Connective Tissue Notes Review

Connective tissue is

• The tissue that protects, supports, and binds together other body tissue
• Tissue that is the lining, covering, and glandular tissue of the body
• Tissue that contracts and shortens to produce movement

Commonly known as fat. Forms the subcutaneous layer beneath skin.

• Blood
• Bone
• Cartilage
• Adipose

This type of cartilage forms a cushion-like disk between the vertebrae.

• Fibrocartilage
• Elastic cartilage
• Hyaline cartilage

Which type of cell is found in bone tissue?

• fibroblast

• chondrocyte

• fat cell

• osteocyte

Which type of tissue provides insulation and a storage of fuel?

• areolar

• elastic connective

• adipose

• hyaline cartilage

Which type of cartilage is found in your trachea, nose, larynx and cartilage of ribs?

• elastic cartilage

• hyaline cartilage

• fibrocartilage

Which type of tissue is shown?

• elastic cartilage

• fibrocartilage

• hyaline cartilage

• dense irregular

Which of the following are the 2 main elements of the extracellular matrix?

• ground substance, fibers

• ground substance, cells

• fibers, cells

Connective tissue has varied levels of vascularity (some have blood vessels, some do not).

• True

• False

Which type of tissue is shown?

• reticular

• areolar

• blood

• elastic cartilage