Connective Tissues

• This creates the matrix. What do you call this?For example in connective tissue proper, fibroblasts create the matrix in connective tissue.

  blast
• This breaks it down for remodeling. What is it called?For example, in bone connective tissue osteoclast break down the bone tissue.

  clast
• What do you call the mature cell that maintains the matrix?For example, chondrocytes are the cells in cartilage that maintain he cartilage matrix.

  cyte
• What do you call the nonmotile cells that release chemical, such as histamine, that promote inflammation?

  mast cells
• What are the large white blood cells that are capable of moving about and ingesting foreign substances, including microorganisms?

  macrophage
• What does mast cells release?

  histamine
• What type of fiber is very fine, short collagen fibers that branch from a supporting network (reticulum)?

  reticular fibers
• What fiber has the ability to return to its original shape after being compressed or stretched?

  elastic fibers
• What type of fiber resembles microscopic ropes that is very flexible but resists stretching?

  collagen fibers
• What is the shapeless background against which the collagen fibers are through the microscope?


  ground substance
• What is shown in the photo?

  areolar connective tissue

  
• What are the two type of connective tissue proper?

  dense and loose
• What are the three types of dense tissues?

  regular, irregular, and elastic
• What are the three types of loose tissues?

  areolar, reticular, and adipose
• What is being described?

  • Fine network (collagen and elastic fibers) with spaces between the fibers: fibroblasts, macrophages, and lymphocytes are located in space.

  areolar connective tissue
• What is shown in the photo?

  adipose connective tissue

  
• What cell is find in the adipose tissue?

  adipocytes
• What cell is found in the areolar tissue?

  fibroblast
• What is being described?

  • Little extracellular matrix surrounding cells
  • Adipocytes (fat cells) are so full of lipid that the cytoplasm is pushed to the periphery of the cell

  adipose connective tissue
• What is shown in the photo?

  reticular connective tissue

  
• What is being described?

  • Fine network of reticular fibers irregularly arranged 

  reticular connective tissue
• Tendons is?

  muscle to bone
• Ligament is?

  bone to bone
• What is shown in the photo?

  dense regular connective tissue

  
• What is shown in the photo?

  dense irregular connective tissue

  
• What is being described?

  • The fibers are oriented in many different directions 

  dense irregular
• What is being described?

  • The collagen fibers are oriented in the same direction

  dense regular
• What is being described?

  • Matrix composed of collagen fibers and elastin fibers running in somewhat the same direction in elastic ligaments.

  dense regular elastic connective tissue
• What is shown in the photo?

  dense regular elastic connective tissue

  
• What is shown in the photo?

  dense regular elastic connective tissue

  
• What is shown in the photo?

  dense irregular connective tissue

  
• What is shown in the photo?

  dense regular connective tissue

  
• Connective tissue can be divided in three types, which are?

  connective tissue proper, supporting connective tissue, and fluid connective tissue
• What are the two types of supporting connective tissue?

  cartilage and bone
• What are the three types of cartilage?

  hyaline, elastic, and fibrocartilage
• What is the proper name for bone tissue?

  osseous tissue
• What are the two types of osseous tissue?

  sponge and compact
• What is being described?

  • Most abundant type of cartilage and has many functions 
  • Covers the ends of bones where they come together to form joints

  hyaline cartilage
• What is being described?

  • Has more collagen than hyaline cartilage 
  • Bundles of collagen fibers can be seen in the matrix
  • Withstand both compression and pulling or tearing forces

  fibrocartilage
• What is being described?

  • Contains elastic fibers in addition to collagen and proteoglycans 
  • Elastic fibers appear as coiled fibers among bundles of collagen fibers
  •  Able to recoil to its original shape when bent

  elastic cartilage