Connective Tissue

Question 1

Connects body parts.

Protect. Support. Bind

Answer 1

Connective Tissue

Question 2

What are the characteristics of connective tissues?

Answer 2

1. Variation in blood supply (vascularized, avascular)
2. Extracellular matrix (nonliving material outside cell)

Question 3

What are 2 elements of the extracellular matrix?

Answer 3

1. Ground substance (water, glycoproteins, polysaccharide molecules)
2. Fibers (collagen, elastic, reticular)

Question 4

Connective tissue from most rigid to softest

Answer 4

1. Bone
2. Cartilage
3. Dense connective tissue
4. Loose connective tissue
5. Blood

Question 5

Has osteocytes in lacunae.
Calcium salts.
More collagen fibers.
Protect. Support

Answer 5

Bone

Question 6

Less hard, more flexible than bone.
Chondrocyte - major cell type

Answer 6

Cartilage

Question 7

Collagen fibers. Fibroblasts.
Tendons. Ligaments. Dermis.

Answer 7

Dense connective tissue

Question 8

Muscle to bone connection

Answer 8

Tendon

Question 9

Bone to bone connection

Answer 9

Ligament

Question 10

More cells, softer, excluding blood.

Answer 10

Loose connective tissue

Question 11

Widely distributed cobwebs. Universal packing tissue/glue.

Answer 11

Areolar connective tissue

Question 12

Areolar connective tissue. Adipose (fat) cell dominated.

Insulation. Protection. Energy Storage.

Answer 12

Adipose connective tissue

Question 13

Interwoven reticular cells.
Stroma (internal organ framework)
Lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow

Answer 13

Reticular connective tissue

Question 14

Blood cells surrounded by blood plasma.

Soluble fibers only visible during clotting.

Transportation of cardiovascular system in nutrients, wastes, respiratory gases.

Answer 14

Vascular Tissue (blood)