Unit 3 (A2) TISSUES

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what do loose connective tissues do?
- provide support, flexibility, strength to internal organs. - Holds organs in place.
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What are the types of fibers in loose connective tissues?
Colleagnous, elastic, reticular
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what do colleagnus fibers do?
help strengthen the loose connective tissue
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what do elastic fibers do ?
provide loose connective tissue with elasticity.
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what do reticular fibers do?
join connective tissues to other tissues
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what are dense/fibrous tissues? found where?
-Types of connective tissue. - can be found in tendons and ligaments, as well as protective capsule around organs
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Types of dense tissues?
dense regular, dense irregular, elastic
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dense regular tissues ?
Tendons and ligaments
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dense irregular tissues?
membrane capsules around organs
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what do elastic tissue allow?
stretching in structures such as arteries, vocal chords, the trachea, bronchial tubes
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what is the main role of adipose tissue?
main role is to store energy in the form of fat.
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where is the adipose tissue located?
beneath the skin and around internal organs
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what are some other functions of adipose tissue?
provides protective padding and reserve of nutrients.
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what is a cartilage?
form of fibarous connective tissue, provides flexible supprot for structures and prevents bone to bone friction
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what are the types of cartilage?
hyaline cartilage, fibrocartilage, elastic cartilage. Articular cartilage
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describe hyaline cartilage and its location?
most common, flexible and elastic reduces friction between bones. Found in nose, ribs ,surfaces of bones
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describe fibrocartilage and its location?
strongest, prevents bone to bone contact, found in some joints like knee and pelvis, vertebrae and heart valves
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describe elastic cartialage and its location?
most flexible, found in ear and voice box
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the function of articular cartilage and its location?
for smooth gliding movements, found on ends of bones
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the 2 types of bone?
spongy and compact
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describe spongy bone?
spongy appearance, first type of bone formed, vascular cavities contain blood vessels and bone marrow
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describe compact bone?
strong and dense, forms hard outer bone surface. small canals allow passage of blood
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