GENERAL TERMS

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Connective Tissue Proper

many types of cells & extra cellular fibers

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Extracellular Matrix

ground substance & fibers

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Ground Substance

molecules & fluid

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Dense Connective Tissue

  • more fibers than cells & ground substance

    • mainly collagen fibers

  • 3 types: dense regular, dense irregular, & elastic

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Loose Connective Tissue

  • between organs, cushions, stabilizes cells, & support epithelia

  • mostly ground substance

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Fibroblasts produce…

… extracellular matrix

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osteoblasts produce…

… bone matrix

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osteocytes maintain…

… bone matrix

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chondrocytes produce…

… cartilage

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Epithelium

covers the body surface or lines cavities

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Osteon

functional units of bone

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Appositional Growth

growth in the girth of the bone

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Interstitial Growth

  • chondrocytes within the cartilage divide & secrete new bone new matrix

    • cartilage stops growing when the skeleton stops growing

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