PDF-Mixed Connective Tissue Disease Raynauds Scleroderma

No 326306 Leaflet ref number MCTDG2 Treatment SPONSORED BY AN EDUCATIONAL GRANT FROM THE CLEOPATRA TRUST If your hands feel like this you may be suffering from Raynauds Feeling constantly cold or having chilblains does not necessarily mean that you. KEEPING THE BODY TOGETHER. Functions of connective tissue:. Interconnection of tissues. Support and motion. Storage. Cushioning and insulation. Enclosing and separating. Transport. protection. Characteristics of connective tissue. The dense layer of the basal lamina of all epithelial tissue is created by connective tissue. . Connective tissue connects the epithelium to the rest of the body.. Three Basic Components. Specialized cells. CONNECTIVE TISSUE. Connective tissue is one of the basic tissues which gives structural and metabolic support to the organ and other tissue of the body.. It connects other tissues.. . Seema. . Zargar. Most diverse and abundant tissue. Main classes. Connective tissue proper. Cartilage. Bone tissue. Blood. Characteristics. Mesenchyme. as their common tissue of origin (. mesenchyme. Connective Tissue Cells. Connective tissue proper . cells are usually divided into two groups based on their ability to move within the connective tissue. .. FIXED CELLS:. . Fibrocytes. (or fibroblasts) . * most abundant and widely distributed tissue. * functions:. binds structures together. supports and protects . fills spaces. produces blood cells. stores energy. provides immunity. CONNECTIVE TISSUE. Connective tissue is one of the basic tissues which gives structural and metabolic support to the organ and other tissue of the body.. It connects other tissues.. . Form metabolic and structural connections between other tissues… nutrition and support. Forms a protective sheath around organs and helps insulate the body…cushion. Acts as a reserve for energy…storage. A. Connective Tissue General Characteristics. 1. . Connective tissues:. a. Bind. . b. Support. . c. Protect. . d. serve . as frameworks. . e. fill . spaces. . f. store . fat. . g. produce . Connective Tissue - Recall. Epithelial Tissue (yesterday’s material). Basement Membrane. Connective Tissue. Three common types of cells found in connective tissue matrix:. 1. . Mast cells . – prevent blood clots. MMHS Anatomy. Location and Description. Location. :. Found throughout the body but never exposed to the . external. environment.. Description. :. Made up of . specialized. cells.. Contains extracellular . Zargar. Most diverse and abundant tissue. Main classes. Connective tissue proper. Cartilage. Bone tissue. Blood. Characteristics. Mesenchyme. as their common tissue of origin (. mesenchyme. derived from mesoderm). - 1 Four primary tissues of body — • Epithelial tissue • Connective tissue • Muscle tissue • Nervous tissue • connective tissue is one of most abundent and widely distributed tissue of XXXXXX. Fall 2010. Dr. Andrei Nesterovitch. What is scleroderma?. From the Greek words “. s. klerosis,. ” . meaning hardness, and . “d. erma,. ”. meaning skin, scleroderma means hard skin.. Scleroderma is a chronic, often progressive.