Connective

Question: How is fat a type of connective tissue? I am just now learning about epithelial, muscle, connective, and nerve tissue in school. Can someone explain to me why fat would be a connective tissue in simple terms?

Answer: adipose tissue is a Loose connective tissue composed of fats. so fats are considered as connective tissues

Question: How can you speed up healing of the frenulum/connective tissue on the penis? Small cut on the frenulum/connective tissue that joins the glans to the foreskin, anybody have any idea how to make this heal quickly? "ms osagesacram" aha. obvious troll is obivious. and yeah I do. just because you can resist anything with 20% off doesn't mean you can push your beliefs onto me.

Answer: just like any other injury to the skin!! have that spot be clean!! i normally put hydrogen peroxide or neosporin on my cuts & scrapes, but the peroxide hurts, so maybe adding a dap of neosporin might help. it doesn't sting at all!! good luck!! <:

Question: Are the cells of connective tissue loosely or closely packed? I think its both but Im not sure. Also Connective tissue is usually vascular. Which type is an exception to this rule?

Answer: Loosely packed. Connective tissue is defined as living cells suspended or embedded in a non-living matrix. In comparison to the other basic tissues, the cells are loosely arranged. Blood could be considered somewhat packed but when you allow blood to separate in a tube, you will see a considerable amount of "matrix" with the cells settled in the bottom of the tube.

Question: What are the two ingredients of connective tissue? What are the two ingredients of connective tissue? We can say Ground substance and Collagen are primary ingredients?

Answer: Collagen and elastin are two big ingredients. There are many more.

Question: What does Marfan syndrome have to do with connective tissues? What does Marfan syndrome have to do with connective tissues?

Answer: Marfan's syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder that causes a decrease in the protein that helps with connective tissue formation. I don't remember the name of the protein at this time. People with Marfan's syndrome are characterized with a really odd skeletal appearace. They have really long, thin fingers for example. They are often tall with long faces.

Question: What type pf connective tissue prevents muscles from pulling away from bones during contraction? A. Dense connective B. Areolar C. Elastic connective D. Hyaline Cartilage More than one answer can apply. thanx LabSci !!

Answer: A. dense connective - Tendon

Question: Do new discoveries regarding blood structure and function still support its being a connective tissue? Blood is considered a connective tissue. But can the discoveries still support that? What have been discovered about blood in the first place? HELP!

Answer: Think of it this way: blood is a connective tissue because it "connects" virtually every tissue in the body through its function of delivering nutrients (oxygen, ions, sugars, amino acids, etc.) & communication molecules (hormones) and removing wastes (carbon dioxide, ammonia, etc.). Unless we somehow discover that blood is NOT mesodermal in origin, it should remain a connective tissue, albeit a "specialized" connective tissue.

Question: The dense regular connective tissue that attaches skeletal muscle to bones is known as a what? what connective tissue is this?

Answer: Tendons

Question: What type of connective tissue are the tendons and silverskin, how should they be dealt with? You have just received a chuck sub-primal from purchasing. The chef wants you to fabricate the meat for two different dishes. He is producing a beef stew and a braised Yankee Pot Roast. As you cut the meat, you notice several tendons in the meat and some silverskin.

Answer: The tendons are found at the end of long muscles and connect the muscle to bone. The silver is what is between separate muscles. I could not find a reference for that. Remove all the silver as it makes the meat gamey, especially if its venison :) The tendons are gristly. Don't include it in your professional dishes. Sometimes when we get done cutting out all the junk, we end up having to roll the meat and tie it into a roast. Dogs love to eat tendons and silver :) I usually cook the tendons in my dishes and remove it for them before serving. It does not impart a bad flavor like the silver. LOL, that was probably TMI

Question: Connective tissue is attached to the muscle cell by means of? A. The perimysium B. The Z-line C. Microtubules attached to the synaptic trough D. The sarcoplasmic reticulum extending into the connective tissue mass E. Filling into channels in the sarcolemma which penetrate to the myofibrils

Answer: D. The sarcoplasmic reticulum extending into the connective tissue mass

Question: What kind of connective tissue has an extracellular fluid matrix called plasma? A) cartilage B) nerve tissue C) loose connective tissue D) adipose tissue E) blood

