Connective Tissue Review

Which is NOT one of the 3 components that make up connective tissue?

• Extracellular matrix 

• Fibers

• Cells

• Basement membrane 

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

Connective tissue fibers include

• proteoglycans, adhesion proteins and interstitial

• collagen, elastic and reticular

• osteoblasts, fibroblasts and hemoblasts

Which of these is NOT a function of connective tissue?

• Store fat

• Bind structures

• Provide structure and support

• Line the ducts of glands

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

• Bone

• Cartilage

• Blood

• Adipose

What are the arrows pointing to in this image of generalized CT?

• collagen fibers

• reticular fibers

• elastic fibers

• ground substance

• extracellular matrix

Fill in this flowchart that illustrates some of the components that CT is built with.

c

d

e

f

b

a

protein fibers

collagen fibers

extracellular matrix

ground substance

fibroblasts

specialized cells

What type of protein fibers are present in elastic CT?

• Collagen

• Reticular fibers

• Elastic Fibers

• All three

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

• Blood

• Saliva

• Adipose

All of the following are functions of connective tissue except __.

• contracting

• maintaining shape

• providing rigid framework

• protecting internal organs