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Which of the following are secreted by white adipose tissue? (Select all that apply)
Which of the following are secreted by white adipose tissue? (Select all that apply)
What are white adipocytes?
What are white adipocytes?
Very large cells with a single, large lipid droplet.
Brown adipose tissue is more abundant in adults than in newborns.
Brown adipose tissue is more abundant in adults than in newborns.
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What is the primary function of brown adipose tissue?
What is the primary function of brown adipose tissue?
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What regulates the metabolic activity of brown adipose tissue?
What regulates the metabolic activity of brown adipose tissue?
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What is trans-differentiation of adipose tissue?
What is trans-differentiation of adipose tissue?
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What type of tissue makes up the stroma of lymphatic organs?
What type of tissue makes up the stroma of lymphatic organs?
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What is the primary function of connective tissue?
What is the primary function of connective tissue?
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Which of the following are types of connective tissue fibers?
Which of the following are types of connective tissue fibers?
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Elastic fibers are less flexible than collagen fibers.
Elastic fibers are less flexible than collagen fibers.
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What type of cells are fibroblasts?
What type of cells are fibroblasts?
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What do we call the liquid connective tissue?
What do we call the liquid connective tissue?
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Connective tissue that is classified as ‘loose’ is sometimes called ______.
Connective tissue that is classified as ‘loose’ is sometimes called ______.
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Which type of connective tissue is characterized by sparse cells and abundant collagen fibers?
Which type of connective tissue is characterized by sparse cells and abundant collagen fibers?
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What is the non-cellular structure in the extracellular matrix called?
What is the non-cellular structure in the extracellular matrix called?
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What type of adipose tissue is considered more efficient in energy storage?
What type of adipose tissue is considered more efficient in energy storage?
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Fibroblasts can be found in both embryonic and adult connective tissues.
Fibroblasts can be found in both embryonic and adult connective tissues.
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What is the specialized gelatin-like ECM in mucous connective tissue called?
What is the specialized gelatin-like ECM in mucous connective tissue called?
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What primary roles does connective tissue serve in the body?
What primary roles does connective tissue serve in the body?
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Which of the following components are included in extracellular matrix (ECM)?
Which of the following components are included in extracellular matrix (ECM)?
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Identify the connective tissue fiber that is known for its elasticity.
Identify the connective tissue fiber that is known for its elasticity.
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What type of metabolic activity is primarily associated with connective tissue?
What type of metabolic activity is primarily associated with connective tissue?
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Which of the following best describes the composition of connective tissue?
Which of the following best describes the composition of connective tissue?
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How does connective tissue regulate the activities of surrounding cells?
How does connective tissue regulate the activities of surrounding cells?
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In what way does connective tissue contribute to thermoregulation?
In what way does connective tissue contribute to thermoregulation?
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What is a characteristic feature of the ground substance in connective tissue?
What is a characteristic feature of the ground substance in connective tissue?
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What is the primary distinction between white and brown adipose tissue in terms of structure?
What is the primary distinction between white and brown adipose tissue in terms of structure?
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Which of the following roles is NOT associated with white adipose tissue?
Which of the following roles is NOT associated with white adipose tissue?
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How does the energy storage capacity of adipose tissue compare to other macromolecules?
How does the energy storage capacity of adipose tissue compare to other macromolecules?
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What function do adipokines produced by white adipose tissue primarily serve?
What function do adipokines produced by white adipose tissue primarily serve?
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Which statement accurately reflects the presence of brown adipose tissue across different age groups?
Which statement accurately reflects the presence of brown adipose tissue across different age groups?
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What primary role do macrophages serve in the immune response?
What primary role do macrophages serve in the immune response?
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What type of connective tissue is primarily found in the embryo?
What type of connective tissue is primarily found in the embryo?
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What do adipocytes primarily store?
What do adipocytes primarily store?
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Which type of stem cells are known to reside in specific niches in tissues and organs?
Which type of stem cells are known to reside in specific niches in tissues and organs?
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What is the main characteristic of mucous connective tissue?
