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-most abundant tissue in the body
-composed of an abundant amount of intercellular material (ground substance and fibers)
-generally highly vascular |
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| connective tissue functions |
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-protection
-supports and bind other tissues together
-provides metabolic needs of other tissues |
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| types of connective tissue |
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-connective tissue proper
-cartilage
-bone
-blood |
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| ground substance function |
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| -serves as a pathway for the transport and exchange of nutrients and waste products between blood and the tissue cells |
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-a homogenous material produced by connective tissue cells
-varies in consistency
-fluid-semisolid
-blood-bone |
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| prove strength and flexablity |
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| collagenous, elastic, reticular |
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-principle type
-composed of protein collagen
-flexible but strong |
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| composed of protein elastin which is capable of stretching |
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| thin threads for a delicate network; meshlike |
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most abundant cell
-star or elongated cell which produces and maintains CT fibers |
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-adipocytes
-stores lipids |
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| engulf bacteria and debris |
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| connective tissue proper types |
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loose (areloar)
dense
elastic
adipose |
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-abundant intercellular material
-few cells
-few scattered fibers
-very vascular
-very flexible |
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-packing material around organs
-surrounds muscles and blood vessels
-binds skin to underlying muscle |
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-large number of collagenous fibers packed closely together
-poor blood supply
-strong yet flexible |
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-ligaments
-tendons
-outer covering of eye |
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-contains many irregularly arranged elastic fibers
-can be easily stretched and returned to original size |
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-walls of arteries
-larynx
-trachea
-bronchi |
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-composed of fat cells
-located throughout body |
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| intercellular matrix, cells, fibers |
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| cartilage intercellular matrix |
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| chondroitin sulfate-semisolid gelatin like substance |
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| chondrocytes - live in small space called lacunae |
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| tough outer covering of cartilage |
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| cartilage vascular or avascular? |
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| avascular, uses diffusion |
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| hyaline, fibrocartilage, elastic |
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-forms a cartilagenous skeleton which serves as a model during fetal development
-covers the surface of long bones at a joint "articular cartilage"
-found in portions of respiratory tract (nose, trachea, bronchi, ends of ribs) |
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-contains more fibers, able to withstand compression
-fibers arranged in parallel bundles; increase in tensile strength
-found in intervertebral disc and symphysis pubis (b/w pelvis) |
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-contains numerous elastic fibers for increased flexibility
-found in auditory (eustachian tube) ear to throat
-external ear
-larynx
-epiglottis |
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