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Connective Tissue LT 16-29

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name this tissue
a)
Bone
b)
Hyaline cartilage
c)
Fibrocartilage
d)
Adipose
2.

Match the following

a)
1.

Blood

b)
2.

Bone

c)
3.

Loose Areolar Connective

d)
4.

Dense Connective

e)
5.

Hyaline Cartilage

3.

Which of the following are fibers that can be found in connective tissues?

a)

Collagen

b)

Elastic

c)

Reticular

d)

All are fibers found in connective tissues

4.

The only fluid connective tissue

a)

Blood

b)

Adipose

c)

Loose connective

5.

What is the function of areolar CT?

a)

Binds skin and epithelia to deeper tissue.

b)

Attach bone to bone or bone to muscle.

c)

Withstands stress.

d)

Provides supportive framework.

6.

Identify the adipose CT:

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

What is the function of reticular CT?

a)

Binds skin and epithelia to deeper tissue.

b)

Attach bone to bone or bone to muscle.

c)

Withstands stress.

d)

Provides supportive framework.

8.

What is the cell type of hyaline cartilage?

a)

Fibroblast

b)

Chondrocytes

c)

Osteocytes

d)

Lacunae.

9.

Which is hyaline cartilage?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

What is the cell type of bone CT?

a)

Fibroblast

b)

Chondrocytes

c)

Osteocytes

d)

Lacunae.

11.

Which is bone CT?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

What is the function of blood CT?

a)

Provides supportive framework.

b)

Allows for stretching and recoiling.

c)

Withstands stress.

d)

Transport

13.
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
14.
Most connective tissue is well vascularized. What does that mean?
a)
Poor blood supply
b)
Good blood supply
15.
Most abundant form of cartilage; found between most bones
a)
Fibrocartilage
b)
Elastic cartilage
c)
Hyaline cartilage 
16.
Name this tissue
a)
Bone
b)
Cartliage
c)
Blood
d)

Dense

17.
This type of tissue is described as "cobwebby" and functions to cushion and protect the body organs it wraps
a)
Areolar (loose)
b)
Adipose
c)
Blood
d)
Cartilage 
18.
Name this tissue.
a)
Loose areolar 
b)
Loose reticular
c)
Bone
d)

Dense

19.
Name this tissue
a)
Bone
b)
Cartilage
c)
Blood
d)
Adipose
20.
Which connective tissue contains a gel-like matrix and is found in the nose, ear, and at the end of bones.
a)
Bone
b)
Cartilage
c)
Blood
d)
Adipose
21.
Which of the following is a type of cartilage?
a)
Hyaline cartilage 
b)
Fibrocartilage
c)
Elastic cartilage 
d)
All of the above
22.
Attach muscles to bones
a)
Tendons
b)
Ligaments
23.
This type of dense connective tissue connects bone to bone at joints 
a)
Tendons
b)
Ligaments
24.
This cell is a phagocyte (it eats other cells) and plays a role in immunity.
a)
Macrophage
b)
Blast Cell
c)
Mast cell
d)
Fibroblast
25.

Which of the following is NOT a function of Connective tissue?

a)

movement/transport

b)

support

c)

defense

d)

communication

26.

Which of the following is NOT a function of adipose tissue?

a)

Insulation

b)

Formation of glands

c)

Protection

d)

Support

27.

Name this tissue

a)

Hyline cartilage

b)

Elastic cartilage

c)

Elastic connective tissue

d)

Adipose tissue

28.

All of the following are types of Loose Connective Tissue EXCEPT:

a)

Areolar

b)

Adipose

c)

Reticular

d)

Cartilage

29.

What type of Connective tissue is found at the ends of bones to reduce friction?

a)

Dense connective tissue

b)

Cartilage

c)

Adipose Tissue

d)

Loose connective tissue

30.

Which of the following is not true about connective tissue?

a)

It has compact arrangement of cells.

b)

It has fibers.

c)

It is composed of extracellular matrix.

d)

Cells are scattered and varied.

31.
Connective tissue fibers include
a)
proteoglycans, adhesion proteins and interstitial
b)
collagen, elastic and reticular
c)
osteoblasts, fibroblasts and hemoblasts
32.
This type of cartilage forms a cushion-like disk between the vertebrae.
a)
Fibrocartilage
b)
Elastic cartilage
c)
Hyaline cartilage
33.

Fiber builder cells that are large, and star-shaped

a)

Erythrocytes

b)

Cartilage

c)

Fibroblast

d)

Adipose

34.

Which tissue forms your tendons and ligaments?

a)

Bone

b)

Areolar

c)

Dense

d)

Reticular

35.

Which of the following connective tissue cells releases a substance called histamine?

a)

Fibroblasts

b)

Macrophages

c)

Plasma cells

d)

Mast cells

36.

Of the three connective tissue fibers, which one provides the greatest flexibility (because of its ability to stretch)?

a)

Collagen

b)

Elastic

c)

Reticular

37.

Which type of tissue is shown?

a)

reticular

b)

hyaline cartilage

c)

bone

d)

adipose

38.

Name this tissue

a)

Hyline cartilage

b)

Elastic cartilage

c)

Elastic connective tissue

d)

Adipose tissue