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| Actively produce the extracellular matrix (ECM); prominent nucleoli, basophilic cytoplasm |
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| Are involved in the maintenance of the ECM and can differentiat into other types of CT cells |
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-Separates the epithelium from the CT
-Type IV collagen mainly
-Epithelial cells adhere to this via junctional complexes |
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-"Fried egg" shape
-basophilic cytoplasmic granules
-releases heparin, histamine, serotonin
-defence against allergic rx, degranulate, >vascular perm. |
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Unilocular:
-"signet ring"
-sg lipid droplet found in grps
-E reserve and shock abs.
Multilocular:
-brown fat
-multiple lipid droplets, very vascular w/ lots of mito.
-heat production "hibernation gland" |
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-elastin protein
-mol. crosslink and asssemble into fibres/sheets
-relaxed=random coil
-stretches and recoils
-pinna ear, vocal chords, lungs, elastic lig'ts, dermis, aorta
-provides tensile strength |
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-provides framework in lymph nodes, liver, spleen, blood vessels, nerves
-individual fibrils of type III collagen |
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| Fibrous adhesive proteins |
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-Bind to cell mems, collagen, and elastin
-Fibronectin and laminin proteins |
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-Pigment producing cells
-From neural crest ectoderm
-protect mitotic cells from UV light |
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-Large cells
-Defense
-Mononuclear phagocyte system
-Enter CT space by diapedesis |
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-Sensitised form of blood lymphocyte
-Antibody production
-Gut, lung tissue, skin...
-Clock-faced chromatin in nucleus, basophilic cytoplasm |
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-Fibres (collagen, reticular, eleastic)
-Amphorous ground substance (GAGs, proteoglycans, glycoproteins) |
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-Embryonic connective tissue
-Cells long, slender processes, and initially no fibres |
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-Embryonic connective tissue
-Umbilical cord, wattle and comb of chicken
-Few stellate fibroblasts, mainly amphorus ground substance, few collagen fibres |
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-Manny scattered cells, abundant ground substance, loose random network of CT fibres, blood vessels and nerves
-Provides support and vascular supply to surface epithelia, tissue repair, and defense activities
-Gut lining, duodenum |
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-Fibres more abundant, irregularly arranged, widespread
-Skin dermis |
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-Fibre bundles parallel to give max strength
-Interspersed w/ collagen to prevent over stretching
-Tendons, lig'ts |
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-Reticular fibres predominate
-Where structural support is needed, but not brute strength
-Lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow |
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-"Chicken wire"
-Supported by collagen and reticular fibres
-Some fibrocytes, mast cells, and sparce amphorous ground substance |
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-Fibroblasts and fibrocytes
-Macrophages
-Mast cells
-Chromatophores
-Adipocytes |
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-Plasma cells
-Eosinophils, neutrophils, lymphocytes |
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