Connective Tissue Structures

Select all below that describe the functions of connective tissues in the body:

• bind structures

• provide support and protection

• store fat

• conduct nerve impulses

What is the space between connective tissue cells filled with fibers, molecules, and fluid?

• tight cell junction

• intracellular matrix

• extracurricular space

• extraceullular matrix

What type of cell does not move and is permanently inside a certain type of tissue?

• fixed

• wandering

Why do certain connective tissue cells wander?

• in response to ATP production

• in response to nerve impulse conduction

• in response to heat

• in response to infection or injury

What type of connective tissue cell is the most common type of fixed cell in connective tissue, large, and star-shaped?

• adipose

• fibroblast

• macrophage

• mast cell

What is the function of macrophages?

• Specialized to carry on phagocytosis ; They can move about and clear foreign particles from tissues

• specialized to form neuron cells

• specialized to create red blood cells

• specialized to create large bacteriophages

What can mast cells release (select all that apply):

• sebaceous fluid

• histamine

• white blood cells

• heparin

Select all that apply - which fibers are the main fibers found in connective tissue?

• collagen

• elastic

• reticular

• triglycerides

What are the two types of connective tissue (select all that apply):

• connective tissue proper

• blood

• collagen

• specialized connective tissue

What are the two types of connective tissue proper? (select all that apply)

• blood

• adipose

• dense connective tissue

• loose connective tissue