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What type of cartilage is the highlighted region showing?
What type of cartilage is the highlighted region showing?
- Hyaline Cartilage
- Elastic Cartilage (correct)
- Adipose Connective Tissue
- Fibrocartilage
What produces the highlighted fibers in the tissue?
What produces the highlighted fibers in the tissue?
Fibroblast
What is the central canal?
What is the central canal?
The highlighted structure is the central canal.
What is adipose connective tissue?
What is adipose connective tissue?
What cell type is represented by the highlighted region?
What cell type is represented by the highlighted region?
What are canaliculi?
What are canaliculi?
What is perichondrium?
What is perichondrium?
What is hyaline cartilage?
What is hyaline cartilage?
What are reticular fibers?
What are reticular fibers?
What cell type is a chondrocyte?
What cell type is a chondrocyte?
What is the extracellular matrix?
What is the extracellular matrix?
What type of tissues provide strength and support for areas subjected to stresses from many directions?
What type of tissues provide strength and support for areas subjected to stresses from many directions?
Which cell produces the protein fibers in areolar connective tissue?
Which cell produces the protein fibers in areolar connective tissue?
What cell is present in many connective tissues that can differentiate into different types of cell?
What cell is present in many connective tissues that can differentiate into different types of cell?
? attach skeletal muscles to bones, and ? connect one bone to another.
? attach skeletal muscles to bones, and ? connect one bone to another.
What is the dominant fiber type in dense connective tissue?
What is the dominant fiber type in dense connective tissue?
What tissue makes up the framework or stroma of organs such as the spleen, liver, and lymph nodes?
What tissue makes up the framework or stroma of organs such as the spleen, liver, and lymph nodes?
Why does collagen decrease and become disorganized as a person ages?
Why does collagen decrease and become disorganized as a person ages?
What are the three major subdivisions of extracellular fluid found in the body?
What are the three major subdivisions of extracellular fluid found in the body?
What is the combination of fibers and ground substance in supporting connective tissues called?
What is the combination of fibers and ground substance in supporting connective tissues called?
Blood is which type of tissue?
Blood is which type of tissue?
What is the viscous material between cells of areolar connective tissue?
What is the viscous material between cells of areolar connective tissue?
What are cells that store fat called?
What are cells that store fat called?
What are the three types of protein fibers in connective tissue?
What are the three types of protein fibers in connective tissue?
What is the relationship between germinative cells and epithelial cells?
What is the relationship between germinative cells and epithelial cells?
What tissue is the heart and blood vessels lined by?
What tissue is the heart and blood vessels lined by?
What are the four main tissue categories?
What are the four main tissue categories?
What type of tissue is characterized by several layers of cells without blood vessels?
What type of tissue is characterized by several layers of cells without blood vessels?
How is the epithelium connected to the underlying connective tissue?
How is the epithelium connected to the underlying connective tissue?
Which type of secretion involves the loss of apical cytoplasm?
Which type of secretion involves the loss of apical cytoplasm?
Which surface attaches to the underlying epithelial cells or deeper tissues?
Which surface attaches to the underlying epithelial cells or deeper tissues?
Secretions through a duct might provide ?, whereas ductless secretions act as ?.
Secretions through a duct might provide ?, whereas ductless secretions act as ?.
Where is the transitional epithelium found?
Where is the transitional epithelium found?
What is the study of tissues?
What is the study of tissues?
Which epithelium is responsible for protection, secretion, and absorption?
Which epithelium is responsible for protection, secretion, and absorption?
Which of the following labels best matches osteocyte?
Which of the following labels best matches osteocyte?
Damage to joint cartilage affects which type of tissue?
Damage to joint cartilage affects which type of tissue?
What are the narrow passageways that contain cytoplasmic extensions of osteocytes?
What are the narrow passageways that contain cytoplasmic extensions of osteocytes?
What type of cartilage is affected by a herniated disc?
What type of cartilage is affected by a herniated disc?
Bone is composed of ? percent cells.
Bone is composed of ? percent cells.
What is the tissue with a gel matrix and cells inside lacunae?
What is the tissue with a gel matrix and cells inside lacunae?
Which type of connective tissue is found in the trachea and between the ribs and sternum?
