L3: Tissues Pt. 2 Flashcards
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is a viscous, slippery substance that binds cells together, lubricates joints, and helps maintain the shape of the eyeballs.
Hyaluronic acid
White blood cells, sperm cells, and some bacteria produce ___, an enzyme that breaks apart hyaluronic acid, thus causing the ground substance of connective tissue to become more liquid.
hyaluronidase
The ability to produce ___ helps white blood cells move more easily through connective tissue to reach sites of infection and aids penetration of an oocyte by a sperm during fertilization. It also accounts for the rapid spread of bacteria through connective tissue.
hyaluronidase
provides support and adhesiveness in cartilage, bone, skin, and blood vessels.
Chondroitin sulfate
The skin, tendons, blood vessels, and heart valves contain
dermatan sulfate
bone, cartilage, and the cornea of the eye contain
keratan sulfate
Also present in the ground substance are ___, which are responsible for linking components of the ground substance to one another and to the surfaces of cells.
adhesion proteins
The main adhesion protein of connective tissues is ___, which binds to both collagen fibers and ground substance, linking them together. They also attaches cells to the ground substance.
Fibronectin
used as nutritional supplements either alone or in combina tion to promote and maintain the structure and function of joint cartilage, to provide pain relief from osteoarthritis, and to reduce joint inflammation.
Chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine
Three types of fibers are embedded in the extra cellular matrix between the cells:
collagen fibers, elastic fibers, and reticular fibers
They function to strengthen and support con nective tissues
Fibers
are very strong and resist pulling or stretching, but they are not stiff, which allows tis sue flexibility.
Collagen fibers
T or F: The collagen fibers found in cartilage and bone form different associations with surrounding molecules. As a result of these associations, the collagen fibers in cartilage are surrounded by more water molecules than those in bone, which gives cartilage a more cushioning effect.
T
often occur in parallel bundles. The bundle arrangement adds great tensile strength to the tissue.
Collagen fibers
the most abundant pro tein in your body, representing about 25% of the total
Collagen
are found in most types of connective tissues, especially bone, cartilage, tendons (which attach muscle to bone), and liga ments (which attach bone to bone).
Collagen fibers
Despite their strength, ligaments (which hold bone to bone) may be stressed beyond their normal capacity. This results in a stretched or torn ligament
Sprain
is most frequently sprained
ankle joint
Because of their poor blood supply, the healing of even partially torn ligaments is a very slow process; completely torn ligaments require
surgical repair
are smaller in diameter than collagen fibers, branch and join together to form a fibrous network with in a connective tissue
elastic fibers
An elastic fiber consists of molecules of the protein ___ surrounded by a glycoprotein named ___, which adds strength and stability.
elastin; fibrillin
Because of their unique mo lecular structure, ___ are strong but can be stretched up to 150% of their relaxed length without breaking.
elastic fibers
have the ability to return to their original shape after being stretched, a property called elasticity
elastic fibers
are plentiful in skin, blood vessel walls, and lung tissue.
elastic fibers