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Connective Tissue Flashcards

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Functions of Glycocalyx

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  • Cell to cell recognition
  • communication
  • intercellular adhesion
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Name the 4 Major Tissue of the Body

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  1. Epithelial
  2. Connective
  3. Muscle
  4. Nerve
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Mesenchyme

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Embryonic Connective Tissue

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Connective Tissue Proper

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Adult Connective Tissue

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Which Connective Tissue is specialized?

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  • Adipose Tissue
  • Blood
  • Bone and Cartilage
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Fibroblasts (Resident or Migratory cells?)

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Resident

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Macrophages (Resident or Migratory cells?)

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Migratory

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Reticular Fibers (Function)

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Provide a supporting framework for the cellular constituents of various tissues + organs

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Elastic Fibers (Function)

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Allow tissues to respond to stretch and distention

*Elasticity is genetically controlled

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Ground Substance Contents

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Specialized macromolecules (10%)
Water (90%)

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Ground Substance Functions

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  • fill space b/w cells + fibers
  • lubrication
  • diffusion of water soluble molcules
  • path for cell migration
  • anchor cells through cell to ECM adhesion
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2 Major Classifications of Connective Tissue Proper

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  1. Loose/Areolar CT
  2. Dense CT (Regular + Irregular)
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Loose Connective Tissue Functions

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  • Diffusion of oxygen/carbon dioxide + nutrients/waste
  • Inflammatory + Immune Reactions
  • Provides Structural Supoprt
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Loose Connective Tissue Characteristics

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  • Flexible
  • Well Vascularized
  • Cellular
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Dense Regular CT (Arrangement + Functions)

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Arrangement: Fibers arranged in orderly parallel bundles

  • Transmit force of muscle contraction
  • Attach muscles to bones
  • Protection (ligaments + cornea)
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Dense Irregular CT (Arrangement + Functions)

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Arrangement: Fibers arranged randomly

  • Provide tensile strength
  • Protection
    ex) skin and GI tract
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How does Connective Tissue provide nutrition?

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  • Reservoir for water and electrolytes
  • Stores energy in the form of triglycerides (adipocytes)
  • Support blood vessels
  • Passageway for nutrients and gases
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Collagen Fiber System Components

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Collagen Fibers + Reticular Fibers

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Elastic Fiber System Components

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Elastic Fibers

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What causes scurvy?

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Vitamin C deficiency

*Vitamin C is essential for the synthesis of collagen; the matrix produces in scurvy is not calcifiable => bone formation is impaired

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Reticular Fibers (Location + Function)

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Found in lymphatic organs

Support hematopoietic + lymphoid organs

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Elastic Fibers (Location + Function)

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Found in walls of large blood vessels + ligaments

Functions: elasticity, resilence + shape control

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Desmosine + Isodesmosine Function

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Cross-linking elastic fibers (enable their stretch + recoil)

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Extracellular Matrix Components

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Ground substance + Fibers

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Extracellular Matrix Function
Informs cells about the biochemical + mechanical changes in their extracellular environment
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)
metabolically cheap bulking agent (acidic -> attract ions (Ex. Na+) -> attracts water => molecule puffs up in gel to fill the space compressive strength
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Hyaluronic Acid (Functions)
- resist compression - promotes flexibility - shock absorber - immobilizes molecules (Ex. growth factors) - Insulator (Prevents diffusion through the dense network)
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Hyaluronic Acid (Location)
Cartilage
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Hyaluronic Acid (Characteristics)
- Free carbohydrate chain -linker proteins help proteoglycans indirectly bind to HA - large, rigid non-sulfated GAG synthesized on cell surface
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Hyaluronidases
- enzymes that degrade HA - lowers the viscosity of CT - increases tissue permeability
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How does the ECM communicate with the contents of the cytoplasm?
multi-adhesive glycoproteins facilitate attachment between Cell - CT element / CT element - CT element
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Fibroblasts are precursors of ...
... ground substance ... collagen ... elastic fibers
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Myofibroblast
specialized fibroblast in the salivary gland
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Fibroblast (Structural Features)
- spindle-shaped cells - elliptic nucleus - thin cytoplasm
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Fibroblast (Functions)
- synthesis and secretion of collagen + elastic precursors, proteoglycans and glycoproteins
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Diapedesis
WBC leave blood by migrating b/w the epithelial lining of capillaries to enter
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When does diapedesis increase?
inflammation
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Signs of inflammation
- redness - swelling - heat - pain
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Macrophage (Functions)
- activation and presentation (antigen presentation to lymphocytes by ingesting antigen, chewing and spitting it to MHC II) - phagocytosis (release cytokines + enzymes that break down GAGs)
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Macrophage (Structural Features)
- Lysosomes - Numerous phagocytic nucleus - Oval/kidney shaped nucleus *Dust cells present in lungs of smokers
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Mast Cells (Functions)
- Release chemical mediators - important in allergic responses
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Mast Cells (Location)
Origin: Arise from multipotent hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow Oval to round cells with microvilli Nucleus is centrally located (surface expresses IgE receptors) Cytoplasm contains dense basophilic secretory granules Eosinophilic
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Plasma Cells (Functions)
Produce single class of antibodies in response to antigen
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Plasma Cells (Location)
Concentrated in areas that are more likely to be penetrated by foreign material Ex. GI tract
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Plasma Cells (Structural Features)
- Oval Cell - Eccentric nucleus - Golgi Ghost - Cytoplasm is NOT eosinophilic
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