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What are the characteristics of the Connective Tissue? |
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It has intracelluelar spaces filled with matrix. Secondly the matrix may be liquid, semi solid or solid. |
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| What does the Connective tissue proper contains? |
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| It has fibers in the matrix |
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| What are the types of fibers? |
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| Collagenous fibers, Elastic fibers and Reticular fibers. |
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What are the Characterisitics of collagenous fibers?
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| they are white, thick, tough and strong. |
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| Are yellow thin and elastic |
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| Are delicate branched and jagged in appearance. |
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| What are the two fiber arrangements of the connective tissue? |
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| Loose Fiber arrangement and Dense Fiber Arrangement |
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| What types of cell are in Connective tissue proper? |
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Fibroblasts- make fibers
Mast cells- produce histamine and heparin
Mesenchymal cells - are un-specialized
Macrophages(histocytes) - phagocytotic |
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| Areolar connective tissue: |
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attaches the skin to the body
fills many body spaces
collagenous fibers
elastic fibers
fibroblasts
loose fiber arrangement |
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Adipose connective tissue
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- special type of areolar
- provides insulatioin for the body
- provides protection around the kidneys
- adipocytes(fat cells) cytoplasm, fat vacuole and necleus
- very loose fiber arrangement |
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- looks similar to areolar
- contains more elastic fibers and less collagenous
fibers than areolar
- loose fiber arrangement |
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| Reticular connective tissue |
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-contains reticular fibers and reticular cells
- may occur in loose or dense firber arrangment
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| Dense Fibrous connective tissue |
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-may have parrallel fiber arrangement
- provided tensile strength
-eaxmples ( cat tendon) white fibrous teased. |
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