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| Types of Connective Tissue |
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| Connective tissue proper - Fat and fibrous tissues of ligaments, Cartilage, Bone, and Blood |
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| Functions of Connective Tissue |
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Bind and Support
Protection
Insulation
Transportation (Blood) |
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| Origin of Connective Tissue |
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| Mesenchyme embryonic tissue |
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| Vascularity of Connective Tissue |
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Ground Substance (Interstitial Fluid)
Fibers
Cells
Nonliving Connective Tissue
Allows tissue to bear weight
withstand abouse no other tissue could tolerate |
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| Common Characteristics of Connective Tissue |
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1. Common Origin
2. Degrees of Vascularity
3. Extracellular Matrix |
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| Unstructured material that fills the space between the cells and contains the fibers. It consists of interstitial fluid, cell adhesion proteins, and proteoglycans. |
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| Fibronectin and Laminin serve as glue that allows connective tissue cells to attach themselves to matrix elements |
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| 2 Subclasses of Connective Tissue Proper |
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Loose Connective - Areolar, Adipose ,
Reticular
Dense Connective - Regular, Irregular
Elastic |
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Hyaline
Fibrocartilage
Elastic |
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| Is a type of connective tissue (fluid-tissue) that transports 02 and C02, nutrients, hormones, and wastes |
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Fibroblast found in connective tissue proper
Chondroblast found in cartilage
Osteoblast found in bone
Hematopoietic Stem Cells found in blood |
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Blast - immature - actively mitotic
Cyte - mature - maintain health of the matrix |
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| Strongest of all fibers (stronger than steel) |
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| called white fibers when fresh |
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| Long thin fibers forming branching networks also called yellow fibers but have an orange appearance |
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Support small blood vessels and support soft tissue of organs
Abundant where connective tissue meets other tissue types |
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| Supports the Umbilical Cord of the fetus |
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| Dense Regular Connective Tissue |
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Runs in one direction
Tendons - cords that attach tendon to
bone or other muscle
Ligaments - Binds bones together at
joint (has more elastin) |
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| Bundles muscle fiber together |
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| Dense Irregular Connective Tissue |
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Skin or dermis
Runs on more than one plane |
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