5. Connective Tissue

Question 1

The term used to describe the carbohydrate component of connective tissues is?

Answer 1

Glycosaminoglycans

Question 2

The inactive form of an osteoblast is called a(an)?

Answer 2

Osteocyte

Question 3

The amorphous matrix that connective tissue fibers and cells are embedded in is called?

Answer 3

Ground subtance

Question 4

The type of bone found in the centre of long bones is known as?

Answer 4

Cancellous

Question 5

The cartilage that is found in the ear, epiglottis and larynx is?

Answer 5

Elastic cartilage

Question 6

What kind of connective tissue fibres supports the makes up the stroma of lymph nodes?

Answer 6

Reticulin

Question 7

Which connective tissue component is largely protein with a small amount of carbohydrate?

Answer 7

Glycoprotein

Question 8

Which cell produces collagen, elastin and glycosamino glycans?

Answer 8

Fibroblast

Question 9

What cell stores fat for energy production?

Answer 9

Adipocyte

Question 10

The term used to describe the connective tissue component of an organ is?

Answer 10

Stroma

Question 11

What is the name for adipose tissue which is mainly confined to the fetus or infants and is rich in mitochondria?

Answer 11

Brown fat

Question 12

What attaches bone to bone?

Answer 12

Ligaments

Question 13

What attaches muscle to bone?

Answer 13

Tendon

Question 14

The embryological form of connective tissue is known as?

Answer 14

Mesenchyme

Question 15

The hole in which osteocytes live is called a (an)?

Answer 15

Lacunae

Question 16

What kind of cartilage can be found in menisci and symphyses

Answer 16

Fibrocartilage

Question 17

Which type of connective tissue fiber has a high carbohydrate content?

Answer 17

Reticulin

Question 18

What type of tissue has Haversian sytems?

Answer 18

Bone

Question 19

Which connective tissue component is primarily a carbohydrate with a small amount of protein?

Answer 19

Proteoglycan

Question 20

The type of connective tissue that can be found in tendons and ligaments is?

Answer 20

Dense regular

Question 21

Which cell produces bone?

Answer 21

Osteoblast

Question 22

Which cell breaks down bone?

Answer 22

Osteoclast

Question 23

The type of bone which is found in the shafts and ends of long bones is?

Answer 23

Compact bone

Question 24

The precursor form of collagen is called?

Answer 24

Tropocollagen

Question 25

What is the name of collagen type III

Answer 25

Reticulin

Question 26

The type of cartilage that lines joints and supports the trachea and bronchi is?

Answer 26

Hyaline cartilage

Question 27

Which cell produces cartilage?

Answer 27

Chondroblast

Question 28

What tissue has cement lines?

Answer 28

Bone

Question 29

Another term for basement membrane is?

Answer 29

Basal lamina

Question 30

What type of cartilage is not surrounded by perichondrium?

Answer 30

Fibrocartilage

Question 31

Ground substance is largely _______

Answer 31

proteoglycans

Question 32

Proteoglycans are ________ attached to a small amount of _________

Answer 32

carbohydrates; protein

Question 33

3 major fibers?

Answer 33

• collagen
• elastin
• reticulin (collagen III)

Question 34

Ground substance is mainly _______ while fibers are mainly __________

Answer 34

GS => proteoglycans

Fibers => glycoproteins

Question 35

Connective tissue fiber known to have a high carbohydrate content?

Answer 35

Reticulin

Question 36

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of ground substance?

1. Has a large % of water
   2) Is slippery
   3) Exchange medium for wastes and nutrients
   4) Easily compressible

Answer 36

4) Easily compressible

Question 37

Most common type of cartilage?

Answer 37

Hyaline

Question 38

Connective tissue on the outside of the cartilage is known as?

Answer 38

Perichondrium