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Abundant, found in every organ
Cells separated by extracellular matrix
Many diverse types
Variety of important functions |
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| Types of cells contained in connective tissue |
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| Build the extracellular matrix in connective tissue. |
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| Maintain the extracellular matrix in connective tissue. |
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| Breakdown the extracellular matrix in connective tissue. |
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| Categories of Connective Tissue |
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Matrix of primarily protein fibers
Matrix of protein fibers and ground materials
Fluid matrix |
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| Protein fibers of the extracellular matrix in connective tissue |
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Collagen fibers
Reticular fibers
Elastic fibers |
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| Collagen strands that appear similar to a coiled rope of 3 polypeptide chains. |
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| Very fine, short, branching collagen fibers. Not as strong as most collagen fibers, but networks of these fibers fill space between tissues and organs. |
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| Formed by elastin and form a large, interwoven meshwork of spring-like molecules that extend through entire tissue. |
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| Ground Substances of Connective Tissue |
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Hyaluronic Acid
Proteoglycan
Adhesive Molecules |
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| Polysaccharide that acts as a lubricant when rubbed and is sticky when touched. |
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| Protein and polysaccharide that traps water. |
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Hold Proteoglycan aggregates together. Are named with the suffix -nectin.
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| Three types of adhesive molecules |
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Chondronectin
Osteonectin
Fibronectin |
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| Found in the ground substance of cartilage. |
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| Found in the ground substance of bone. |
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| Found in the ground substance of fibrous connective tissue. |
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| Two major categories of Connective Tissue |
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| Six types of Adult Connective Tissue |
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- Loose
- Dense
- Special
- Cartilage
- Bone
- Blood
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| Loose and Dense Connective tissues |
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| Areolar tissue: protein fibers that form a network with an open weave. |
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| Protein fibers form thick bundles |
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| Two types of Dense Connective Tissue |
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Dense Regular Collagenous
Dense Regular Elastic |
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| Dense Regular Collagenous C.T. |
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| Abundant collagen fibers that resist stretching. |
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| Examples of Dense Regular Collagenous C.T. |
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Tendons: connecting muscle to bone
Ligaments: connecting bone to bone |
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| Dense Regular Elastic C.T. |
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| Parallel bundles of collagen fibers with abundant elastic fibers. |
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| Example of Dense Regular Elastic C.T. |
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| Nuchal ligaments: found in vocal chords. |
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| Dense Irregular Collagenous C.T. |
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| Protein fibers arranged randomly. Forms innermost layer of the dermis of the skin, scars, capsules of kidney and spleen. |
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| Dense Irregular Elastic Connective Tissue |
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| Strong yet elastic. Bundles and sheets of collagenous and elastic fibers oriented in multiple directions. Found in walls of elastic arteries. |
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Site of fat storage.
Very little extracellular matrix.
Two types: yellow and brown.
Major vacuole filled with fat. |
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| Most abundant adipose tissue. |
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| Specialized adipose tissue for heat generation, helps maintain body temperature. |
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| Reticular Connective Tissue |
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| Composed of reticular fibers and cells remain in close contact. Specialized framework for lymphatic tissue, bone marrow and the liver. |
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| Hematopoietic Connective Tissue |
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| Hematopoietic Connective Tissue |
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| Forms blood cells, located within bone marrow, found in ends of long bones and inside smaller bones. |
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| Rigid matrix of protein fibers and proteoglycan. |
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| Three Subtypes of Cartilage |
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Hyaline
Fibrocartilage
Elastic Cartilage |
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| Very smooth matrix with evenly dispersed collagen. Found in covering over long bones, growth plates and the embryonic skeleton. |
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| Collagen arranged in thick bundles. Provide protective cushioning in areas that take a lot of abuse, like vertebrae, knees and the jaw. |
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| Contains elastic fibers dispersed throughout the matrix and found in areas that have rigid but elastic properties, such as the ears. |
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| Contain osteocytes located within lacunae and the matrix is primarily mineral, calcium and hydroxyapatite. Protein fibers are primarily collagen. |
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Compact Bone
Cancellous Bone |
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| Contains large open spaces filled with hematopoietic tissue. Lightweight and rapid remodelling, also known as trebecular or spongy. |
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| Contains central canal surrounded by lamella. Forms the strong outer shell of most bones for strength and support. Slow remodelling rate. Also known as cortical or osteonic. |
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| Connective tissue that has cells suspended in a fluid matrix and is mobile. |
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Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
Platelets |
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| Red blood cells contain this protein, which functions to transport oxygen. |
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| Function of White Blood Cells |
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| Fight infection. Move by amoeboid movement of diapedisis. |
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| A fluid with suspended substances that don't settle out. |
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