Connective Tissue

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4 Main types of Tissue

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Epithelium, Connective tissue, Muscle and Nervous tissue

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Predominating component of CT

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intercellular substance

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glycoproteins or glycosaminoglycans, a gel like that fills the spaces between the fibers and cells

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ground substance

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medium through which O2, nutrients and
by-products diffuse

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ground substance

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can be collagen, reticular or elastic fiber

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fibers

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fibers can be

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can be collagen, reticular or elastic fiber

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normal cellular constituents of c.t.

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resident cells

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how many resident cells

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8

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stellate or spindle shaped with cytoplasmic processes; cells of the embryo which transform into different types of adult cells as development progresses

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mesenchymal cells

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most common resident cells of loose c.t.; shape of the cells depend on their
location in the c.t.

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fibroblasts

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in tendons and ligaments, fibroblasts are

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elongated and fusiform

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in loose c.t. , fibroblast is in

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rounded form

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produce _, _ and _ aside form the amorphous
ground substance

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collagen, elastic and reticular
fibers

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similar in form with the mesenchymal cells;

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reticular cells

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mainly found in lymphatic organs where they produce reticular fibers;

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reticular cells

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also called histiocytes or clasmatocytes –have varied shape

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macrophages

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when crowded by other tissue components-they are ___

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angular

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their nucleus is __ and indented on one side of the cell;

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bean shaped

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in loose c.t. , macrophages are __ with bean or indented nucleus

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rounded

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cytoplasm contain granules (believed to be
__)

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lysosomes

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macrophages are derived from the _____ and they have phagocytic function

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mesenchymal cells or monocytes

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size and shape vary greatly in different animals even within the same species

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mast cells

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nucleus rounded, ____ in placement

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central to eccentrical

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granules contain ___ and ___ that cause inflammation (allergy)

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heparin and histamine

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large multinucleated cells

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foreign body giant cells

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FBGC are formed from the fusion of _____

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monocytes or macrophages

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white and brown adipose cells

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fat or adipose cells

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white adipose cells which appear like a ___ with a nucleus bulging slightly from one side of the ring/cell

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signet ring

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in tissue section, adipose cells appear ___ because the fats are dissolved by alcohol during processing;

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empty

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in tissue section, adipose cells appear empty because the fats are dissolved by __ during processing;

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alcohol

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characterized by numerous fat droplets thus, called multilocular

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brown adipose cells

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numerous fat droplets thus, called __

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multilocular

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BAC are mainly found in __ animals

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hibernating

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are stellate cells occurring around a capillary or small vessel where they intimately in contact with the lining epithelium

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pericytes

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not normally present in the c.t. but generally located in the circulating blood

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Transient cells (migrant)

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they invade the c.t. when the need arise;

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transient cells

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Some wbc’s

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neutrophils, monocytes and lymphocytes

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rounded cells with eccentrically located nuclei

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Plasma cells

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round bodies of ___ called Russel bodies

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acidophilic material

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sometime seen in plasma cells which is an indication of degeneration of the cells

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russel bodies

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ultrastructurally, plasma cells distinctly characterized by an ____ which mean they are protein producer for their antibody function (Ig)

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extensive RER

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melanocytes

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pigment cells

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most common and largest fibers

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collagen fibers

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pink-staining with H & E and appear as __

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wavy bundles

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strong and flexible, yet able to resist __

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stretch

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composed of elastin

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Elastic Fiber

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long, thin, straight and branched fibers, when broken appears like corkscrew

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elastic fibers

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Stains more pink than collagen fibers in ___

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H&E staining

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stained with special stains such as orcein or ___

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Weigerts resorcin fuschin

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fibers are short and thin interconnecting with each other forming a net-like arrangement.

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reticular fibers

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stained with silver

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Argyrophilic

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stained also with PAS

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Periodic Acid schiff

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RF Commonly found in

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lymphatic tissues

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this component of the c.t. is very scant in amount except in blood (special type of c.t.) where it comprises the greatest bulk

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Fluids

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are temporary in their existence, being present only in the developing embryos

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Embryonal connective tissues

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comprise the c.t. of growing and adult animals

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Adult connective tissue

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composed primarily of stellate mesenchymal cells embedded in a jelly-like amorphous substance

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Mesenchymal CT

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found in Wharton’s jelly of the umbilical cord,

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Mucoid CT

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can be found also in the __ of birds

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combs and wattles

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and in the ___ of the omasum

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lamina propria

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Classification according to the ___ and ___ of cells and extracellular components

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arrangement and proportion

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the CT of growing and adult animals

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Adult CT

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most common or ordinary CT in the body

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Areolar/loose CT

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Loose CTissue found in the __ CT

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subepithelial (l. propria and t. submucosa),

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Loose CT also found in _ and in between __

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mesenteries, muscles and nerves

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Fibers are the predominant components

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Dense CT

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fibers are tightly arranged to make the tissue appear thick or dense

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True

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characterized by the orderly arrangement of the fibers; there are two types:

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Regular dense CT

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also known as the regular DWFCT-the few fibroblasts are arranged longitudinally in between parallel bundles of collagen

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Collagenous CT

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DWFCT

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Dense White Fiber CT

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Collagenous CT is found in

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tendons and ligaments and aponeurosis

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is very similar to the regular DWFCT except that the predominant fibers are elastic which are branched

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Elastic CT

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Elastic CT is present in the nuchal ligament, t. media of large (elastic) arteries

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true

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characterized by not orderly a parallel array of collagenous fibers found in the dermis of the skin

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irregular dense CT

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Special Connective Tissue

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reticular CT, Pigmented CT, adipose tissue

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primarily composed of reticular fibers

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Reticular CT

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found in the fibrous stroma of lymphatic and blood forming organs

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Reticular CT

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actually areolar c.t. contains pigment cells;

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Pigmented CT

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found in the choroid and iris of the eye and c.t. of pigmented skin

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Pigmented CT

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another variant of loose/areolar c.t. where the predominant cells are adipose cells

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adipose tissue