A&P CH#3 PT3 Compartments and Tissue

• They are ductless & release secretions called HORMONES in the body’s extracellular compartment. What is this?

  Endocrine glands
• What are the best known endocrine glands?

  Pancreas, thyroid glands gonads, and pituitary glands
• Where is the location of Endocrine glands?

  SCATTERED in epithelial digestive tract, tubules (small tubes) of kidney, and walls of heart
• WHat are endocrine glands?

  Ductless & releases secretions
• What is a connective tissue?

  Material found between cells

  stores energy as fat

  transportation (through blood)

  Supports & binds structures together

  physical and immune protection
• Where does the connective tissue lie?

  Embedded in extracellular matrix
• What is a fixed cell?

  Remains in one place
• what is a mobile cell?

  Can move place to place
• it is responsible for local maintenance, tissue repair, and energy storage. What type of cell is this?

  Fixed cells
• It is responsible for defense. What type of cell is this?

  Mobile cells
• What are fibroblasts?

  Connective tissue cells
• They secrete collagen-rich matrix. What is this?

  Fibroblasts
• In defining suffixes, What do we mean by -CLAST?

  Broken (breaking down matrix)
• In defining suffixes, What do we mean by -CYTE?

  ”Cell” (Cells neither growing, secreting matrix components, nor breaking down the matrix)
• What is a loose connective tissue?

  Very flexible
• They are very flexible with multiple cell types and fibers. What type of connective tissue is this?

  Loose connective
• What are the 2 types of Loose connective tissues?

  Areolar and Adipose
• It provides space for blood vessels, nerves, and immune cells. What type of loose connective tissue is this?

  Areolar
• What is the function of Areolar loose connective tissue?

  Provides space for blood vessels, nerves and immune cells
• What are some structural characteristics of Areolar?

  Abundant fibroblasts

  collagen & elastin

  Abundant proteoglycans
• Give me an example location of Areolar?

  Skin
• What is the function of adipose?

  Stores energy & provides cushioning
• What are the structural characteristics of adipose loose connective tissue?

  Predominantly (primarily) adipocytes
• What is and adipocyte?

  fat cell
• Give me an example location of Adipose?

  Skin and Knee
• What is a Brown Fat?

  Temperature regulation in infants
• What is the function of dense regular?

  resists stress in one direction
• What are the structural characteristics of Dense regular?

  Fibroblasts

  extensive collagen

  may contain elastin
• give me an example location of dense regular?

  Knee
• Give me an example location of irregular dense?

  skin
• What are the structural characteristics of Dense Irregular?

  Fibroblasts

  Extensive collagen
• What are the 2 types of structural connective tissue?

  Cartilage and bone
• It is a flexible support and line joints. What is this?

  Cartilage structural
• It is durable support and mineral storage. what is this?

  Bone
• Where can I locate cartilage?

  Nose, ears, knee, windpipe/trachea
• What are some structural characteristics of cartilage?

  Maintained by chondrocytes (cartilage cells)
• It has collagen and maybe elastin. What is this?

  Cartilage structural
• It has no blood vessels. what is this?

  Cartilage structural
• What are some structural characteristics of Bones?

  Built by osteoblasts

  Calcified matrix

  dynamic tissue
• what does osteo mean?

  bone builders