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47 Cards in this Set
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-Areolar Connective Tissue
-type of loose connective tissue - collagenous fibers = thick, pale -elastic fibers = thin, dark - fibroblasts - major cell type -found: between & within organ/gland walls, around vessels, anchors epithelia -function: cushion, anchors, packing |
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-Areolar Connective Tissue
-type of loose connective tissue - collagenous fibers = thick, pale -elastic fibers = thin, dark - fibroblasts - major cell type -found: between & within organ/gland walls, around vessels, anchors epithelia -function: cushion, anchors, packing |
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-Areolar Connective Tissue
-type of loose connective tissue - collagenous fibers = thick, pale -elastic fibers = thin, dark - fibroblasts - major cell type -found: between & within organ/gland walls, around vessels, anchors epithelia -function: cushion, anchors, packing |
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-Areolar Connective Tissue
-type of loose connective tissue - collagenous fibers = thick, pale -elastic fibers = thin, dark - fibroblasts - major cell type -found: between & within organ/gland walls, around vessels, anchors epithelia -function: cushion, anchors, packing |
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-Areolar Connective Tissue
-type of loose connective tissue - collagenous fibers = thick, pale -elastic fibers = thin, dark - fibroblasts - major cell type -found: between & within organ/gland walls, around vessels, anchors epithelia -function: cushion, anchors, packing |
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- Adipose Connective Tissue
- a type of loose connective tissue - large fat vacuole filled w/ triglycerides (fat molecules) - found: everywhere - function: energy store, cushion, thermal insulation |
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- Adipose Connective Tissue
- a type of loose connective tissue - large fat vacuole filled w/ triglycerides (fat molecules) - found: everywhere - function: energy store, cushion, thermal insulation |
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- Reticular Connective Tissue
- a type of loose connective tissue - dark fibers - found: internal framework of lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow - function: provides structure for organs and a framework for other cells to work within |
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- Reticular Connective Tissue
- a type of loose connective tissue - dark fibers - found: internal framework of lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow - function: provides structure for organs and a framework for other cells to work within |
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- Dense Regular Connective Tissue
- also known as dense white connective tissue - fibers parallel - found: - tendon- connect muscle to bones. - ligament- connect bone to bone, aponeuroses - function: withstand tension in single plane/direction |
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- Dense Regular Connective Tissue
- also known as dense white connective tissue - fibers parallel - found: - tendon- connect muscle to bones. - ligament- connect bone to bone, aponeuroses - function: withstand tension in single plane/direction |
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- Dense Regular Connective Tissue
- also known as dense white connective tissue - fibers parallel - found: - tendon- connect muscle to bones. - ligament- connect bone to bone, aponeuroses - function: withstand tension in single plane/direction |
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- Dense Irregular Connective Tissue
- found: dermis, joint capsules, organ capsules, perichondrium, periosteum - function: withstand tension in several planes/directions |
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- Dense Irregular Connective Tissue
- found: dermis, joint capsules, organ capsules, perichondrium, periosteum - function: withstand tension in several planes/directions |
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- Vascular Connective Tissue
- blood and lymph - plasma = liquid matrix - formed elements = erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets |
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- Vascular Connective Tissue
- blood and lymph - plasma = liquid matrix - formed elements = erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets |
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- Hyaline Cartilage
- Perichondrium on both sides - new matrix often red, old matrix often yellow - most abundant cartilage in body Chondrocytes - lacuna in a semisolid matrix - avascular - slow to heal - found: trachea, bronchi, larynx, ribs, tip of nose, articulating surfaces of bones, precursor to bone - function: supports, protects |
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- Hyaline Cartilage
- Perichondrium on both sides - new matrix often red, old matrix often yellow - most abundant cartilage in body Chondrocytes - lacuna in a semisolid matrix - avascular - slow to heal - found: trachea, bronchi, larynx, ribs, tip of nose, articulating surfaces of bones, precursor to bone - function: supports, protects |
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- Hyaline Cartilage
- Perichondrium on both sides - new matrix often red, old matrix often yellow - most abundant cartilage in body Chondrocytes - lacuna in a semisolid matrix - avascular - slow to heal - found: trachea, bronchi, larynx, ribs, tip of nose, articulating surfaces of bones, precursor to bone - function: supports, protects |
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- Hyaline Cartilage
- Perichondrium on both sides - new matrix often red, old matrix often yellow - most abundant cartilage in body Chondrocytes - lacuna in a semisolid matrix - avascular - slow to heal - found: trachea, bronchi, larynx, ribs, tip of nose, articulating surfaces of bones, precursor to bone - function: supports, protects |