What is the main characteristic of mucous connective tissue?
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How do mesenchymal stem cells contribute to connective tissue?
How do mesenchymal stem cells contribute to connective tissue?
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Which cells contain basophilic granules that store mediators of inflammation?
Which cells contain basophilic granules that store mediators of inflammation?
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What type of connective tissue lacks fibers and is primarily seen during embryonic development?
What type of connective tissue lacks fibers and is primarily seen during embryonic development?
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What characteristic helps distinguish adult stem cells from other connective tissue cells?
What characteristic helps distinguish adult stem cells from other connective tissue cells?
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What is the extracellular space in mesenchyme occupied by?
What is the extracellular space in mesenchyme occupied by?
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What role do Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells primarily play in the human body?
What role do Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells primarily play in the human body?
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Which subtype of connective tissue is characterized by abundant ground substance and sparse collagen fibers?
Which subtype of connective tissue is characterized by abundant ground substance and sparse collagen fibers?
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What is the primary location of loose connective tissue within the body?
What is the primary location of loose connective tissue within the body?
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What feature distinguishes dense irregular connective tissue from dense regular connective tissue?
What feature distinguishes dense irregular connective tissue from dense regular connective tissue?
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In what way does loose connective tissue facilitate nutrient exchange?
In what way does loose connective tissue facilitate nutrient exchange?
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What type of cells are predominantly found in loose connective tissue, responding to specific stimuli?
What type of cells are predominantly found in loose connective tissue, responding to specific stimuli?
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What is a significant function of the ground substance in loose connective tissue?
What is a significant function of the ground substance in loose connective tissue?
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Which of the following statements correctly describes the composition of loose connective tissue?
Which of the following statements correctly describes the composition of loose connective tissue?
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What is the unique characteristic of Wharton's jelly in the context of connective tissue?
What is the unique characteristic of Wharton's jelly in the context of connective tissue?
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Which of the following best describes a function of mesenchymal stem cells isolated from Wharton's jelly?
Which of the following best describes a function of mesenchymal stem cells isolated from Wharton's jelly?
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Which structure contains small blood vessels and nerves in a tendon?
Which structure contains small blood vessels and nerves in a tendon?
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What differentiates ligaments from tendons?
What differentiates ligaments from tendons?
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How are the fibers arranged in aponeuroses compared to tendons?
How are the fibers arranged in aponeuroses compared to tendons?
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What is the role of loose connective tissue in the tendons?
What is the role of loose connective tissue in the tendons?
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In terms of elasticity, how do ligaments compare to tendons?
In terms of elasticity, how do ligaments compare to tendons?
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What is the primary component of dense regular connective tissue?
What is the primary component of dense regular connective tissue?
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What term is used to describe the connective tissue that subdivides the tendon into fascicles?
What term is used to describe the connective tissue that subdivides the tendon into fascicles?
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Which type of connective tissue is described as resembling broad, flattened tendons?
Which type of connective tissue is described as resembling broad, flattened tendons?
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What function does the epitendineum serve in relation to tendons?
What function does the epitendineum serve in relation to tendons?
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Which characteristic of ligaments can be considered different from tendons?
Which characteristic of ligaments can be considered different from tendons?
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Study Notes
Connective Tissue
- Located under epithelia, provides structural and metabolic support.
- Contains blood vessels and adipocytes.
- Extracellular matrix (ECM) regulates cell proliferation, migration, and differentiation.
Functions of Connective Tissue
- Provides support and form to the body and organs.
- Aids in defense and protection.
- Serves as a medium of exchange of nutrients between tissues.
- Storage of fat and thermoregulation.
Components of Connective Tissue
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Cells:
- Resident: fibroblasts (and myofibroblasts), macrophages, adipocytes, mast cells, and adult stem cells.
- Wandering (transient): lymphocytes, plasma cells, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, and monocytes.
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Extracellular Matrix (ECM):
- Protein fibers: collagen, reticular, and elastic.
- Amorphous component: proteoglycans, multiadhesive glycoproteins, and glycosaminoglycans.
