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FlashCards por Maya Jamaleddine, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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Criado por Maya Jamaleddine
quase 10 anos atrás
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| Questão | Responda |
| Bone (osseous tissue) | Composed of: cells in lacunae and calcium salts. Stores: CA and other minerals Makes: Blood cells Used to: Support/protect body |
| Hyaline cartilage | Made of: Abundant collagen fibers & rubbery matrix Located: Nose, end of long bones, trachea (gristle) Most common cartilage! Entire fetal skeleton is made of this! |
| Fibrocartilage | Highly compressible (tensile strength absorbs shock) Collagen fibers run parallel Example: forms cushion-like discs between vertebrae |
| Elastic Cartilage | Provides elasticity Example: supports the external ear |
| Dense Connective Tissue | Fibroblast cells Matrix element: made of collagen fibers Dense Reg. withstands stress from 1 direction Dense Irreg: stress from many directions |
| Areolar connective tissue | Location: Mostly in connective tissue Contains: All 3 fiber types in gel-like matrix Soft pliable tissue Can soak up extra fluid |
| Adipose tissue (fat) | Matrix: is an areolar tissue Cells: contain large liquid deposits Functions: Insulates the body, protects some organs, & serves as a site of reserve fuel storage |
| Blood | Cells: surrounded by fluid matrix Fibers: visible during clotting Function: transports materials |
| Reticular connective tissue | Delicate network of interwoven fibers Forms stroma of lymphoid organs (Lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow) |
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