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- Elastic Cartilage
- narrow band of tissue - Perichondrium on both sides - elastic fibers often visible - Chondrocytes - lacuna in a semisolid matrix - avascular - slow to heal - found: external ear, epiglottis, eustachian tube - function: supports, protects |
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- Elastic Cartilage
- narrow band of tissue - Perichondrium on both sides - elastic fibers often visible - Chondrocytes - lacuna in a semisolid matrix - avascular - slow to heal - found: external ear, epiglottis, eustachian tube - function: supports, protects |
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- Elastic Cartilage
- narrow band of tissue - Perichondrium on both sides - elastic fibers often visible - Chondrocytes - lacuna in a semisolid matrix - avascular - slow to heal - found: external ear, epiglottis, eustachian tube - function: supports, protects |
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- Elastic Cartilage
- narrow band of tissue - Perichondrium on both sides - elastic fibers often visible - Chondrocytes - lacuna in a semisolid matrix - avascular - slow to heal - found: external ear, epiglottis, eustachian tube - function: supports, protects |
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- Elastic Cartilage
- narrow band of tissue - Perichondrium on both sides - elastic fibers often visible - Chondrocytes - lacuna in a semisolid matrix - avascular - slow to heal - found: external ear, epiglottis, eustachian tube - function: supports, protects |
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-Fibrocartilage
- no perichondrium - Chondrocytes - lacuna in a semisolid matrix - supports, protects, - avascular - slow to heal - found: pubic symphysis, intervertebral discs, menisci of knee - supports, protects |
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-Fibrocartilage
- no perichondrium - Chondrocytes - lacuna in a semisolid matrix - supports, protects, - avascular - slow to heal - found: pubic symphysis, intervertebral discs, menisci of knee - supports, protects |
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-Fibrocartilage
- no perichondrium - Chondrocytes - lacuna in a semisolid matrix - supports, protects, - avascular - slow to heal - found: pubic symphysis, intervertebral discs, menisci of knee - supports, protects |
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- Bone
- Periosteum - Osteocytes - Haversian System = Osteon: lacuna, haversian canal, lamellae, canaliculi, interstitial lamellae |
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- Nervous Tissue
- Dendrite - Soma - Axon - Axon Hillock - Terminal - Neuroglia = Glial Cells - 5 times as abundant as neurons - able to divide |
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- Skeletal Muscle
- striated - Syncytial = multinucleated - voluntary - neuromuscular junction |
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- Skeletal Muscle
- striated - Syncytial = multinucleated - voluntary - neuromuscular junction |
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- Skeletal Muscle
- striated - Syncytial = multinucleated - voluntary - neuromuscular junction |
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- Skeletal Muscle
- striated - Syncytial = multinucleated - voluntary - neuromuscular junction |
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- Skeletal Muscle
- striated - Syncytial = multinucleated - voluntary - neuromuscular junction |
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- Smooth Muscle
- non-striated - mononucleated - involuntary - spindle shaped - found: walls of gut and arteries, respiratory tract, reproductive tract, urinary tract |
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- Smooth Muscle
- non-striated - mononucleated - involuntary - spindle shaped - found: walls of gut and arteries, respiratory tract, reproductive tract, urinary tract |
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- Smooth Muscle
- non-striated - mononucleated - involuntary - spindle shaped - found: walls of gut and arteries, respiratory tract, reproductive tract, urinary tract |
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- Smooth Muscle
- non-striated - mononucleated - involuntary - spindle shaped - found: walls of gut and arteries, respiratory tract, reproductive tract, urinary tract |
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- Smooth Muscle
- non-striated - mononucleated - involuntary - spindle shaped - found: walls of gut and arteries, respiratory tract, reproductive tract, urinary tract |
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- Smooth Muscle
- non-striated - mononucleated - involuntary - spindle shaped - found: walls of gut and arteries, respiratory tract, reproductive tract, urinary tract |
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- Cardiac Muscle
- striated - mononucleated - involuntary - branched - Intercalated Discs - with gap junction |
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- Cardiac Muscle
- striated - mononucleated - involuntary - branched - Intercalated Discs - with gap junction |
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- Cardiac Muscle
- striated - mononucleated - involuntary - branched - Intercalated Discs - with gap junction |
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- Cardiac Muscle
- striated - mononucleated - involuntary - branched - Intercalated Discs - with gap junction |
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- Cardiac Muscle
- striated - mononucleated - involuntary - branched - Intercalated Discs - with gap junction |
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- Cardiac Muscle
- striated - mononucleated - involuntary - branched - Intercalated Discs - with gap junction |
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