Connective Tissues

Ch. 5 Tissues - Connective Tissue

Multiple Choice

True or False. Connective tissue cells are located close together.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False. Most connective tissues can not reproduce.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Connective tissues have an abundance of

• fat

• intracellular material

• extracellular matrix

Multiple Choice

True or False. The only connective tissue that does not have a good blood supply is cartilage

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which major cell type is characterized as large, fixed cells involved in the release of histamine and heparin?

• Fibroblasts

• Histiocytes

• Mast Cells

Multiple Choice

Which major cell type functions as a phagocyte- defending against infection and foreign particles?

• Fibroblast

• Histiocytes

• Mast Cells

Multiple Choice

Which of the fibers produced by fibroblasts are stretchy and add flexibility to certain types of connective tissues?

• Collagen

• Elastic

• Reticular

Multiple Choice

Which of the fibers produced by the fibroblasts have a high tensile strength?

• Collagen

• Elastic

• Reticular

Multiple Choice

Collagen fibers are also known as ________ fibers.

• White

• Yellow

Multiple Choice

Which fiber type produced by the fibroblasts are made of thin collagen fibers that form branching supporting networks

• Collagen

• Elastic

• Reticular

Multiple Choice

• Dense connective

• Elastic cartilage

• Hyaline cartilage

• Fibrocartilage

• Areolar

Multiple Choice

• Adipose

• Hyaline cartilage

• bone

• Elastic cartilage

• Fibrocartilage

Multiple Choice

• Areolar

• Adipose

• Bone

• Dense connective

Multiple Choice

• Areolar

• Adipose

• Fibrocartilage

• Bone

• Hyaline cartilage

Multiple Choice

• Areolar

• Adipose

• Dense connective

• Elastic cartilage

• Fibrocartilage

Multiple Choice

• Areolar

• Adipose

• Hyaline cartilage

• Fibrocartilage

• Elastic cartilage

Multiple Choice

• Adipose

• Dense connective

• Fibrocartilage

• Hyaline cartilage

• Elastic cartilage