Summary: Connective Tissue

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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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