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Name at least one of the five main functions of connective tissue.
Binding other tissues together, protecting, insulating, storing reserve fuel and transporting substances?
This type of CT consists mostly of open space. It tends to hold salt and water for surrounding tissues.
What is areolar tissue (a type of loose CT)?
This type of cartilage is the most abundant in the body and is found in places like the trachea and the ribs.
What is hyaline cartilage?
What are the functions of bone?
Supports & protects, provides levers for muscles to act on, stores calcium, and bone marrow is the site of blood cell formation.
List the 4 types of body tissues. You must include all 4.
Epithelial, Connective, Muscular, Nervous
The four main types of connective tissue are...
CT proper, cartilage, bone and blood
This CT appears to look like air bubbles and aids in insulation and nutrient storage.
What is adipose CT (loose CT)?
This cartilage type is wavy in appearance and absorbs shock well in places like the knee and spine.
What is fibrocartilage?
Give the formal name for the disease that occurs when collagen protein does not fold correctly in the bone matrix. The informal name is Brittle Bone Disease.
What is osteogenesis imperfecta?
Which type of adipose tissue contains more mitochondria than usual, allowing this tissue to release heat energy and promote weight loss?
What is brown fat?
This substance is a watery or gel-like substance secreted by cells. It allows connective tissue to bear weight, withstand great tension and experience physical trauma and abrasion.
What is ground substance?
This CT attaches muscles to bones or to muscles. It withstands great stress when pulling force is applied in ONE direction.
What is dense regular CT?
Found in the ear and epiglottis, this type of cartilage maintains the shape of a structure while allowing great flexibility.
What is elastic cartilage?
The major function of this connective tissue is to transport nutrients and other substances throughout the body.
What is blood?
What type of epithelial tissue consists of only 1 layer of cells and is shaped like a cube?
Simple cuboidal
Which type of dense connective tissue connects bones to other bones?
What are ligaments?
This type of CT can withstand great resistance and tension in many directions.
What is dense irregular CT?
These cells are found in cartilage and are generally found in small groups or cavities called lacunae.
What are chondrocytes?
1. These type of cells make up the majority of blood and carry oxygen. 2. What are the other type of cells that are present in blood?
1. What are red blood cells? 2. What are white blood cells?
How is epithelial tissue named?
First name- how many layers Last name- cell shape
Name the one of the three types of loose connective tissue.
Areolar, Adipose, Reticular
What type of CT does the aorta have? Why is this type important to this structure?
What is elastic CT (dense CT)? This type is important because of the stress and strain the aorta undergoes. It pumps blood continually and must "spring back" into place.
Why does cartilage generally have a long healing time?
Cartilage is avascular and as the cells age, they lose their ability to divide which causes the healing process to occur slowly.
What are the types of cells found in bone tissue?
Osteocytes
What type of epithelial tissue allows for storage of urine in the bladder?
Transitional