Slide set 1: chapter 3 Flashcards
true or false
Epithelium is vascular
False, epithelium is avascular, does not have any blood supply => RELY ON CONNECTIVE TISSUE to have nutrients and blood supply
What are fibroblasts?
Cells that secrete matrix proteins in ECM
What is ground substance?
Matrix of connective tissue
What are tendons vs ligaments?
Tendons: attach bone to muscle
Ligaments: attach bone to bone
What are the 2 types of adipose connective tissue?
WHITE
- Single lipid droplet
BROWN
- Multiple lipid droplets
True or false
Blood is another type of connective tissue
True!
Constitute of plasma matrix and free blood cells
What are the 2 connective tissue that use only collagen as fiber type and arrangement?
CARTILAGE (does not regenerate well)
- Light and flexible
- Trachea and ears
BONE (very good at regenerating )
- Calcified
- Rigid
What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
- Cardiac
- Smooth
- Skeletal
How do cells gain functional anatomy? How does it occur
By differentiation, it occurs by gene expression
What does totipotent mean?
- Can become anything
Where can you find adult stem cells in the body?
bone marrow, testies…
What are the 2 reasons why stem cells hold great promise for medical therapies?
- Undifferentiated cells give rise to almost all or any cell type
- Highly proliferative= selg renewing thereby large quantities can be produced for medical purposes such as repairing damaged tissue
