What are the 3 things you ask yourself when identifying connective tissue?
Loose? Dense? or Fish Eyes?
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What are the 3 things you ask yourself when identifying connective tissue? | Loose? Dense? or Fish Eyes? |
| IF IT’S NOT LOOSE, DENSE, OR CARTILAGE it's… | Blood or Bone |
| LLLLots of ground substance, few fibers | Loose CT |
| Many cell and fiber types. "All-around mix" | Areolar CT |
| Branching Fibers with many cells. Fibers = branches Cells = leaves | Reticular CT |
| Big fat droplets w nucleus pushed aside Looks like marshmallows | Adipose CT |
| What tissue is all about the fibers? | Dense |
| Fibers run in one direction Looks like long, straight hair Function: resist force in one direction (tendons, ligaments) | Dense Regular |
| Fibers go in many directions Looks like raw meat Function: resist force in multiple directions (skin, joint capsules) | Dense Irregular |
| Looks like a dead rubber band Function: stretch + recoil (aorta, some ligaments) | Elastic Fibers |
| Chondrocytes in lacunae, fisheyes | Cartilage |
| "Hiding" fibers | Hyaline Cartilage CT |
| Some fibers visible Fibers look evenly distributed EEEEars | Elastic Cartilage CT |
| Tons of fibers, more than cells Strongest cartilage "Fib(e)r Overload" | Fibrocartilage Cartilage CT |
| RBCs: pink discs, no nucleus WBCs: larger, dark nucleus Platelets: tiny dots | Blood |
| Osteons look like tree rings Central canal in the middle | Osseous |