Answer: E) blood explanation: connective tissue, supportive tissue widely distributed in the body, characterized by large amounts of intercellular substance and relatively few cells. The intercellular material, or matrix, is produced by the cells and gives the tissue its particular character. Connective tissue is diversified in function and may be divided into four categories according to the type of matrix. In connective tissue proper (which forms the framework for most organs) the matrix is soft. In cartilage it is firm but flexible. The intercellular substance of bone, which is high in mineral salts, is rigid. Blood and lymph have a fluid matrix. Three kinds of fibers generally form the supportive material in connective tissue proper. White, or collagenous, fibers vary in size and are composed of fine, parallel fibrils; reticular fibers are small, branching fibers that take on a meshlike pattern; yellow, or elastic, fibers are highly flexible and are capable of branching and anastomosing (or opening) directly into one another. Loose, or areolar, connective tissue is composed of all three of the above fibers; it supports most of the organs in the body and is widely distributed under the skin. The type of connective tissue that forms tendons, ligaments, and fascia is composed mainly of collagenous fibers. It is known as compact tissue. Reticular connective tissue forms the bone marrow and the framework for lymphoid tissue. Adipose, or fat, tissue serves as a cushion for various organs and as a fat reservoir. The colored area of the eye, or iris, is composed of pigmented connective tissue.

Question: What is the difference between connective tissue and the basal lamina ?

Answer: Connective tissue is a form of fibrous tissue. It is largely a category of exclusion rather than one with a precise definition, but all or most tissues in this category are similarly involved in structure and support, derived from mesoderm, usually, characterized largely by the traits of non-living tissue. Blood, cartilage, and bone are usually considered connective tissue, but, because they differ so substantially from the other tissues in this class, the phrase "connective tissue proper" is commonly used to exclude those three. There is also variation in the classification of embryonic connective tissues; on this page they will be treated as a third and separate category. Connective tissue can be classified into three categories: proper, embryonic, and specialized. WHILE The basal lamina is a layer of extracellular matrix on which epithelium sits and which is secreted by the epithelial cells. It is typically about 40-50 nanometers thick (with exceptions such as the basal laminae that compose the 100-200 nanometre thick glomerular basement membrane). The term "basal lamina" is usually used with electron microscopy.

Question: Choose the connective that belongs in the blank in the following sentence? Choose the connective that belongs in the blank in the following sentence. Everyone appeared to be having a good time. _______, my impressions may have been wrong. A. In fact B. In other words C. Furthermore D. Of course

Answer: Of Course makes the most sense for right now. But it does matter what you are talking about. If in the past at some time you felt that they wouldn't have a good time, then A and B both make sense (I would personally choose A but B can work). I cannot think of a time when C would work. But based solely on the sentence as it is, I would go with D.

Question: What does it mean when blood work shows you have connective tissue? I know one possibility is lupus, is there others?

Answer: I am guessing from your question that you had a blood test and the doc found antibodies that are present when a person has connective tissue disease. Connective tissue diseases include systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, polymyositis, and dermatomyositis.

Question: What is the difference beetween comparative and connective hypothesis? Whats the difference? an example or source would be appreciated. How can I tell the difference?

Answer: This gives and EXCELLENT description with examples: http://216.109.125.130/search/cache?p=%22comparative+hypothesis%22&ei=UTF-8&fr=ks-ans&x=wrt&u=faculty.uccb.ns.ca/%7Ecdr/Hypothesis%2520forms.pdf&w=%22comparative+hypothesis%22&d=MgVFbuxsON2p&icp=1&.intl=us

Question: What is Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease in lamens terms? I'm going with my girl friend to the doctor and I want to ask some questions about this disease but dont' know what to ask?

Answer: It means that they know it is a connective tissue disease, but don't know which one because it isn't fitting all the criteria at this point. You might want to ask what will happen next in the course of the disease, about complications, etc. Looking up the different CTDs might give you more of an idea what to ask. "Many connective-tissue diseases (CTDs) share common signs and symptoms, which frequently makes the diagnosis of a specific rheumatic disease difficult. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), systemic sclerosis (SSc), polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM), mixed connective-tissue disease (MCTD), and Sjögren syndrome (SS) can present with similar clinical features, particularly during the first 12 months of symptoms. Isolated Raynaud phenomenon, inflammatory polyarthritis, anemia, interstitial lung disease, or pleuropericarditis may occur without an obvious diagnosis. Screening serology findings, such as rheumatoid factor (RF) or antinuclear antibody (ANA), may be positive or negative under these clinical circumstances. However, well-established connective-tissue diseases have defined, discrete diagnostic criteria. Patients who present with symptoms, positive serology results, or physical findings consistent with an established connective-tissue disease but not fulfilling classification criteria for one of these established connective-tissue diseases are diagnosed with undifferentiated connective-tissue disease (UCTD). UCTD is a relatively new entity, suggested by LeRoy et al in 1980. The definition of UCTD is still under debate, although it is becoming more clear. Mosca et al recently reviewed UCTD literature and proposed that preliminary classification criteria include (1) signs and symptoms suggestive of a connective-tissue disease, (2) positive ANA results, and (3) a disease that lasts at least 3 years."