4.3 Connective Tissue Supports and Protects

Connective Tissues

Multiple Choice

Connective tissue is

• The tissue that protects, supports, binds together, stores fat, produces blood cells
• Tissue that is the lining, covering, and glandular tissue of the body
• Tissue that contracts and shortens to produce movement

​Learning Objectives

​By the end of this section, you will be able to:

• ​Identify and distinguish between the types of connective tissue: proper, supportive, and fluid

• Explain the functions of connective tissues

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​Types of connective tissue

Multiple Choice

When it comes to the 3 types of connective tissue, which one would be the best to transport nutrients throughout the body?

• Supporting

• Proper

• Fluid

Open Ended

When looking at the pictures of the three types of LCT, how are you going to distinguish them apart from one another?

Poll

Have you ever injured a tendon (ex: Achilles) or a ligament (ACL, MCL, LCL, PCL, etc.)?

• Yes I have

• No I haven't

Open Ended

Why do you think dense connective tissue takes a while to heal?

Open Ended

Why is it important that the lungs and arteries of the body are made of elastic cartilage?

'Hya/hyalin'=glass-like

Multiple Choice

If a person has a herniated disc, what type of cartilage have they injured?

• Hyaline

• Fibrocartilage

• Elastic

Open Ended

When looking at the pictures of the three types of LCT, how are you going to distinguish them apart from one another?