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| function of connective tissue |
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- transport nutrients, o2, waste and metabolites
- immunological surveillance/defense
- mechanical support
- growth and repair
- energy storage and thermoregulation
- hematopoiesis |
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- cells
- extracellular matrix |
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- fibroblasts
- macrophages
- mast cells
- plasma cells
- adipocytes |
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- secrete all components of extracellular matrix
- repairs and regenerates CT following damage |
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- engulf/destroy bacteria through phagocytosis
- remove necrotic debris
- participate in immune and inflammatory response
- number increases in CT following wound/inflammation |
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- participate in allergic reaction
- release histamine and heparin after allergen binding
- central role in asthma, eczema, itch, allergic rhinitis and allergic conjunctivitis |
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- vasodilator
- anticoagulant
- both proteins |
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- synthesize/secrete abys
- function in immune response to destroy bacteria and other antigens |
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- unilocular
- stores fat/lipids
- incorporate into loose CT to form fat |
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- fibers
- ground substance |
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| fibers in Extracellular Matrix |
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- collagen
- elastic fibers |
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- major insoluble protein in CT
- most abundant protein in body
- fibrillar and basement membrane
- types I-IV |
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- provides tissues with tensile strength
- types I-III |
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- fibrillar collagen
- all CT in oral cavity except enamel
- Sharpey's fibers |
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- type I collagen
- bundles of fibrillar collagens inserted into surface of mineralized tissues (bone/cementum)
- attached to periosteum and periodontal ligament |
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- fibrillar collagen
- in cartilage |
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- fibrillar collagen
- forms reticular fibers |
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| basement membrane collagens |
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- allow tissues to go back to normal shape after stretching/distortion
- consist of microfilaments and elastin |
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- protein and sugar (glycoamino- and proteo- glycans)
- glycoproteins
- water |
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- most abundant CT in embryo
- very little in adult
- closest related to tooth pulp in adult |
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- loose
- adipose
- reticular
- dense irregular
- dense regular
- cartilage
- elastic
- bone |
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- located directly under epithelium w/basal lamina in between
- lots of cells, blood vessels, nerves and glands |
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| - loose connective tissue in GI tract and oral cavity |
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- storage of energy in form of lipids
- insulates against heat loss
- space filler btwn organs or tissue layers of organs
- cushioning soles of feet, orbits of eyes, and around kidneys |
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- consists of reticular fiber network
- made of collagen type II
- provides delicate structural support
- found under basal lamina, around blood vessels and nerves and in lymph organs |
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- lost of large collagen fibers running in all directions
- few cells
- great tensile strength
- forms capsules around organs |
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- ordered arrangement of collagen type I fibers and fibroblasts
- mainly in tendons and ligaments
- great tensile strength in direction of fibers |
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- firm, non-calcified CT
- shock-absorbing, sliding area for joints
- facilitates bone movement
- development/growth of long bones
- not vascularized or innervated
- contain chondrocytes |
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- mitotic cells allowing growth
- can multiply and secrete cartilage matrix
- slows in adults and eventually die to create calcification of the cartilage |
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- most widely distributed in embryo/adult
- collagen type II fibers
- forms fetal skeleton
- epiphyseal plates
- articular cartilage covers articular surfaces of adult bone |
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- collagen type II fibers and elastic fibers
- found in areas that need to bend or recoil
- external ears and epiglottis |
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- areas subject to both compression and tension
- combo of cartilage and collagen type II
- type I runs btwn chondrocytes of cartilage |
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- type I collagen fibers and lots of elastic fibers
- allow organs to stretch in several directions then recoil
- found in aorta |
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