Which type of connective tissue is found in the trachea and between the ribs and sternum?
Why does healing take longer in the cartilage?
Why does healing take longer in the cartilage?
Which cell produces the antiangiogenesis factor?
Which cell produces the antiangiogenesis factor?
What is the space occupied by an osteocyte?
What is the space occupied by an osteocyte?
What separates the cartilage from surrounding tissues?
What separates the cartilage from surrounding tissues?
What is the difference between cartilage and bone?
What is the difference between cartilage and bone?
What type of epithelial tissue is highlighted?
What type of epithelial tissue is highlighted?
What type of epithelial tissue is highlighted?
What type of epithelial tissue is highlighted?
What type of epithelial tissue is highlighted?
What type of epithelial tissue is highlighted?
What type of epithelial tissue is highlighted?
What type of epithelial tissue is highlighted?
Which layer would NOT be stratum lucidum?
Which layer would NOT be stratum lucidum?
What are the highlighted structures?
What are the highlighted structures?
What type of epithelial tissue is highlighted?
What type of epithelial tissue is highlighted?
Study Notes
Histology Overview
- Histology is the study of tissues and their structures.
- Tissues are classified into four main categories: muscle, connective, neural, and epithelial.
Connective Tissue
- Types of Connective Tissue: Includes adipose, dense irregular, reticular, hyaline cartilage, and bone.
- Collagen is the dominant fiber type in dense connective tissue, providing strength.
- Fibroblasts produce protein fibers in connective tissue, including the extracellular matrix.
- Adipocytes are fat-storing cells in adipose connective tissue.
Cartilage
- Types of Cartilage: Elastic cartilage (flexible, found in the ear), hyaline cartilage (smooth, covers joint surfaces), and fibrocartilage (provides support and absorbs shock in joints).
- Cartilage is avascular, leading to longer healing times after injury.
- Chondrocytes are mature cartilage cells, present within lacunae.
- Perichondrium is a fibrous layer separating cartilage from surrounding tissues.
Epithelial Tissue
- Composed of tightly packed cells with minimal extracellular matrix and avascular nature.
- Types of Epithelium:
- Simple Squamous Epithelium: Lines blood vessels (endothelium) and alveoli for diffusion.
- Simple Cuboidal Epithelium: Found in glandular tissues, aiding secretion and absorption.
- Simple Columnar Epithelium: Often ciliated or with goblet cells, facilitating absorption and mucus secretion.
- Stratified Squamous Epithelium: Provides protection; keratinized forms found in skin.
- Transitional Epithelium: Lines the urinary bladder; allows stretching.
- Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium: Appears layered but is not; often ciliated.
Specialized Cells and Structures
- Goblet Cells: Mucus-secreting cells found in various epithelial tissues.
- Nuclei: Structures within cells often highlighted in microscopic images.
- Canaliculi: Narrow passageways in bone containing cytoplasmic extensions of osteocytes.
Extracellular Matrix and Fluid
- The matrix is composed of fibers and ground substances, providing structural support.
- Extracellular fluid is divided into three major subdivisions: plasma, interstitial fluid, and lymph.
Connective Tissue Functions
- Dense irregular connective tissue resists stresses from multiple directions.
- Healing of tissues such as cartilage is slower due to reduced vascular supply.
Cell Types
- Mesenchymal Cells: Stem cells that differentiate into various cell types in connective tissues.
- Osteocytes: Mature bone cells, residing in lacunae; manageable through canaliculi.
Tissue Repair and Aging
- The activity of fibroblasts decreases with age, leading to less collagen production and more disorganized structures in the skin.
Tissue Components and Interactions
- The relationship between germinative cells and epithelial cells involves continuous division to create new epithelial cells.
- Basal surfaces of epithelial tissues connect to the underlying connective tissue through a basement membrane.
Fibrous Structures
- Tendons attach muscles to bones, while ligaments connect bones.
- Fibrous perichondrium surrounds cartilage and assists in maintaining its structure.
Secretion Types
- Different secretion methods include:
- Apocrine Secretion: Loss of apical cytoplasm during secretion.
- Ducted Secretions: Enzymes secreted via ducts.
- Ductless Secretions: Hormones secreted directly into the bloodstream.
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