Chapter 5: Connective Tissue

Question 1

What is connective tissue?

Answer 1

A type of tissue in the body that
provides support, structure, and protection to other tissues and organs.

Question 2

What is connective tissue made up of?

Answer 2

Cells, fibers, and a gel-like substance.

Question 3

What cells make up the connective tissue?

Answer 3

Fixed & Wandering cells

Question 4

What are the fixed cells?

Answer 4

1. Fibroblasts
2. Mast cells

Question 5

What are the wandering cells?

Answer 5

Macrophages

Question 6

What do fibroblasts do?

Answer 6

1. They make up the basic framework of tissues and organs.
2. They partake in tissue repair.

Question 7

What types of fibers do fibroblast produce?

Answer 7

1. Collagen
2. Elastic
3. Reticular

Question 8

What do collagen fibers do?

Answer 8

A major structural protein found in:
1. Tendons
2. Ligaments
3. Dense/Loose Connective tissue

Question 9

What is areolar connective tissue?

Answer 9

a loose network of collagen and elastic fibers embedded in a gel-like
ground substance, allowing for flexibility.

Question 10

What are types of loose connective tissue?

Answer 10

1. Adipose tissue
2. Reticular tissue

Question 11

What does areolar connective tissue do?

Answer 11

1. Fills spaces between organs
2. Supports blood and nerve vessels
3. Connects the skin to underlying muscles

Question 12

What do the reticular fibers do?

Answer 12

1. They make up reticular tissue.
2. This is used to support soft organs.

Question 13

What does adipose tissue do?

Answer 13

1. Stores fat for energy
2. Provides insulation

Question 14

What is a type of dense connective tissue?

Answer 14

1. Cartilage
2. Bone

Question 15

What types of cartilage is there?

Answer 15

1. Hyaline Cartilage
2. Fibrocartilage
3. Elastic Cartilage

Question 16

What does hyaline cartilage do?

Answer 16

It provides support with
some flexibility.

Question 17

What does fibrocartilage do?

Answer 17

It provides some compressibility and can absorb pressure.

Question 18

What does elastic cartilage do?

Answer 18

It provides firm but elastic support.

Question 19

What is a fluid connective tissue?

Answer 19

Blood