Connective tissue Flashcards
(22 cards)
Name the 7 Fixed cells of connective tissue :
Fibroblasts (Fibrocytes) ,
Fixed macrophages (Histiocytes) ,
Adipose ,
Mesenchymal ,
Pericytes ,
Endothelial ,
Reticular .
Name the 5 Free cells of connective tissue :
Free macrophages ,
Plasma cell ,
Mast cell ,
Pigment cell ,
Leukocytes .
Fibrocytes are developed from
Fibroblasts
At EM, Macrophage have many :
Lysosomes
Cartwheel appearance nucleus found in :
Plasma cell
Pericytes are found close to :
Blood capillaries
The nucleus of fat cell is :
Peripheral & Flattened
Monocytes enter connective tissue to become :
Macrophage
At EM, Ultrastructure of histiocyte is the presence of :
Lysosomes
The most common cells in connective tissue proper are
Fibroblasts & Fibrocytes
Sudan III is stain of :
Fat cell
Fat cell shape is
Rounded or oval
Tendon are rich in :
White collagenous fibers
Connective tissue proper is
Vascular
Plasma cells produce :
Antibodies
Name the 2 cells that at EM show all protein synthesis features :
Plasma cells & Fibroblasts
Granules of mast cells are
Metachromatic
Fibroblasts can form all type of fibers as :
Collagen, Elastic, Reticular
The cytoplasm of fibroblast is
Basophilic with pale nucleus
Silver stain is for :
Reticular fibers
Mesenchymal cells are mother cells in
embryo
The shape of histiocytes is
Rounded or oval