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Week 2- Connective Tissue Flashcards

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Functions of Connective Tissue

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Support, protect, and bind organs

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Examples of connective tissue

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-Tendons (attach muscle to bone)
-Ligaments (attach bone to bone)
-Adipose connective tissue
-Cartilage
-Bone
-Blood

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Similarities between connective tissues

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-Share common origin: all derived from mesenchyme (embryonic connective tissue)
-Levels of vascularity
-Range of regenerative capacity

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3 Basic Components of Connective Tissue

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1) Cells
2) Protein fibers
3) Ground substance

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Extracellular matrix

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Formed from ground substance and protein fibers

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Two classes of cells

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1) Resident cells
2) Wandering cells

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Resident cells

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-Stationary cells that are permanently house within connective tissue
-Support, maintain, and repair extracellular matrix

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Types of Resident cells

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1) Fibroblasts
2) Adipocytes
3) Mesenchymal
4) Fixed macrophages

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Fibroblasts

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-Relatively flat cells with tapered ends
-Most abundant resident cells
-Produce fibers and ground substance components of extracellular matrix

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Adipocytes

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-Appear in small clusters within some types of connective tissue proper
-If large clusters of these cells dominate an area, the tissue is called adipose connective tissue

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Mesenchymal

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-Type of embryonic stem cells
-If tissue becomes damaged, these cells with divide
-One cell that’s produced replaces stem cell and other cell becomes a committed cell that moves into the damaged area and differentiates into type of connective tissue cell that’s needed

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Fixed macrophages

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-Relatively large, irregular shaped cells that are derived from monocytes
-Dispersed throughout the matrix where they phagocytize damaged cells/pathogens
-When they encounter foreign material, release chemicals that stimulate immune system and attract wandering cells to tissue

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Wandering cells

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-Continuously move throughout connective tissue proper
-Components of immune system (primarily types of leukocytes)
-Protect body against harmful agents

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Protein fibers

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-Strengthen and support tissue
Types:
1) Collagen fibers
2) Reticular fibers
3) Elastic fibers

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Collagen fibers

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-Unbranched, cablelike, long protein fibers that are strong, flexible, and resistant to stretching
-Comprises about 25% of body’s protein
-Appears white in fresh tissue
-Appear pink when tissue is stained with hematoxylin and eosin
-In many structures such as tendons and ligaments

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Reticular Fibers

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-Similar to collagen but much thinner
-Contain same protein subunits found in collagen but they’re combined in a different way
-Fiber form a branching, interwoven framework that is tough but flexible
-Abundant in stroma of organs such as lymph nodes, spleen, and liver

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Elastic FIbers

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-Contain protein elastin
-Fibers branch and rejoin, appear wavy
-Stretch and recoil easily
-Have yellowish color
-Abundant in skin, arteries, and lungs, to allow them to return to their original shape after being stretched

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Ground substance

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-Molecular (not cellular) material produced by connective tissue cells
-Substance in which connective tissue cells and protein fibers reside
-May be viscous (blood), semisolid (cartilage), or solid (bone)
-Contains different large molecules as well as varying amounts of water
-Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs): polysaccrides that have an attached amino group, have neg charge, hydrophilic; able to attract and absorb water and therefore affect viscosity of ground substance
-Proteoglycan: GAG links to a protein and forms an even larger molecules with the ground substance

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Types of Embryonic Connective Tissue

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1) Mesenchyme
2) Mucous connective tissue

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Mesenchyme

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-First type of connective tissue to emerge in developing embryo
-Cells are dispersed within a gel like ground substance that contains fine, immature protein fibers
-Tissue from which all other connective tissues are formed
-Adult connective tissues house numerous mesenchymal cells that act as stem cells to repair damage or injury

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Mucous connective tissue

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-aka Wharton’s jelly
-immature protein fibers that are more numerous than those in mesenchyme
-only located within umbilical cord

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3 Categories of Connective tisaue

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1) Connective tissue proper
2) Supporting connective tissue
3) Fluid connective tissue

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Connective Tissue Proper Groups

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1) Loose
2) Dense
-grouping is based upon relative proportions of cells, fibers, and ground substance

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Loose Connective Tissue

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-Contains relatively fewer cells and protein fibers than dense connective tissue
-protein fibers are sparse and irregularly arranged
-abundant viscous ground substance
-acts as body’s packing material by supporting and surrounding structures and organs
-subtypes are well vascularized

