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CONNECTIVE TISSUE & NERVES



  1. what is this?
    nervous tissue


  2. where can you find this?
    brain


  3. what is the function of this?
    transit electrical signals from sensory receptors


  4. what are those really small dots behind the neurons?
    nuclei of supporting cells
  5. what are the tails of the neurons?
    neuron processes


  6. what is this?
    blood


  7. what is the function of this?
    transport of respiratory gases & nutrients


  8. where can you find this?
    within blood vessels


  9. what is the white background?
    plasma


  10. what is the top purple squirmy ?
    neutrophil


  11. what the big purple bottom one?
    lymphocyte


  12. what's the circular pinkish things?
    red blood cells


  13. what is this?
    bone tissue
  14. what is the fxn of bone tisse?
    bone supports and protects


  15. what is this?
    firbocartilage
  16. where you find collagen fibers?
    fibrocartilage
  17. what are chondrocytes in lacunae?
    they're like the nucleus in the cartilages
  18. what is the function of fibrocartilage?
    tensile strength with ability to absorb compressive shock
  19. where can you find fibrocartilage?
    intervertebral discs


  20. what is this? & what is the brown background?
    elastic cartilage & matrix
  21. where can you find elastic cartilage?
    external ear
  22. what is the function of elastic cartilage?
    maintains shape of structure w/ flexibility
  23. chondrocytes in lacuna is found where?

    where are chondrocytes in lacunae?
    hyaline & elastic. in lacunae is in fibrocartiliage.


  24. what is this? & what is the background?
    hyaline cartilage; matrix
  25. what is the fxn of hyaline cartilage?
    supports and reinforces
  26. where can you find hyaline cartilage?
    cartilages of trachea
  27. what is the fxn of dense irregular tissue?
    provides structural strength
  28. location of dense irregular ct?
    dermis of the skin


  29. what is this? what's the purple dots? what kind of fibers does this have?
    dense irregular; nuclei of fibroblasts; collagen fibers


  30. what is this? what's the purple things? what kind of fibers does this have?
    dense regular; nuclei of fibroblasts; collagen fibers
  31. location of dense regular?
    tendon
  32. fxn of dense regular?
    attaches muscle-muscle/bone or bone-bone


  33. what is this? what's the dots? what's the big white blobs?
    adipose; nuclei of FAT CELLS; vacuole
  34. where can you find adipose?
    under skin
  35. what's the fxn of adipose ct?
    provides reserve fuel
  36. what kind of fibers does areolar ct have?
    elastic fibers & collagen fibers


  37. what is this? which one is the elastic fiber?
    areolar ct; the elastic is the skinny dark one.

  38. what are the collagen fibers? what are the purple dots?
    the fat red ones; the purple dots are fibroblast nuclei
  39. what's the fxn of areolar ct?
    wraps & cushions organs
  40. where can you find areolar ct?
    widely distributed under epithelia
  41. what is the fxn of mesenchyme ct?
    gives rise to all other connective tissue
  42. where can you find mesenchyme ct?
    embryo


  43. the lines are? what's the purple sperm lookalike?
    just fibers. ;; mesenchymal cell
  44. where is the central canal?
    the center of the bone tissue
  45. where are osterocytes in lacunae?
    dot lookalikes surrounding the central canal of the bone tissue
  46. what do fibroblasts do?
    maintain connective tissue fiber
  47. what do mast calls do & where can you find them??
    help with inflammation;;; adipose ct
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CONNECTIVE TISSUE & NERVES
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CONNECTIVE TISSUE & NERVES; LAB 4
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