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How do you classify connective tissues?

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embryonic and mature

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What type of connective tissue is mesenchyme? Give examples

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embryonic: ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm

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What type of connective tissue is mucous connective tissue? Give example

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embryonic: umbillical cord

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What are the six types of mature connective tissue?

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loose, dense, cartilage, bone, blood, lymph

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When in life is mature connective tissue present? Where is it developed?

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present after birth, developed from the mesenchyme

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What are the three types of loose connective tissue?

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areolar, adipose, reticular

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Which type of loose connective tissue is the most widely distributed?

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areolar

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Adipocyte have one single ___________ droplet

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triglyceride

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What loose connective tissue is the stroma of organs, for example, liver, spleen, and lymph nodes?

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reticular

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What are the three types of dense connective tissue?

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dense regular, dense irregular, elastic

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What is dense regular tissue?

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collagen arranged in bundles

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What is dense irregular tissue?

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collagen arranged irregularly

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What is elastic dense connective tissue?

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contains elastic fibres

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Give 3 examples of dense regular tissue

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forms tendons, ligaments, aponeuroses

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Give 3 examples of dense irregular tissue

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forms muscle fascia, fibrous pericardium, periosteum

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Give 4 examples of elastic dense connective tissue

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lung, artery, trachea, bronchial tubes

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What is cartilage?

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a dense network of collagen and elastic fibres embedded in chondroitin sulfate

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What gives cartilage its strength?

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collagen

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What gives cartilage its resilience and allows it to re-assume its original shape after deformity?

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chondroitin

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What are cartilage cells called?

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chondrocytes

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Where do chondrocytes occur?

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within spaces called lacunae in the matrix

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What is the surface of most cartilage covered by? What does it contain? Are there exceptions?

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perichondrium which contains BV and nerves. Exceptions: articular cartilage and growth plate cartilage

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What are the functions of cartilage?

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plays important role as supporting tissue and is the precursor of bone and growth plates within bones

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True or false: cartilage is a relatively active tissue, grows quickly and repair proceeds quickly

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False: cartilage is a relatively INACTIVE tissue, grows SLOWLY and repair proceeds SLOWLY

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What are the two patterns of cartilage growth?
interstitial and oppositional
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Describe interstitial cartilage growth
occurs during childhood and adolescence, the expansion occurs from within like bread rising
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Describe oppositional cartilage growth
Starts later. Growth occurs at the outer surface. Cells of Perichondrium differentiate into Chondroblasts
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Does cartilage have nerves and blood vessels?
Does not have nerves, does not have blood vessels
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Why doesn't cartilage have blood vessels?
Secretes a substance preventing blood vessel growth!
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What are the three types of cartilage?
1. Hyaline Cartilage 2. Fibrocartilage 3. Elastic Cartilage
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What is the most abundant types of cartilage?
The Hyaline Cartilage
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Where is hyaline cartilage located?
``` Located in: • Ends of long bones • Costal cartilage • Nose, larynx, trachea, bronchi • Embryonic and fetal skeleton ```
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What is the weakest type of cartilage? Why?
The Hyaline Cartilage. Weakest type of cartilage. Has | no fibers in the matrix
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In what type of cartilage are the chondrocytes located among bundles of collagen fibers?
The Fibrocartilage
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What type of cartilage lacks perichondrium
The Fibrocartilage
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Where is fibrocartilage present?
Present in: • Pubic symphysis • Intervertebral discs • Menisci
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What is the strongest type of cartilage?
The Fibrocartilage
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In what type of cartilage are the chondrocytes placed in a threadlike network of elastic fibers?
The Elastic Cartilage
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In elastic cartilage is the perichondrium present?
Yes
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Where is elastic cartilage present?
Present in: • Epiglottis • External ear
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What tissues are bones composed of?
1. Osseous tissue 2. Periosteum 3. Red and Yellow Bone Marrow 4. Endosteum
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What are the 4 types of cells that osseous tissue contains?
1. Osteoprogenitor cells (bone stem cells able to differentiate into the other types of cells) 2. Osteoblasts (bone-building cells that secrete matrix) 3. Osteocytes (mature bone cells) 4. Osteoclasts (remodel bones and cause them to release calcium)
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What do osteoprogenitor cells do?
Osteoprogenitor cells (bone stem cells able to differentiate into the other types of cells)
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What do osteoblasts do?
Osteoblasts (bone-building cells that secrete matrix)
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What are osteocytes?
Osteocytes (mature bone cells)
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What do osteoclasts do?
Osteoclasts (remodel bones and cause them to release calcium)
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How do you classify bones?
1. Compact Bone | 2. Spongy Bone
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What is the basic unit of compact bone?
The basic unit is the osteon
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What are lamellae?
Concentric rings of mineral
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What are lacunae?
Spaces between lamellae that contain osteocytes
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What are canaliculi?
Routes for nutrients and waste exchange for | osteocytes
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What is a central canal?
Contain blood vessels
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What is spongy bone also known as?
Cancellous Bone
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Spongy bone consists of columns of bone called____________ that contains:_______,_________,_______
Consists of columns of bone called trabeculae, which contains: • Lamellae • Osteocytes in lacunae • Canaliculi
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What does compact bone have that spongy bone does not?
A Central Canal
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How are the osteons aligned in compact bone? What is the result?
• Aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis of the diaphysis • Provides high resistance
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How are osteons in spongy bone aligned?
Does not contain osteons. Consists | of trabeculae
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What is the periosteum
Tough connective tissue sheath and associated blood supply covering the bone, except the articulating surfaces
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What is the periosteum composed of?
Composed of two layers: • Outer fibrous layer • Dense irregular connective tissue • Inner osteogenic layer • Composed of cells that enable bone thickness growth
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How does the periosteum protect the bone?
``` Protects the bone attaching to it by perforating fibers (Sharpey’s fibers) ```
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Other than protecting the bone, what are the functions of the periosteum?
• Assists in fracture repair • Helps nourishing the bone • Serves as an attachment point for ligaments and tendons
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What is the endosteum
• Lines the medullary cavity • Single layer of bone-forming cells • Contributes to the thickening of the bone
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Describe yellow bone marrow
``` • Fatty tissue occupying the marrow cavity within the diaphysis • Stores triglycerides as potential chemical energy reserve • Contributes minimizing the weight of long bones without compromising strength ```
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Describe red bone marrow
``` • Connective tissue that generates the blood cells by hemopoiesis • Consists of developing blood cells, adipocytes, fibroblasts, and macrophages within a network of reticular fibers. • Only present in some bones in the adult: coxal, sternum, vertebral bodies, ribs, and skull ```
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What bones is red bone marrow present?
Infants • Only present in some bones in the adult: coxal, sternum, vertebral bodies, ribs, and skull
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Does an infant skeleton (<1yr) contain only red or only yellow bone marrow?
Red

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