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Created by Evian Chai
about 4 years ago
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What is soft connective tissue?
What are the 6 functions of soft connective tissue?
What are the 4 types of soft connective tissue? What are their functions?
Which 3 indigenous cells are present in the ECM?
What ECM proteins do fibroblasts secrete?
What immigrant cells are in the ECM of soft connective tissue?
What is the ECM made up of?
What type of collagen is the most dense, and found in fibrous connective tissue such as bones, tendons, and dentine?
What type of collagen is the most flexible, and found in blood vessels/skin?
What type of collagen is for flexibility and movement, and found in cartilage?
Where is Type 4 (sheet) collagen found? What is unique about its structure?
What is the structure of collagen?
What is the ground substance?
What are glycoaminoglycans (GAGs)?
What do glycoaminoglycans do?
What is the difference between GAGs and proteoglycans?
What are elastic fibers made of? Where are they found?
When are elastic fibers synthesised and what is their function?
What are adhesive glycoproteins and what do they do?
What are 3 examples of adhesive glycoproteins that cells bind to?
Why do GAGs attract water?
