Connective Tissue Part 1

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

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

• Mast Cell
• Blast Cell
• Fibroblast

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

Found in the vertebra this type of connective tissue contains many elastic (yellow) fibers

• Hyaline
• Elastic
• Dense
• Reticular

What tissue is this.  Hint: it is found around joints, and acts as a food reserve.

• Bone
• Cartilage
• Blood
• Adipose

What tissue is this

• Transitional epithelium
• Cartilage
• Dense Fibrous
• Areolar

Which type of tissue is shown?

• reticular

• hyaline cartilage

• bone

• adipose

Which type of fiber is the thickest and has the highest tensile strength?

• collagen

• elastin

• reticular

This type of tissue has mainly fibroblasts and functions to nourish and protect nearby epithelial cells

• Areolar

• Adipose

• Blood

• Cartilage