Lecture 4 - connective tissue

What do tendons connect

What do ligaments connect

Which germ(s) layer generates connective tissue

What are the two main components of all connective tissue

Each major class of connective tissue has resident cells which create, maintain, or break down the ECM.
Name the three for bones

Apart from resident cells, name the 6 types of cells that can be housed in connective tissue

What is ECM made of

What does the ECM do

What is ground substance

What is ground substance made of

What happens if the amount of GAGs attached to a proteoglycan is increased

What are the different types of fibres found in connective tissue

What creates collagen fibres and what nutrient is vital to form its structure

Describe the structure of collagen Fibres

How many different types of collagen are there and which ones make:
tendons
ligaments
cartilage
reticular fibres

What creates elastic fibres

what role do reticular fibres provide

What are the two categories of 'connective tissue proper' along with their sub-categories

What does areolar connective tissue do

What are the two categories of 'fluid connective tissue' along with their sub-categories

Where is reticular connective tissue found

what is the key difference between loose and dense connective tissue proper?

Where would you find 'regular elastic' connective tissue

Where would you find 'irregular elastic' connective tissue

What is scurvy

What is Marfan's syndrome

What is Pulmonary emphysema

What is fibrosis

Name the three main illnesses surrounding bone marrow and blood production

What is produced in the bone marrow

How does the distribution of red/yellow bone marrow change as you get older