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Connective Tissue Quiz

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 29mins

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Class
Date
1.

All connective tissue ...

a)

is vascular

b)

secretes hormones

c)

store fat

d)

have an extracellular matrix

e)

none of these choices

2.

Which choice below lists the connective tissue from most rigid to softest?

a)

blood, bone, dense ct, loose ct, cartilage

b)

bone, cartilage, dense ct, loose ct, blood

c)

dense ct, bone, cartilage, loose ct, blood

d)

cartilage, bone, dense ct, loose ct, blood

3.

Identify the connective tissue shown ...

a)

fibrocartilage

b)

dense irregular

c)

loose reticular

d)

hyaline cartilage

4.

Which of the following is not a type of connective tissue?

a)

reticular

b)

elastic cartilage

c)

stratified columnar

d)

loose areolar

e)

blood

5.

Connective tissue is the most abundant tissue in the human body.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

Select the macrophages

7.

Nonliving material made of ground substance and fibers secreted by cells is called

a)

bone

b)

basement membranes

c)

adipose

d)

extracellular matrix

8.

Which of the following is not a function of connective tissue?

a)

provides support for the body

b)

binds body tissues together

c)

protects the body from disease and injury

d)

diffusion of materials in and out of cells

9.

Collagen is a protein that is particularly abundant in

a)

covering and lining epithelium

b)

dense regular connective tissue

c)

smooth muscle

d)

adipose tissue

10.

What tissue is this?

a)

Adipose Connective Tissue

b)

Areolar Connective Tissue

c)

Blood (connective tissue)

d)

Bone (connective tissue)

11.

Identify the type of connective tissue that is found in lymph nodes, the spleen, and bone marrow.

a)

areolar tissue

b)

reticular connective tissue

c)

osseous tissue

d)

dense connective tissue

e)

adipose tissue

12.

Which of the following fibers are components of connective tissue? Check all that apply.

a)

collagen

b)

optic

c)

spindle

d)

elastic

e)

reticular

13.

Identify the connecive tissue shown ...

a)

fibrocartilage

b)

dense irregular

c)

loose reticular

d)

loose areolar

14.

Fiber making cells are called...

a)

chondroblasts

b)

fibroblasts

c)

osteoclasts

d)

fibroclasts

15.

Which of the following is a false statement about cartilage?

a)

contains a rigid matrix

b)

contains chondrocytes

c)

3 types found in the human body

d)

highly vascular

16.

Identify the connective tissue shown ...

a)

hyaline cartilage

b)

adipose

c)

loose reticular

d)

elastic cartilage

17.

Which suffix below means that the cell is performing or maintaining it's normal functions?

a)

-blast

b)

-clast

c)

-cyte

d)

-phage

18.

What tissue is this?

a)

Elastic cartilage

b)

Dense regular

c)

Blood

d)

Bone

19.

Which prefix below means bone?

a)

osseous-

b)

fibro-

c)

chondro-

d)

hemo-

20.

Most abundant form of cartilage in the body; forms the model for embryonic skeleton; found on ends of bones that form joints, connects ribs to the sternum

a)

elastic cartilage

b)

hyaline cartilage

c)

dense irregular ct

d)

fibrocartilage

21.

Identify the connecive tissue shown ...

a)

fibrocartilage

b)

dense irregular

c)

loose reticular

d)

loose areolar

22.

Which tissue is very vascular with a large amount of collagen; contains three types of cells; there's two types--spongy and compact; has a gel-like matrix and calcium salts which act to harden the matrix

a)

elastic cartilage

b)

blood

c)

dense regular ct

d)

bone

23.

What is the extracellular matrix found in blood tissue?

a)

platelets

b)

plasma

c)

lymph

d)

macrophages

24.

Identify the connective tissue shown ...

a)

fibrocartilage

b)

dense irregular

c)

loose reticular

d)

dense elastic

25.

What cells are formed in the red bone marrow?

a)

osteocytes

b)

mast cells

c)

blood cells

d)

fat cells

26.

Identify the connective tissue shown ...

a)

fibrocartilage

b)

dense irregular

c)

loose reticular

d)

bone

27.

Identify the connective tissue shown ...

a)

hyaline cartilage

b)

adipose

c)

loose reticular

d)

blood

28.

Forms thin delicate membranes; binds epithelium to underlying tissue, fills spaces between muscles

a)

adipose ct

b)

loose areolar ct

c)

dense irregular ct

d)

dense regular ct

29.

Identify the connective tissue shown ...

a)

bone

b)

adipose

c)

loose reticular

d)

blood