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The three main types of CT fibers are:

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  1. Collagen
  2. Reticular
  3. Elastic
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Name each protein that make up the 3 main types of CT fibers?

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  1. Collagen: protein collagen
  2. Reticular: protein collagen type III
  3. Elastic: elastin protein
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True or false?

The three main types of CT fibers are composed of short, thick, protein monomers which are present in variable proportions in different CTs

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FALSE

The three main types of CT fibers are composed of LONG, SLENDER, protein POLYMERS which are present in variable proportions in different CTs

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What type of fibers do we find in the tendon?

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Collagen fibers

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What type of fibers will we find in the adrenal cortex?

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Reticular fibers

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What type of fiber will we find in the aortic wall?

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Elastic lamellae

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When it comes to the fibers in the aortic wall, we cannot say “elastic fibers” what do we call it instead?

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Elastic lamellae

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Main fiber type found in most supporting tissues?

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Collagen fiber

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Most abundant protein in the body?

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Collagen fibers

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True or false?

The most abundant protein in the body is elastin protein

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False, it’s collagen fibers

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Notable function of collagen fibers?

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Provision of tensile strength

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Color of fresh collagen fibers?

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Fresh fibers are colorless, but when present in large
numbers, they cause the tissues in which they lie to
be white

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Most abundant and widely distributed TYPE of collagen?

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Type I Collagen

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bones, dentin, tendons, dermis are all examples or where you would find…?

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Collagen type 1

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Describe the chain of Collagen type 1

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2 of alpha chains are identical and 1 is different

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Collagen type 2 is present mainly in?

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Hyaline and elastic cartilages

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True or false

Collagen type II are only in very thin fibril forms

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True

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Describe the chain in collagen type II

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All 3 alpha chains are identical
(but different from those of other collagens)

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Compare the difference between the alpha chains in collagen type I and type II?

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TYPE I: 2 identical alpha chains and one is different

TYPE II: All 3 alpha chains are identical (but different from those of other collagens)

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Which collagen type is usually associated with Collagen type I?

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Collagen type III

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What is a major collagenous component of Reticular
fibers ?

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Collagen type 3

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Which collagen type can co-polymerize with other types of collagen?

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Collagen type 3

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Which of these collagens does not form fibrils or fibers?

1) Type I Collagen
2) Type IV Collagen
3) Type III Collagen

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Type IV Collagen

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What does collagen type 4 make up?

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basal lamina of epithelial & endothelial cells

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What does collagen type 4 NOT form?
fibrils or fibers
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The form of type 1 collagen
fibril, large banded fiber
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fibril, large banded fiber is the form of
Collagen type 1
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The form of type II collagen
fibril, small banded fiber
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fibril, small banded fiber is the form of?
Type II & III collagens
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Form of type III collagen?
fibril, small banded fiber
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Form of type IV collagen?
network, sheetlike
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Which collagens have a network form?
Type IV & VII Collagens
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Which collagen forms a sheetlike form?
Type IV collagen
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Type IV collagen is in thee form of?
network, sheetlike
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Which collagen is 90% of body collagen?
Collagen type I
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Which collagen makes up these tissues? bone, skin, tendons, ligaments, cornea, internal organs
Type I collagen
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Which collagen makes up these tissues? cartilage (hyaline and elastic)
Type II collagen
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Which collagen makes up these tissues? internal organs (e.g., reticular fibers in lymph nodes, spleen, liver, blood vessels, skin)
Type III collagen
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Which collagen makes up the basal lamina (lamina densa)?
Type IV collagen
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What tissue does type VII collagen make up?
The tissue beneath the epithelia
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The synthesizing cells that make up type 1 Collagen
fibroblast, osteoblast
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The synthesizing cells that make up type II Collagen
Chondroblasts
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The synthesizing cells that make up type III Collagen
fibroblast, reticular cell, smooth muscle cell, hepatocyte
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The synthesizing cells that make up type IV Collagen?
Epithelial cell, muscle cell, schwann cells
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The synthesizing cells that make up type VII Collagen
Epidermal cells
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Type IV collagen forms a meshwork of what? AND what is that thing for?
A meshwork el procollagen for support 3 filtration of the basal lamina
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List the functions of Type IV and VII collagens in the basement membrane
Type IV collagen forms a meshwork of procollagen for support and filtration in the basal lamina. Type VII collagen anchors the basal lamina to the underlying type I and III collagens of lamina reticularis of the basement membrane
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Anchoring fibrils are made of… Anchoring plaques are made of…
Anchoring fibrils: Type VII collagen Anchoring plaques: Type IV collagen
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Collagen synthesis: 1) Collagen is produced by? 2) The principle AA that make up collagen are? 3) The protein unit is? Its definition?
1) Collagen is produced by: fibroblast, chondroblasts, osteoblasts and odontoblasts. 2) The principle AA’s that make up collagen are: Glycine 33% Proline 12% Hydroxyproline 10%. 3) The protein unit is: tropocollagen, which is an elongated molecule polymerized to form collagen fibrils.
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Tropocollagen Molecules: 1) composition? 2) held together by? 3) Each complete turn of the helix spans distance of? 4) The length and width of each is?
1) Each molecule is composed of 3 subunit polypeptide α chains (can be same or different) intertwined in a right-handed triple helix. 2) Held together by hydrogen bonds. 3) Each complete turn of the helix spans distance of 8.6 nm. 4) Length: 280 nm Width: 1.5 nm.
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1) α chains of tropocollagen consist of what amino acids? 2) And every 3rd AA must be ….. to fit in triple helix?
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1) Collagen fibers consist of bundles of threadlike fibrils bound together by? 2) fibrils are composed of arrays of?
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Collagen Fibers by EM Characteristic feature:

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