Connective Tissues Review #2

What is the most common fixed cell in connective tissue that produces structural proteins in the matrix?

• Mast Cell

• Erythrocyte

• Fibroblast

• Macrophage

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

• Macrophage

• Blast Cell

• Mast cell

• Fibroblast

This tissue type is very strong and is avascular (lacks a good blood supply)?

• Loos connective
• Dense Connective
• Adipose
• Bone

What tissue is this. Hint: it is found around joints, insulates the body, and acts as an energy reserve.

• Bone

• Cartilage

• Blood

• Adipose

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

• Bone
• Cartilage
• Skin
• Blood

This type of connective tissue forms strong rope like structures such as tendons and ligaments.

• Areolar

• Dense regular

• Cartilage

• Elastic

What common, general type of tissue is this?

• Adipose

• Cartilage

• Dense regular

• Areolar

This type of dense connective tissue connects bone to bone at joints.

• Tendons

• Ligaments

Which is NOT one of the 3 components of connective tissue?

• Ground substance

• Fibers

• Cells

• Basement membrane

Immature connective tissue cells that are making forming substances in the matrix end in which suffix?

• blast

• clast

• cyte