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Learning Activity - Copy of Copy of 04 Connective Tissues and Cartilage
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ModuleLINMED - Copy of Lincoln Medicine 1 (Copy of Copy of 04 Tissues of the Body)
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Appreciate that all connective tissues (support tissues) are made up of cells, extracellular matrix and extracellular tissue fluid.

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List the components common to all types of connective or support tissue, name the various cell types and ECM molecules and know their major functions.

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Describe the structure and function of the fibroblast.

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Describe the structure of the components and explain how they are modified in nature and proportions in different types of connective tissue.

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Classify connective tissues according to the different proportions of these components.

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Explain why bone and cartilage are regarded as forms of specialised connective tissue.

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Describe the cells involved in the production and maintenance of cartilage and name the constituents of the matrix.

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Differentiate between interstitial and appositional growth.

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Understand why cartilage can resist compression and why cartilage is difficult to repair.

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Describe the role of the perichondrium in growth and repair.

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