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Lecture 3: Connective Tissue Flashcards

(38 cards)

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Overview

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  • widely distributed in the body
  • cells are not stacked tightly, they are spaced well apart
  • supporting tissue composed of cells embedded within a matrix that varies in consistency from fluid to crystals
  • cells are responsible for synthesis and maintenance of the extracellular fluid
    examples: cartilage, bone, ligaments, blood, and adipose tissue
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connective tissue subtypes: 3 types

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structural, defensive, and sequestering

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structural connective tissue

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fibroblast, cartilage, bone

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defensive connective tissue

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macrophages, lymphocytes

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sequestering connective tissue

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adipose tissue, red blood cells

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fibroblasts

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most common connective tissue within vertebrate bodies
flat, irregular, branching cells
secretes structurally strong proteins into matrix between cells; most commonly COLLAGEN
-fibroblasts also secrete elastin

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Elastin

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fibrous tissue that is the principal component of the lungs

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Areolar (loose) Connective Tissue (ACT)

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  • found throughout the body wherever protective cushioning and flexibility are needed
  • ie. blood vessels are surrounded by a sheath of ACT; permits the vessels to move and yet protects them
  • also present beneath the skin, attaching it to underlying muscles
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Dense Regular CT

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present in tendons, connecting muscle to bone, and in ligaments, connecting bone to bone

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Dense Irregular CT

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present in dermis (living part) of the skin

  • arranged in thick mat
  • tanned to make leather, also present in arterial walls
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Cartilage: 3 types

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firmer and flexible tissue that does not stretch, yet not as hard as bone

  • laid down along lines of stress; cells=chondrocytes
  • 3 types: hyaline, elastic, and fibrocartilage
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hyaline cartilage

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  • glass-like covering of bones within joints
  • forms a smooth surface that reduces friction so one bone easily glides over another
  • found at ends of long bones
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elastic cartilage

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mixture of cartilage substances and elastic fibers

-found in external ear

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fibrocartilage

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cartilage and collagen

-interverteral discs are made of fibrocartilage

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Bone

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special form of cartilage where the collagen fibers are coated with a calcium phosphate salt
-bone forming cells are osteoblasts and osteoid tissue, that calcify to form bone

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harvesian canals

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channels surrounded by lamellae, which contain blood vessels and nerve cells

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lamellae

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bone laid down in concentric layer

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spongy or cancellous bone

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lines the medullary cavity

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compact bone

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surrounds the spongy bone and collagen fibers are laid down in a pattern far denser than the interior framework

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Blood

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connective tissue consisting of microscopically visible elements: erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets/thrombocytes, all suspended in intercellular fluid called plasma
plasma>erythrocytes>leukocytes

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plasma

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complex fluid in which blood cells and thrombocytes circulate

  • 93% water, 7% solutes, including proteins, inorganic solutes, nonprotein oranic substances (glucose, glycerol, and fatty acids)
  • hormones, enzymes, vitamins, and pigments
  • cell waste products (urea, uric acid)
  • amino acids
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serum

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supernatant yellow fluid that is expressed out when blood coagulates
-serum is used for prevention and treatment of diseases because it contains the antibody fraction of the blood

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Blood cell types

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red blood cells/erythrocytes, white blood cells/leukoccytes, and platelets/thrombocytes

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RBC

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transport gases

  • flat discs with a central depression
  • contain pigment called hemoglobin, which associates and dissociates with O2 and CO2
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WBC, 2 types
``` granular leukocytes (granulocytes), and Agranular leukocytes (agranulocytes) -both are the defense against invading bacteria and other foreign substances ```
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Granulocytes: 3 subtypes
neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils
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Neutrophils
first line of defense against bacteria | -very motile phagocytic
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eosinophil
detoxification of foreign proteins and substances - less motile phagocytic - found in lungs mammary glands, and small intestine
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Basophil
- inflammatory response | - cytoplasmic granules contain heparin (anticoagulant) and histamine (vasodilator) outside blood
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Agranulocytes: 2 types
-monocytes and lymphocytes
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Monocytes
- largest leukocytes | - precursor of macrophage; defend against microorganisms and chemicals
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lymphocytes
B-lymph=antibody-user | T-lymph=celllular immune response
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Adipose tissue aka fat
forms when connective tissue cells take up fat for storage as inclusions within the cytoplasm of cells -most fat of animal body is white in color, may be yellow due to presence of carotene in feed
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brown fat
- present in hibernating and young animals | - generates heat to protect young mammals and awakening hibernating mammals from extreme cold
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Smooth muscle:
involuntary, visceral, and unstriated - spindle shaped cells that contain one centrally located nucleus per cell - found in the walls of digestive tract, blood vessels, urinary and reporductive organs - contract more slowly than striated muscles and respond to a variety of stimuli
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Striated muscle
voluntary, skeletal - long fibres: striations, many peripherally located nuclei; posses cell membrane=sarcolemma - each striated muscle has its own nerve supply: all or none law - striated muscle tissue + some connective tissue makes up the flesh of meat producing animals
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Cardiac muscle
- involuntary, striated - modified muscle cells called Purkinje's fibres conduct impulse within the heat - intercalated discs increase the speed of electrical transmission between muscle fibres
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Nerve cells consist of
dendrites, conducting impulses towards cell body - nerve cell body - nucleus - axons, conducting impulses away from cell body