Connective Tissue

Connective tissue is made of which three essential components?

• cells, ground substance, and carbohydrate fibers

• cells, ground substance, and protein fibers

• collagen, ground substance, and protein fibers

• matrix, ground substance, and fluid

. Under the microscope, a tissue specimen shows cells located in spaces scattered in a transparent background. This is probably ________.

• Loose Connective Tissue

• Tendon

• Bone

• Hyaline Cartilage

Which connective tissue specializes in storage of fat?

• tendon

• Adipose Tissue

• Reticular Tissue

• Dense Connective Tissue

Ligaments connect bones together and withstand a lot of stress. What type of connective tissue should you expect ligaments to contain?

• areolar tissue

• Adipose tissue

• Dense Irregular Connective Tissue

• Dense Regular Connective Tissue

In adults, new connective tissue cells originate from the ________.

• Mesoderm

• Mesenchyme

• Fibrocytes

• Chondrocytes

In bone, the main cells are ________.

• Fibrocytes

• Chondroblasts

• Osteocytes

• Lymphocytes

What do fibroblasts make?

• Osseous Tissue

• Cartilages

• Collagen and Elastic fibers

• proteoglycans

Which is a connective tissue membrane?

• Cutaneous Membrane

• Serous membrane

• Mucous Membrane

• Synovial Membrane

Which of the following is a difference between areolar tissue and adipose tissue?

• Areolar tissue is composed of several types of cells, while adipose tissue is composed only of fat cells.

• Adipose tissue has fat cells while areolar tissue does not.

• Areolar tissue has fibers, while adipose tissue does not.

• Adipose tissue is used to store energy, while areolar tissue is not.

How is blood different from other connective tissues?

• Normally, does not have fibers

• It does not have an extracellular matrix

• It does not act as cushion between different organs

• it connects different organs together