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Module 1I - A&P
Introduction to the Human Body
Question | Answer |
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connective tissue | most abundant of the four tissue types and widely distributed through out the body |
found in blood, under skin, in bone, and around many organs | |
connects or binds together parts of the body, also supports, protection, fat storage, and transport of substances | |
most has good blood supply (ligaments and tendons and cartilage do not) | |
intercellular matrix | located outside the cell; can be liquid like blood, gel-like fat, or hard like bone |
fibers | protein, collagen, elastin and reticular fibers |
types of connective tissue | loose connective, dense fibrous connective, cartilage, bone, blood, lymph |
loose connective | areolar,adipose, reticular |
dense fibrous connective | tendon, ligaments |
cartilage | hyaline,fibrocartilage, elastic cartilagechondrocytes |
bone | skeleton |
blood | throughout the body |
lymph | throughout the body |
fascia | covers muscle, blood vessels, and nerves |
bone | osseous tissue |
blood and lymph | liquid connective tissue |
nervous tissue | makes up the brain, spinal cord, and nervestwo types of cells: neurons and neuroglia |
neurons | three parts; dendrites, cell body, axon |
neuroglia | glia support and take care of neurons |