Collagen Fibers
- Most abundant structural component of connective tissue.
- Flexible and have high tensile strength.
- Production involves fibroblasts, procollagen molecules, and polymerization into fibrils and fibers.
Elastic Fibers
- Produced by fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells.
- Allow tissues to stretch and distend.
- Composed of a central core of elastin associated with fibrillin microfibrils.
Reticular Fibers
- Composed of type III collagen.
- Provide a supporting framework for cells in various tissues and organs.
- Abundant in lymphatic tissues.
- Produced by specialized reticular cells or fibroblasts.
Ground Substance
- Non-cellular structure.
- Rich in proteoglycans, hydrated glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), and multiadhesive glycoproteins.
- Proteoglycans bind to hyaluronan, forming proteoglycan aggregates.
- Regulates movement and migration of macromolecules, microorganisms, or metastatic cancer cells.
Fibroblasts
- Principal cells of connective tissue.
- Responsible for the synthesis of collagen and other ECM components.
Macrophages
- Phagocytic cells with abundant lysosomes.
- Play an important role in the immune response.
- Act as antigen presenting cells.
Adipocytes
- Specialized connective tissue cells.
- Store neutral fat.
- Produce various hormones (adipokines).
Mast Cells
- Develop in bone marrow and differentiate in connective tissue.
- Contain basophilic granules that store mediators of inflammation.
- Involved in allergic reactions.
Adult Stem Cells
- Reside in specific niches in various tissues and organs.
- Difficult to distinguish from other connective tissue cells.
Embryonic Connective Tissue
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Mesenchyme:
- Primarily found in the embryo.
- Contains small, spindle-shaped cells with processes forming a cellular network.
- Extracellular space is occupied by viscous ground substance.
- Mesenchymal stem cells differentiate into adult connective tissue cells.
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Mucous connective tissue:
- Present in the umbilical cord.
- Specialized, gelatin-like ECM, often referred to as Wharton's jelly.
- Cells are widely separated and appear fibroblast-like in the near-term umbilical cord.
- Contain Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells with the ability to differentiate into various cell types.
Adult Connective Tissue
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Connective Tissue Proper:
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Loose connective tissue:
- Cellular connective tissue with thin and sparse collagen fibers.
- Abundant ground substance.
- Viscous to gel-like consistency.
- Plays a role in diffusion of oxygen, nutrients, carbon dioxide, and metabolic waste.
- Primarily located beneath epithelia, surrounding glands, and small blood vessels.
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Dense connective tissue:
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Dense irregular connective tissue:
- Abundant fibers and few cells.
- Primarily collagen fibers.
- Provides significant strength and resistance to stress from multiple directions.
- Found in skin (reticular layer of dermis) and submucosa of hollow organs.
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Dense regular connective tissue:
- Orderly and densely packed arrays of fibers and cells.
- Main functional component of tendons, ligaments, and aponeuroses.
- Contains little ground substance.
- Provides strength and resistance to stress in a specific direction.
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Tendons:
- Attach muscle to bone.
- Composed of parallel bundles of collagen fibers.
- Contain tendinocytes.
- Covered by a thin connective tissue capsule (epitendineum), subdivided into fascicles by endotendineum.
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Ligaments:
- Join bone to bone.
- Collagen fibers are less regularly arranged than tendons.
- Provides some elasticity.
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Aponeuroses:
- Flattened tendons.
- Collagen fibers are arranged in multiple layers at 90° angles.
- Provides strength.
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Dense irregular connective tissue:
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Loose connective tissue:
Adult Specialized Connective Tissue
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Adipose tissue:
- Specialized connective tissue.
- Plays a role in energy homeostasis and hormone production.
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White (unilocular) adipose tissue:
- Stores energy in lipid droplets as triglycerides.
- Concentrated in subcutaneous fascia, mammary fat pads, and around internal organs.
- Large cells with a single large lipid droplet.
- Secretes various adipokines.
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Brown (multilocular) adipose tissue:
- Abundant in newborns, reduced in adults.
- Smaller cells than white adipocytes, contain many lipid droplets.
