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Chapter 4 Connective Tissues
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
06/30/2009

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Loose CT
Definition
areolr tissue
adipose tissue
reticular tissue
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Dense CT
Definition
Dense regular
Dense irrigular
Elastic
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Blood CT
Definition
Contained in cardiovascular system
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Lymph CT
Definition
contained in lymphatic system
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Cartilage CT
Definition
Solid, rubbery matrix
hyaline cartilage
elastic cartilage
fibrocartilage
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Bone CT
Definition
solid, crystalline matrix
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Fibroblasts
Definition
Produce connective tissue fibers and maintain matrix
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Fixed macrophages
Definition
Phagocytize pathogens and amaged cells - breakdown cells
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Adipocytes
Definition
store lipid reserves - fat cells
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Mesenchymal cells
Definition
connective tissue stem cells taht can differentiate into othe cell types
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Melanocytes
Definition
synthesize melanin
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Mast Cells
Definition
Stimulate local inflammation - release histamines when allergen is encountered
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Free macrophages
Definition
Mobile/traveling phagocytic cells
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Lymphocytes
Definition
participate in immune response
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Microphages
Definition
Small, phagocytic cells that mobilized during infection or tissue injury (neutrophilis, eosinophils)
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Scurvy
Definition
results from a specific problem in pathway for collagen synthesis for which vitamin C is required
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Collagen fibers
Definition
long, cylindrical fibers made up of three subnunits coiled around one another
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Reticular Fibers
Definition
single unit of collagen protein
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Elastic fibers
Definition
contain the protein elastin
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Areolar CT
Definition
under most epithelia, wraps blood vessels, nerves, lungs, bladder muscles, and lymphatics; papillary layer of teh dermis
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Adipose CT
Definition
around kidneys, behind eyeballs, on heart surface, around joints, hypodermis
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Reticular Ct is found where
Definition
found in the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes
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Dense Regular CT is found where
Definition
tendons (connects muscle to bone)
Ligaments (connects bone to bone)
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Elastic Ct is found where
Definition
Large arteries (aorta)
allows stretch and recoil
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Dense Irregular CT is found where
Definition
dermis of the skin
periosteum (outer covering of the bone)
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Hyaline Cartilage
Definition
Strong, semiflexible support.
Found in nasal septum
Forms most of the fetal skeleton
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Elastic Cartilage
Definition
Flexible support
Found in external ear, epiglottis
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Fibrocartilage
Definition
Resists compression forces
Found in intervertebral discs, symphyss pubis, menisci of knee
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Perichondrium
Definition
surrounds all types of cartilage except fibrocartilage
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Chondroblast
Definition
secretes the extracellualr matrix
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Chondrocyte
Definition
a mature cell that sits in a space called a lacuna
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Membranes
Definition
are wet membranes with a connection to the exterior
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Serous membranes
Definition
line the ventral body cavity
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Cutaneous Membrane
Definition
is a thick, dry, water-resistant membrane
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Synovial membranes
Definition
areolar tissue with an incomplete layer of overlying epithelium
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Neurons
Definition
are the cells that actually transmit the electrical signals
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Neuroglia
Definition
are the supporting cells of the neural tissue
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