Department of Zoology
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

ZOOL 409, Lecture Week 3

• Week 3 lab notes
• SYLLABUS (including links to all note pages)
• 409 Homepage (index of course resources)
• Dr. King's School of Medicine histology page
• Slide summary

Topics for Week 3 Lectures:

1. This week will provide an overview of connective tissue.  Click here or on one of the links below for detailed notes.
   
   Connective tissue comprises one of the four basic tissue types.  The others are epithelial tissue, muscle tissue (contractile cells), and nervous tissue.  Organs represent various combinations of these four basic tissue types, which thus comprise the entire body.  Each tissue type retains its fundamental character wherever it occurs.  
   • OVERVIEW
     • Examples
   • LOCATION of connective tissue
   • COMPONENTS of connective tissue
     • Cells -- fibroblasts, adipocytes, macrophages, mast cells, lymphocytes, other cells
     • Matrix -- collagen fibers, reticular fibers, elastic fibers, ground substance
   • TYPES of connective tissue
     • Ordinary / Special
     • Loose / Dense
     • Regular / Irregular
     • Other -- fibrous, elastic, adipose, lymphoid, areolar, blood
   • FUNCTIONS of connective tissue
     • Transport
     • Immunological defense
     • Mechanical support
     • Growth and repair
     • Energy economics
     • Haemopoiesis
   • INFLAMMATION
      
2. For connective tissue in context of other tissues, see basic tissues types.
    
3. Review:
• Checklist of cell structures / functions.
• Tissue preparation.
   

More:  see Ed (The Path Guy)'s Basic Histology Gallery.

 

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