- Generates heat (thermogenesis) through lipid metabolism.
- Regulated by norepinephrine from sympathetic nerves.
- Increased in cold weather.
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Trans-differentiation:
- Adipocytes can convert between white and brown forms in response to thermogenic needs.
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Reticular connective tissue:
- Stroma of lymphatic organs (spleen, lymph node, hemal node, tonsils), diffuse lymphatic tissue, solitary lymphatic nodules, and bone marrow.
- Composed of stellate reticular cells and a complex network of reticular fibers.
Connective Tissue
- Connective tissue lies under the epithelia of all tissues and organs, providing structural and metabolic support.
- It contains blood vessels and adipocytes, and its extracellular matrix regulates cell proliferation, migration, and differentiation.
- It functions in:
- Providing support and form to the body and organs.
- Aiding in defense and protection.
- Serving as a medium of exchange of nutrients between tissues.
- Storage of fat and thermoregulation.
Extracellular Matrix (ECM)
- Consists of protein fibers (collagen, elastic, and reticular) and an amorphous component containing specialized molecules (proteoglycans, multiadhesive glycoproteins, and glycosaminoglycans) that constitute the ground substance.
Connective Tissue Cells
- Macrophages: Phagocytic cells containing lysosomes that play a role in immune response. They act as antigen presenting cells.
- Other immune system cells: Lymphocytes, plasma cells, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, etc.
- Adipocytes: Specialized cells that store neutral fat and produce hormones.
- Mast cells: Develop in bone marrow and differentiate in connective tissue. They contain basophilic granules that store mediators of inflammation and allergy.
- Adult stem cells: Reside in specific niches in various tissues and organs. They are difficult to distinguish from other cells of connective tissue.
Connective Tissue Classification
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Embryonic Connective Tissue: Found only in the embryo and fetus.
- Mesenchyme: Primary connective tissue of the embryo. It contains small, spindle-shaped cells with processes that form a three-dimensional network. The extracellular space is occupied by a viscous ground substance.
- Mucous connective tissue: Present in the umbilical cord. It consists of a specialized, gelatin-like ECM called Wharton's jelly.
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Adult Connective Tissue: Present after birth.
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Connective Tissue Proper:
- Loose connective tissue: Cellular and contains thin, relatively sparse collagen fibers. The ground substance is abundant and occupies more volume than the fibers. It has a viscous to gel-like consistency.
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Dense connective tissue:
- Dense irregular connective tissue: Collagen fibers are interwoven in a random manner.
- Dense regular connective tissue: Collagen fibers are arranged in parallel bundles.
- Specialized Connective Tissue: Includes adipose tissue, reticular connective tissue, cartilage, bone, and blood.
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Connective Tissue Proper:
Loose Connective Tissue
- Contains very few components.
- Plays an important role in the diffusion of oxygen, nutrients, carbon dioxide, and metabolic wastes.
- It is primarily located beneath the epithelia covering body surfaces and lining internal surfaces. It surrounds the smallest blood vessels.
- It is the initial site for challenging and destroying pathogenic agents that have breached an epithelial surface.
Dense Regular Connective Tissue
- Contains dense irregular and loose connective tissue.
- Tendons consist of fibers and fibroblasts arranged in parallel.
- Ligaments join bone to bone and are less regularly arranged than tendons.
- Aponeuroses resemble broad, flattened tendons with fibers arranged in multiple layers. The bundles of collagen fibers in one layer tend to be arranged at a 90° angle to those in the neighboring layers.
Adipose Tissue
- A specialized connective tissue that plays an important role in energy and hormone production.
- It is found beneath the skin and around internal organs.
- White adipose tissue: Composed of large adipocytes with a single large lipid droplet.
- Brown adipose tissue: Abundant in newborns but is reduced in adults. Composed of smaller adipocytes containing many lipid droplets.
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Explore the essential functions, components, and roles of connective tissue in the body. This quiz will cover everything from the types of cells involved to the significance of the extracellular matrix. Test your knowledge on how connective tissue supports and protects various organs and systems.
