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| name the 3 components of all connective tissues | specialized cells, protein fibers, ground substance |
| what is matrix | fills space between cells, made of protein fibers and ground substance |
| characteristics of connective tissues | not exposed to outside environment, vascular, sensation receptors |
| functions of connective tissues | support and protection, transport, fat storage, defense |
| 3 types of connective tissues | connective tissue proper, fluid connective tissue, supporting connective tissue |
| connective tissue proper has 5 types of specialized cells | fibroblasts, macrophages, fat cells, mast cells, and other white blood cells |
| connective tissue proper has 3 types of protein fibers | collagen, elastic, reticular |
| function of collagen | provide strength |
| function of elastic fibers | provides resilience |
| which protein fiber is most common in connective tissue proper | collagen |
| ground substance of connective tissue proper | clear, colorless, consistency of maple syrup |
| 3 types of connective tissue proper | loose connective, adipose, dense connective |
| another name for loose connective tissue | areolar tissue |
| name one place loose connective tissue is commonly found | beneath the dermis of the skin |
| function of loose connective tissue | packing material of the body |
| what is adipose | fat |
| what is an adipocyte | fat cell |
| function of adipose | padding, shock absorption, insulation, energy storage |
| when does a tissue become classified as adipose | adipose is loose connective tissue that has become dominated by fat |
| what are some other names for dense connective tissue | fibrous or collagenous |
| function of dense connective tissue | resist tension, resist distortion, interconnect bones and muscles |
| name the 2 types of dense connective tissue | dense regular, dense irregular |
| give 2 examples of dense regular connective tissue | tendons, ligaments |
| which type of dense connective tissue has parallel collagen fibers | dense regular |
| give 2 examples of fluid connective tissues | blood, lymph |
| name the specialized cells of blood | RBCs, WBCs, platelets |
| name the matrix of blood | plasma |
| name the specialized cells lymph | lymphocytes |
| name the matrix of lymph | interstitial fluid (fluid between cells) |
| name 2 types of supporting connective tissues | bone, cartilage |
| function of supporting connective tissues | support the body |
| another name for bone | osseous tissue |
| specialized cells found in bone | osteocytes |
| matrix of bone | collagen, calcium salts |
| specialized cells of cartilage | chondrocytes |
| matrix of cartilage | embedded fibers, firm gel |
| lacunae | empty pocket or space in the matrix where a cartilage or bone cell lives |
| name of fibrous covering of cartilage | perichondrium |
| why does bone sometimes heal faster than cartilage | bone is vascular, cartilage is avascular |
| 3 types of cartilage | hyaline, elastic, fibrocartilage |
| most common type of cartilage in body | hyaline |
| where is hyaline cartilage found in the body | connect ribs to sternum, respiratory tract, joints |
| where is elastic cartilage found | ears, epiglottis, auditory tube, tip of nose |
| where is fibrocartilage found | between vertebrae, between pubic bones |
| name of canals in bone tissue that form passage from blood vessels to bone cells | canaliculi |
| membrane that covers bone | periosteum |
