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The Endocannabinoid System

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- 1Connective Tissue (CT) are ALL derived from the the same embryonic stem cell tissue that is known as _____, which will eventually form into the various CTMesenchyme
- 2The 4 types of CT are...Connective Tissue Proper (CTP)
Cartilage
Bone
Blood - 3CT cells, unlike epithelial cells, are surrounded by a _____. Also unlike epithelial cells, there's _____ between them. CT posses a _____ number of cells in the ______Extracellular Matrix (ECM)
A lot of space space
Small
Matrix - 4The main functions of Connective Tissue Proper are to _____, _____, and _____Connect
Attach
Storage - 5"Connective Tissue Proper (CTP)" The primary cells of Connective Tissue Proper are...Fibroblast
Adipocytes
Macrophages
Mast Cells - 6"Connective Tissue Proper (CTP)" Fibroblasts synthesize/produces _____, _____ and _____ in the ECMCollegen
Elastic
Ground Substance
- 7"Connective Tissue Proper (CTP)" Adipocytes (also known as _____ cells) are cells that store _____ in a single droplet with a _____ located nucleusFat
Lipid
Peripherally
- 8"Connective Tissue Proper (CTP)" Macrophages _____ and _____ microorganisms and damaged tissuePhagocytize (eats)
Destroys - 9"Connective Tissue Proper (CTP)" Mast Cells are _____ cells that secrete _____, which promotes _____Inflammatory
Histamine
Vascular leakiness - 10"Connective Tissue Proper ECM" The Extracellular Matrix of Connective Tissue Proper surrounds the cells, which consist of a Ground Substance, which is a _____ material that _____ between the cellsAmorphous
Fills the space - 11"Connective Tissue Proper ECM" CTP ECM functions to hold fluid (______ fluid in particular) and also serves as a side through which _____ diffuse between _____ and _____Interstitial
H2O solutes
Capillaries
Cells - 12"Connective Tissue Proper ECM" Aside from containing a Ground Substance, the ECM of CTP also contains _____, to which ______ and ______ are the main onesFibers
Elastin
Collagen - 13"Connective Tissue Proper ECM" Collagen is a tough and flexible protein fiber that provides ______ to the extracellular space of CTPStructural support
- 14"Connective Tissue Proper ECM" This is the most abundant body protein in the body, and there's more than 15 types of itCollagen
- 15"Connective Tissue Proper ECM" Elastic is another fiber of the CTP ECM. It allows for _____ and _____Stretch
Recoil - 16The 4 types of Connective Tissue Proper are...Loose CT (Areolar CT)
Dense Irregular Collagenous CT
Dense Regular Collagenous CT
Adipose Tissue - 17"The 4 Types of Connective Tissue Proper" Loose CT (Areolar CT) is the tissue that's deep to all _____Epithelial Basement Membrane

- 18"The 4 Types of Connective Tissue Proper" Dense Irregular Collagenous CT is tissue that's strong in _____ and has a high concentration of _____, so it's found in the _____ and the _____ of organsAll directions
Collagen (the fibers go in all directions)
Dermis
Submucosa
- 19"The 4 Types of Connective Tissue Proper" Dense Regular Collagenous CT is strong in only _____ where the collagen fibers lay side-by-side to one another. These are seen in the _____One direction
Tendons
- 20"The 4 Types of Connective Tissue Proper" Adipose Tissue consist of lipids, which ______, and provides _____ and _____. It's primarily found in the _____Stores energy
Padding
Insulation
Hypodermis
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- Flashcards on The Endocannabinoid System, created by Nicholas Johnson on 23/12/2022.
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- Nicholas Johnson · Dec 2022
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