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Anat: Connective Tissue
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Total cards: 5•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026
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#1
Front (Question)
What are the basic components of connective tissue?
Back (Answer)
Collagen fibres Elastic fibres Ground substance
#2
Front (Question)
What do fibroblasts do?
Back (Answer)
Cells that build and maintain extracellular matrix
#3
Front (Question)
What do collagen fibres consist of?
Back (Answer)
Collagen fibres consist of hundreds of collagen microfibrils which themselves have been assembled from triplets of individual collagen chains. The assembly of these chains are extracellular
#4
Front (Question)
What are the main components of ground substance?
Back (Answer)
Proteoglycans Hyaluronan Water
#5
Front (Question)
Why is elastin needed in connective tissue?
Back (Answer)
It provides elasticity to the structure, which can be made more or less elastic depending on the arrangement of the fibre