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33 Cards in this Set
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Areolar LCT: Description
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Gel-like matrix, all three fiber types, soft packaging tissue; contains fibroblasts, macrophages, mast cells, white blood cells [Description]
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Areolar LCT: Function
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wraps and cushions organs, macrophages attack bacteria, important role in inflammation, holds tissue fluid [Function]
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Areolar LCT: Location
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under epithelia of body, lamina propria, surrounds capillaries [Location]
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Adipose LCT: Description
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gel-like matrix with all three fiber types, closely packed fat cells, nucleus is pushed to the side by fat droplet [Description]
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Adipose LCT: Function
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stores fuel, insulates against heat loss, supports and protects organs [Function]
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Adipose LCT: Location
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under skin, around kidneys and eyeballs, within abdomen, in breasts [Location]
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Reticular LCT: Description
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reticular fibers in a typical loose ground substance [Description]
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Reticular LCT: Function
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form a soft internal skeleton that supports other cell types [Function]
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Reticular LCT: Location
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Lymphoid organs- lymph nodes, bone marrow, spleen [Location]
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Dense Regular DCT: Description
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parallel collagen fibers, some elastic fibers, fibroblasts [Description]
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Dense Regular DCT: Function
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attaches muscles to bones or to muscles, attaches bones to bones, great tensile strength when pulling force is in one direction [Function]
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Dense Regular DCT: Location
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tendons, most ligaments, aponeuroses [Location]
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Elastic DCT: Description
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dense regular connective tissue with large amount of elastic fibers [Description]
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Elastic DCT: Function
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allows recoil of tissue after stretching, maintains blood flow through arteries, passive recoil of lungs after inspiration [Function]
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Elastic DCT: Location
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walls of large arteries, walls of bronchial tubes, certain ligaments in vertebral column [Location]
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Dense Irregular DCT: Description
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irregularly arranged collagen fibers, some elastic fibers, fibroblasts [Description]
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Dense Irregular DCT: Function
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withstands tension exerted in many directions, structural strength [Function]
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Dense Irregular DCT: Location
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Fibrous capsules of organs and joints, dermis of skin, submucosa of digestive tract [Location]
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Hyaline Cartilage: Description
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amorphous but firm matrix, collagen fibers, chondrocytes [Description]
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Hyaline Cartilage: Function
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supports and reinforces, has cushioning properties, resists compressive stress [Function]
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Hyaline Cartilage: Location
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embryonic skeleton, ends of long bones in joint cavities, coastal cartilage of ribs, nose, trachea, larynx [Location]
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Elastic Cartilage: Description
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amorphous but firm matrix, collagen fibers, chondrocyte, large amounts of elastic fibers in matrix [Description]
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Elastic Cartilage: Function
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maintains the shape of a structure while allowing great flexibility [Function]
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Elastic Cartilage: Location
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external ear (pinna), epiglottis [Location]
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Fibrocartilage Cartilage: Description
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amorphous but firm matrix (less firm than hyaline), collagen fibers, chondrocytes [Description]
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Fibrocartilage Cartilage: Function
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tensile strength with ability to absorb compressive shock [Function]
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Fibrocartilage Cartilage: Location
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intervertebral discs, pubic symphysis, discs of knee joint [Location]
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Bone Osseous Tissue: Description
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hard, calcified matrix, collagen fibers, osteocytes in lacune, vascular [Description]
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Bone Osseous Tissue: Function
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supports, protects, levers for muscles, stores minerals and fat, marrow is site for blood cell formation [Function]
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Bone Osseous Tissue: Location
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bones [Location]
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Blood: Description
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Red and white blood cells in a fluid matrix [Description]
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Blood: Function
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transport of gases, nutrients, and wastes [Function]
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Blood: Location
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contained within the blood vessels [Location]
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