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Connective Tissue

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Connective tissue is
a)
The tissue that protects, supports, and binds together other body tissue
b)
Tissue that is the lining, covering, and glandular tissue of the body
c)
Tissue that contracts and shortens to produce movement
2.
The connective tissue has an extra cellular matrix.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Which of the following is NOT a type of connective tissue?
a)
Bone
b)
Cartilage
c)
Skin
d)
Blood
4.
Which is NOT one of the 3 components that create connective tissue??
a)
Ground substance 
b)
Fibers
c)
Cells
d)
Basement membrane 
5.
Connective tissue fibers include
a)
proteoglycans, adhesion proteins and interstitial
b)
collagen, elastic and reticular
c)
osteoblasts, fibroblasts and hemoblasts
6.
What tissue is this
a)
Bone
b)
Cartilage
c)
Blood
d)
Adipose
7.
Name this tissue
a)
Bone
b)
Hyaline cartilage
c)
Fibrocartilage
d)
Adipose
8.
Name this tissue
a)
Bone
b)
Cartliage
c)
Blood
d)
Dense fibrous connective tissue
9.
Name this tissue
a)
Bone
b)
Hyaline cartilage
c)
Fibrocartilage
d)
Adipose
10.
Name this tissue
a)
Bone
b)
Cartilage
c)
Blood
d)
Adipose
11.
This type of connective tissue forms strong rope like structures such as tendons and ligaments.
a)
Loose connective
b)
Dense connective
c)
Cartilage 
d)
Bone
12.
Most abundant form of cartilage
a)
Fibrocartilage
b)
Elastic cartilage
c)
Hyaline cartilage 
13.
This type of cartilage forms a cushion like disk between the vertebrae.
a)
Fibrocartilage
b)
Elastic cartilage
c)
Hyaline cartilage
14.
Which of the following is a type of cartilage?
a)
Hyaline cartilage 
b)
Fibrocartilage
c)
Elastic cartilage 
d)
All of the above
15.
Most connective tissue is well vascularized. What does that mean?
a)
Poor blood supply
b)
Good blood supply
16.
Name this tissue
a)
Bone
b)
Cartilage
c)
Blood
d)
Adipose
17.
ID
a)
neuron
b)
blood
c)
loose reticular
d)
bone
18.
Which of the following represents the reason that cartilage repairs itself so slowly?
a)
it is never damaged
b)
it is vascular
c)
it is avascular
d)
hormones are present
19.
a)

Blood

b)

Smooth

c)

Adipose

d)

Elastic cartilage

20.
a)

Elastic cartilage

b)

Hyaline cartilage

c)

Dense

d)

Adipose

21.
a)

Blood

b)

Bone

c)

Hyaline Cartilage

d)

Elastic Cartilage

22.
a)

Elastic Cartilage

b)

Smooth Cartlage

c)

Dense Cartilage

d)

Hyaline Cartilage

23.
a)

Dense

b)

Loose

c)

Fibrocartilage

d)

Hyaline Cartilage

24.
a)

Loose

b)

Reticular

c)

Smooth

d)

Blood

25.
a)

Areolar

b)

Bone

c)

Loose

d)

Dense

26.
a)

Bone

b)

Dense

c)

Hyaline Cartilage

d)

Reticular

27.

Name the tissue that is in between vertebra and knee

a)

elastic cartilage

b)

fibrocartilage

c)

loose (areolar)

d)

hyaline cartilage

28.

Name the tissue that structural supports of the external ear and other structures that need support with flexability

a)

Reticular tissue

b)

mesenchyme

c)

Elastic Cartilage

d)

hyaline cartilage

29.

Name the tissue that forms internal supporting framework of soft organs such as the spleen

a)

Reticular tissue

b)

mesenchyme

c)

Elastic Cartilage

d)

hyaline cartilage

30.

Name the tissue that is the embryonic connective tissue that arises from mesdoderm and produces all types of connective tissue

a)

Reticular tissue

b)

mesenchyme

c)

Elastic Cartilage

d)

hyaline cartilage

31.

Name the tissue that supports and protects, insulates against heat loss, reserve source of fuel

a)

adipose

b)

mesenchyme

c)

elastic

d)

aerolar

32.

Name the tissue that absorb compressive shock

a)

adipose

b)

hyaline cartilage

c)

elastic cartilage

d)

fibrocartilage

33.

Name the tissue that supports, protects, and forms blood cells

a)

adipose

b)

bone

c)

blood

d)

fibrocartilage

34.

Name the tissue that Forms tendons and ligaments

a)

dense regular

b)

bone

c)

blood

d)

dense irregular

35.

Connective tissue contains non living material.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Which of these tissues has cells located in a lacunae?

a)

adipose

b)

blood

c)

bone

d)

epithelial

37.

Which of the following is true about connective tissue?

a)

highly cellular and well vascularized

b)

cuboidal shape enhances function

c)

contains contractile units made of collagen

d)

is a single celled tissue

38.

Which of the following is NOT a major function of connective tissue?

a)

Insulation

b)

Binding and support

c)

Transportation of substances within the body

d)

Provide sensation

39.

Histologists consider blood to be an example of what primary tissue category?

a)

muscle

b)

nervous

c)

connective

d)

epithelial