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2 Connective tissue
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What is another term for (embryonal) precursor tissue?
Mesenchyme -
Which type of connective tissue is this?
Blood -
In which 2 types of functional classes can you sort connective tissues?
1. Supportive connective tissue
2. Metabolic connective tissue -
Name 4 characteristics of metabolic connective tissue?
1. Supply of oxygen and nutrients
2. Drain of CO2 and metabolites
3. Storage of energy (fat)
4. Immunological defense (immune system) -
Which are the 2 cells of the connective tissue?
1. Resident cells
2. Wandering cells -
What is the ground substance and what does it interact with in the cell?
It is made of glycoproteins, these interact with eachother and with fibers and other cells -
How many types of collagen fibers are there?
There are 15 different types of collagen -
Where and how is collagen synthesized in the cell? And how is it secreted?
In the RER and Golgi, it is secreted via a constitutive route, the tropocollagen self-asssemble in the extracellular matrix into collagen fibers -
Where are predominantly present?
In the basal membrane around the organs -
What is the funtion of reticular fibers?
Providing supporting framework for organs
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