Cells of the Connective Tissues

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    • What is the MOST COMMON CELLS in connective tissue proper?
      fibroblast
    • What produces and maintain most of the tissue’s extracellular components?
      Fibroblast
    • What does fibroblast synthesize and secrete? (2)
      collagen and elastic
    • What is the most common protein in the body?
      Collagen
    • True or false: Fibroblast have a small inactive nuclei?
      False; large active
    • Fibroblast have EOSINOPHILIC cytoplasm.
    • What shape are the fibroblasts?
      Spindle-shaped
    • What type of cell is LYMPHOCYTE-DERIVED?
      Plasma Cell
    • Plasma cell is responsible for the synthesis of IMMUNOGLOBULIN and ANTIBODIES.
    • What is the average life span of Plasma cells?
      10-20 days
    • Plasma cell has a BASOPHILIC cytoplasm
    • Plasma cell: "clock-face" appearance
    • Plasma cells contains large clumps of HETEROCHROMATIN
    • Adipocytes is also known as what?
      fat cells
    • Adipocytes are specialized for cytoplasmic storage of LIPID as NEUTRAL FATS, or less commonly for the production of HEAT.
    • Adipocytes: signet-ring appearance
    • Brown adipose: functions for thermoregulation of babies
    • White adipose: fat storage for adult humans
    • Adipocytes has circular LIPIDS in the MIDDLE.
    • Leukocytes is also known as what?
      White blood cells
    • Inflammation: vascular and defensive responsible to injury or foreign substances.
    • Where is leukocytes produced from?
      red bone marrow
    • Which cells has a PHAGOCYTIC ABILITY?
      Macrophages
    • What is the size of a macrophage?
      10-30 micrometer
    • Which cell has a kidney-shaped nucleus?
      Macrophage
    • Macrophage is sometimes referred to as what?
      histiocytes
    • Macrophages: ingest or phagocytize bacteria
    • What type of cell responds to pulmonary TB?
      Macrophages
    • Dust cells: lungs
    • Kupffer cells: liver
    • Langerhan cell: skin
    • Microglia: brain
    • Dendritic cells: lymph nodes
    • Mast cells: oval or irregularly shaped cells
    • What are the size of mast cells?
      7-20 micrometer
    • Metachromasia: blue to purple or red
    • Mast cells are filled with BASOPHILIC SECRETORY GRANULES.
    • Which cells releases localized release of many BIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES like heparin, histamine, serine proteases, eosinophil and neutrophil, cytokines, and phospholipids?

      Mast cells
    • Location of MONOCYTE?
      Blood
    • Location of MACROPHAGE?

      Connective tissue, lymphoid organs, lungs, bone marrow, pleural and peritoneal cavities
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