Exam 2 Review Flashcards
What is the most common protein fiber in the body?
Collagenous
What is ground substance made of?
long polysaccharides or vary large carbs
What are the two types of dense FCT?
Loose and dense connective tissue
What are fibroblasts?
produce fibers and become fibrocytes
What are chondroblasts?
cells that secrete matrix of collagen fibers and ground substance
What are the three types of cartilage?
hyaline, elastic, fibrocartilage
Which of the three types of cartilage is the strongest?
hyaline
What is the most flexible type of cartilage?
elastic
What is the most elastic type of cartilage?
elastic
What are the two types of bone?
spongy and compact bone
What is spongy bone?
found on the interior of many bones
What is compact bone?
found on exterior of all bones
What is the function of the haversian canal?
transports blood vessels and nerves
What are lamellae?
rings around the haversian canal
What is an osteon?
haversian canal and surrounding lamellae
What is an osteocyte?
live bone cells
What is the periosteum?
FCT that surrounds whole bones
What are the 3 formed elements of blood?
erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets
What is the ground substance of blood?
plasma
What are the three parts of a neuron?
dendrites, stoma, and axon
What is a dendrite?
a neuron that carries impulses to the stoma
what is the stoma?
the cell body
what is the axon?
carries impulses away from the soma
What is neuroglia?
protect and assist neurons 50/1