Lab 2 Histology Pt.2 And Integ System

Question 1

What is connective tissue?

Answer 1

The most diverse and abundant class of tissue

Question 2

What is the extracellular matrix?

Answer 2

Substantial amounts of material surrounding few cells. Has 2 components: protein fibers and ground substance.

Question 3

What are reticular fibers?

Answer 3

Very Fine and arranged into branching framework in soft tissues.

Question 4

What are collagen fibers?

Answer 4

Strong and have rope-like structure.
Able to withstand pulling forces in a tissue.

Question 5

What are elastic fibers?

Answer 5

Have the ability to stretch and return to their original shape.

Question 6

what are fibroblasts?

Answer 6

Responsible for producing extracellular matrix

Question 7

What is stroma?

Answer 7

Made of reticular fibers for support in the tissue

Question 8

What are chondrocytes?

Answer 8

Cartilage cells

Question 9

What is an osteon?

Answer 9

Microscopic and have significant amount of matrix w/few spaces

Question 10

What is central canal?

Answer 10

At the center of the osteon,the canal runs the length of the bone and contains blood vessels and nerves.

Question 11

What is an osteocyte?

Answer 11

cells within a lacunae.

Question 12

What is a perikaryon?

Answer 12

A soma or cell body that contains typical organelles Including the nucleus.

Question 13

What is lacunae?

Answer 13

Smaller spaces within the osteon.

Question 14

What are some body locations for areolar connective tissue?

Answer 14

Between muscles
Surrounding blood vessels
Surrounding nerves
Within the dermis

Question 15

What are some body locations for reticular connective tissue?

Answer 15

Kidney
Spleen
Lymph nodes
Red bone marrow
Liver

Question 16

What are some body locations for adipose connective tissue?

Answer 16

Hypodermis
Surrounding eyeballs
Surrounding kidneys
Yellow bone marrow

Question 17

What are some body locations for dense regular connective tissue?

Answer 17

Tendons
Aponeuroses
Most ligaments

Question 18

What are some body locations for dense irregular connective tissue?

Answer 18

Dermis
Periosteum
Perichondrium
Organ capsules

Question 19

What are some body locations for hyaline cartilage connective tissue?

Answer 19

Larynx
Trachea
Fetal skeleton
articular cartilage

Question 20

What are some body locations for elastic cartilage connective tissue?

Answer 20

Auricle of ear
Epiglottis

Question 21

What are some body locations for fibrocartilage connective tissue?

Answer 21

Pubic symphysis
Intervertebral discs
Cartilage pads in knees

Question 22

What are some body locations for dense bone connective tissue?

Answer 22

Bones of skeleton

Question 23

What are some body locations for blood connective tissue?

Answer 23

Within chambers of heart
Within blood vessels

Question 24

What are some body locations for nervous tissue?

Answer 24

Nervous system

Question 25

What is the epidermis?

Answer 25

Thinner, more superficial layer comprised of keratinized, stratified squamous epithelium.

Question 26

What is the dermis?

Answer 26

Thicker, deeper layer comprised of connective tissue.

Question 27

What are the parts of the epidermis?

Answer 27

Stratum corneum Stratum lucidum Stratum granulosum Stratum spinosum Stratum basale

Question 28

What are the sweat glands in the Integ. System?

Answer 28

Apocrine sweat glands Eccrine sweat glands

Question 29

What are the tactile receptors in the Integ. system?

Answer 29

Lamellated Corpuscles Tactile Corpuscles Arrector pili muscle Sebaceous glands

Question 30

What are the parts of a Hair Follicle?

Answer 30

Hairshaft - cortex - medulla - cuticle Hair root Hair bulb Hair papilla