Connective Tissues Location +

Which of the following is NOT a type of connective tissue?

• Bone
• Cartilage
• Skin
• Blood

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

This cell is a phagocyte (it eats other cells) and plays a role in immunity.

• Macrophage
• Blast Cell
• Mast cell
• Fibroblast

This cell is large and widely distributed.  It is located near blood vessels involved with the immune response by releasing histamines and heparin

• Fibroblast
• Mast cell
• Macrophages

Which of the following is a general characteristic of connective tissue?

• It consists of three basic elements: cells, fibers and ground substance.

• Connective tissue cells generally touch one another to give strength.

• Except for cartilage, connective tissue is usually avascular.

• Except for cartilage, connective tissue does not have a nerve supply.

Which tissue type is characterized by having large amounts of nonliving matrix?

• epithelial

• connective

• muscle

• nervous

Which tissue type is most abundant in the body?

• epithelial

• connective

• muscle

• nervous

cartilage of nose, trachea, larynx, ribs

• elastic cartilage

• hyaline cartilage

• fibrocartilage

• areolar

liver, lymph nodes, bone marrow, spleen (helps form "skeleton" in these organs)

• elastic cartilage

• reticular

• areolar

• adipose

• fibrocartilage

external ear, epiglottis

• fibrocartilage

• elastic cartilage

• dense regular

• hyaline cartilage

• osseous bone