Examples of elastic fiber in the following topics:
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- Elastic fibers include elastin, elaunin, and oxytalan.
- Elastic tissue is classified as "connective tissue proper. " The elastic fiber is formed from the elastic microfibril and amorphous elastin.
- Elastic fibers are found in the skin, lungs, arteries, veins, connective tissue proper, elastic cartilage, periodontal ligament, fetal tissue, and other structures.
- Reticular fibers or reticulin is a histological term used to describe a type of fiber in connective tissue composed of type III collagen.
- Reticular fibers crosslink to form a fine meshwork (reticulin).
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- The tunica intima is surrounded by a thin membrane comprised of elastic fibers running parallel to the vessel.
- Surrounding the tunica intima is the tunica media, which is comprised of smooth muscle cells and elastic and connective tissues arranged circularly to around the vessel.
- This layer is much thicker in arteries than in veins and fiber composition also differs which veins containing fewer elastic fibers, and functions to control caliber of the arteries, a key step in maintaining blood pressure.
- The outermost layer is the tunica externa, or tunica adventitia, composed entirely from connective fibers and surrounded by an external elastic lamina which functions to anchor vessels with surrounding tissues.
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- It owes its flexibility and toughness to the fibrous tissue, and its elasticity to the catilaginous tissue.
- Elastic or yellow cartilage is a type that contains elastic fiber networks and collagen fibers.
- Elastic cartilage is histologically similar to hyaline cartilage but contains many yellow elastic fibers lying in a solid matrix.
- These fibers form bundles that appear dark under a microscope.
- They give elastic cartilage great flexibility so that it is able to withstand repeated bending.
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- The reticular region receives its name from the dense concentration of collagenous, elastic, and reticular fibers that weave throughout it.
- These protein fibers give the dermis its typical properties of strength, extensibility, and elasticity.
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- An elastic artery or conducting artery is an artery with a large number of collagen and elastin filaments in the tunica media.
- The pulmonary arteries, the aorta, and its branches together comprise the body's system of elastic arteries.
- In these large arteries, the amount of elastic tissue is very considerable and the smooth muscle fiber cells are arranged in 5 to 7 layers in both circular and longitudinal directions.
- In elastic arteies the tunica media is very rich with elastic and connective tissue.
- The aorta makes up most of the elastic arteries in the body.
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- Dense connective tissue is divided into 1) dense regular, 2)
dense irregular, 3) elastic.
- This tissue resembles areolar connective tissue, but the only fibers in its matrix are the reticular fibers, which form a delicate network.
- The main fibers that form this tissue are elastic in nature.
- These fibers allow the tissues to recoil after stretching.
- This is similar to hyaline cartilage but is more elastic in nature.
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either end of the tendon, its fibers intertwine with the fascia of a muscle or
the periosteum (a dense fibrous covering of a bone), allowing force to be
dissipated across the bone or muscle.
- Tendons mainly consists of closely-packed
collagen fibers running parallel to the force generated by the muscle to which they are attached.
- Intertwined with the collagen fibers are elastin molecules, which improve
the tendons' elasticity, and various proteoglycans, proteins to which
many carbohydrate molecules are attached.
- However, research into their elastic properties
has demonstrated that they can also act as springs.
- The elasticity of tendons
allows them to passively store energy for later release.
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- Skeletal muscles are grouped into fascicles, which are bunches of muscle fibers surrounded by a perimysium.
- Skeletal muscle tissue is composed of numerous
muscle fibers which are separated from adjacent muscles and other tissues by a
layer of dense, elastic connective tissue termed the fascia.
- Muscle fascia is predominately composed of
cross-linked collagen and elastin fibers oriented parallel to the direction of
muscle force, making them able to resist high-tension forces while remaining somewhat elastic.
- It extends inwards and becomes the
perimysium, then into the muscle separating
muscle fibers into small bundles termed fascicles.
- Each individual fiber within a fascicle is
surrounded by a thin connective layer termed the endomysium, which
helps maintain close association between the muscle fiber and associated
vascular and nervous systems.
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- The urinary bladder is a hollow, muscular, and distendible or elastic organ that sits on the pelvic floor.
- The bladder is a hollow, muscular, and elastic organ that sits on the pelvic floor.
- A bladder when operating normally empties completely upon a complete discharge, otherwise it is a sign that its elasticity is compromised, when it becomes completely void of fluid, it may cause a chilling sensation due to the rapid change of body temperature.
- The bladder receives motor innervation from both sympathetic fibers, most of which arise from the hypogastric plexuses and nerves, and parasympathetic fibers, which come from the pelvic splanchnic nerves and the inferior hypogastric plexus.
- Sensation from the bladder is transmitted to the central nervous system (CNS) via general visceral afferent fibers.
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- A strained hamstring, also known as a pulled hamstring, is defined as an excessive stretch or tear of muscle fibers and related tissue.
- Straining of the hamstring , also known as a pulled hamstring, muscle pull, or Charley Horse is defined as an excessive stretch or tear of muscle fibers and associated tissues.
- It can be also felt with a ping feeling, like elastic in the muscle.
- Recommended treatment for this injury consists of the RICE protocol - rest, ice, Compression - Use an elastic bandage to avoid swelling, and elevation.