricle of ear | - epiglottis

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