PDF-SFDCT INFORMATION FOR MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE MCTD CLAIMS

111 OPTION 1MCTD claims are not eligible for Disease Option 2 222 Mixed Connective Tissue Disease MCTD Mixed Connective Tissue Disease or MCTD is an autoimmune diseasein which the immune system at. 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. CONNECTIVE TISSUE PROPER ADIPOSE TISSUE q Adult connective tissues * most abundant and widely distributed tissue. * functions:. binds structures together. supports and protects . fills spaces. produces blood cells. stores energy. provides immunity. Most . common. Well . supplied with blood. . . (tendons and ligaments) . Made . up of . many types of cells and . extracellular matrix. . Extracellular matrix. Produced by the connective tissue . cells. 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. 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. General Characteristics. Does have blood vessels- . variations in blood supply (ligaments and tendons don’t heal as fast because they are poorly vascularized). Cartilage is avascular –no blood supply- heals very slowly. 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 . 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 . VIBS 289. . . Larry Johnson Texas A&M University. Mast cell. Macrophage. Fibroblasts. Fibroblasts. Plasma cell. Fat cells. Function of Connective Tissue. connective tissue . is applied to a tissue which fills the interstices between more specialized element and serve to hold them together and support them , for these reason connective tissue also called support tissue. It consist of three component that is cells, . - 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 Source: Reference No: 6252 - 1 Issue date: 26/9/19 Review date: 26/9/22 Page 1 o f 4 Autoimmunity Mixed C onnective T issue D isease ( mixed CTD) and Undifferentiated C onnective T issue D isease -our second tissue type-. Text readings: chapter. 5. Connective Tissue. Lecture Outline. Function and Common Characteristics of all Connective Tissues. Connective Tissue Proper : its cells, fibers, and ground substance.