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3 Types of Loose Connective Tissue
1) Areolar 2) Adipose 3) Reticular
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Areolar connective tissue
-Unconfined organization of collagen and some elastic fibers -Highly vascularized -predominated cell type is fibroblast -ground substance is abundant and viscous -present nearly everywhere in the body -found in skin (papillary layer of dermis and subcutaneous layer that is deep to the skin -binds skin and some epithelia to deeper tissue -protects and surrounds organs, some individual nerve and muscle cells, and blood vessels
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Adipose connective tissue
-fat tissue -highly vascularized -composed primarily of adipocytes -structure: closely packed adipocytes, nucleus pushed to edge of cell by large fat droplet, and contains many blood vessels -2 types: brown and white -located in subcutaneous layer and surrounding/covering some organs
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Brown adipose
-Found in newborns and designed to generate heat -lost as we age
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White adipose
-functions as long-term storage (stores triglycerides), insulation, packing around structures, and a cushion against shocks
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Reticular connective tissue
-houses leukocytes and some fibroblasts within meshwork of reticular fibers -forms stroma (structural framework) of many lymphatic organs (spleen, lymph nodes, and red bone marrow)
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Stroma
Structural framework
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Dense connective tissue
-Composed mostly of protein fibers and less ground substance than loose -aka collagenous tissue because collagen is dominant tissue type -3 categories: dense regular, dense irregular, and elastic
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Dense regular
-few fibroblasts, limited ground substance, and abundant collagen fibers that are tightly packed and parallel to one another -found in tendons and ligaments -has few blood vessels and takes long to heal after injury due to weak blood supply
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Tendons
Attach muscle to bone
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Ligaments
Attach bone to bone
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Dense irregular
-bundles and clumps of collagen fibers that extend in all directions -extensive blood supply to collagen fibers -forms tough sheaths that provide support and resistance to stress in multiple directions -found in dermis, epimysium (sheath surrounding skeletal muscle), epineurium (sheath surrounding nerve), periosteum (sheath surrounding bone), and perichondrium (sheath surrounding cartilage) -also forms capsules around some internal organs such as liver, kidneys, and spleen
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Elastic connective tissue
-composed of numerous fibroblasts among branching, densely packed elastic fibers -provide ability for tissue to stretch and recoil -found in walls of large arteries (like aorta), trachea, and vocal cords
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Supporting connective tissue
2 types: cartilage and bone -forms strong durable framework that protects and. supports soft body tissue
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Cartilage
-firm, semisolid extracellular matrix that contains variable amounts of collagen and elastic protein fibers -cells=chondrocytes -stronger, more flexible, and more resilient than other connective tissue -present in areas of body that need support and must withstand deformation like tip of nose and auricle (external part) of ear
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Chondrocytes
-mature cartilage cells -occupy spaces called lucunae -produce and secrete chemical that prevents blood vessel growth/formation -cartilage is avascular -must exchange nutrients and waste products by diffusion with blood vessels outside
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3 types of cartilage
1) Hyaline 2) Fibrocartilage 3) Elastic
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Hyaline cartilage
-most common type -provides flexible support to structures -named for its clear, glassy appearance -functions in support -found in many areas such as respiratory tract (nose, trachea, bronchi, larynx), costal cartilage, and epiphyseal (growth) plates and articular ends of long bones
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Fibrocartilage
-weight-bearing cartilage -resists compression and acts as good shock absorber -located in intervertebral discs, pubic symphysis, and menisci of knee joint
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Elastic cartilage
-resilient and flexible -found in external ear and epiglottis -resists deformational pressure
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Bone connective tissue
-more solid but less flexible than cartilage -highly vascularized -cells=osteocytes (housed in lucunae) -provide support, serve as levers for skeletal muscle movement, support soft tissues, and protect vital organs -2 types:compact and spongy
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Compact bone
-appears solid but is perforated by neurovascular canals -formed from osteons which display concentric rings of bone tissue called lamellae (which houses blood vessels and nerves)
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Spongy bone
-located within interior of bone -contains latticework structure of tissue that is very strong yet lightweight -some houses hematopoietic cells which form a type of reticular connective tissue that makes blood cells (hematopoiesis)
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Fluid connective tissue
Blood and lymph
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Blood
-composed of formed elements (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets) -ground substance=plasma which contains proteins and solutes -erythrocytes transport respiratory gases (O2 and CO2), leukocytes protect body from infectious agents, platelets clot blood, and plasma transports nutrients, wastes, and hormones throughout body
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Lymph
-derived from blood plasma bit contains no cellular components or fragments

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