adipose-cartilage-bone review Flashcards
All the following statements about white adipose tissue are true EXCEPT ONE. Which statement is the EXCEPTION?
It stores multiple droplets of lipids in each cell.
Which of these is true of lipoprotein?
-It is composed of phospholipids, triglycerides, cholesterol, and other molecules
-It transports fat molecules.
Which of these is true of bone?
It is a composite of proteinaceous fibers and mineral.
Resistance to both compression and shear forces is best met via
Fibrocartilage
Hydrolysis of VLDLs in the blood capillaries forms
Free fatty acids
Which of these is true?
All three types of cartilage form from mesenchyme.
Which one of these is the main function of brown adipose tissue?
Thermogenesis
In routine histological sections, why is it not possible to see the lipid in the fat cells?
The solvents used to prepare the slides dissolve the lipid.
All the following statements about hyaline cartilage are true EXCEPT ONE. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
Its primary protein fiber is elastin
You may need to refer to your textbook: A benign fat cell tumor is called a…
lipoma
The orientation of the collagen fibers of lamellar bone is similar to the orientation of
Fibers of plywood
Meniscus of the knee cartilage type
Fibrocartilage
Cartilage connecting ribs to sternum
Hyaline cartilage
Epiglottis cartilage type
Elastic cartilage
Intervertebral disc cartilage type
fibrocartilage
Pubic symphysis cartilage type
fibrocartilage
External ear cartilage type
Elastic cartilage
Cartilage of the hip joint (femur and pelvis)
Hyaline cartilage
Tracheal rings cartilage
hyaline cartilage
Chondrocytes are located in lacunae in hyaline cartilage.
TRUE
When osteocytes die, what happens to the bone matrix surrounding those osteocytes?
It is resorbed
Which of these is true about bone?
Lamellar bone is remodeled from woven bone.
Cancellous bone is a type of lamellar bone
Compact bone is a type of lamellar bone
These cells remodel bone tissue by breaking down the ossified matrix.
osteoclast
Mesenchymal cells that give rise to osteoblasts
Osteoprogenitor cells
Secrete bone matrix
osteoblast
Cells that reside in the lacunae in bone tissue
osteocyte
Derived from monocyte blood cells
osteoclast
These bone cells are connected by canaliculi
Osteocytes
Cells that maintain the calcified matrix of bone.
Osteocytes
These cells secrete the newly deposited osteoid
Osteoblast
A type of bone cells that is large and multinucleate
Osteoclast
Which type of bone forms the hard callus in a healing bone fracture?
Woven bone
The extracellular matrix of cartilage (all three types) is composed of
GAGs, proteoglycans, and collagen fibers, and elastic fibers.
Which type of cartilage has the highest concentration of fibroblasts associated with it?
Fibrocartilage
Which of these is a function of adipose tissue?
Cushioning organs
Insulation
Thermogenesis
Energy storage
Which one of these is true about cartilage
Fibrocartilage is composed of hyaline cartilage and dense connective tissue.
Which of these has the highest caloric content per gram?
Triglycerides
What part of a long bone, such as the femur, is composed of cancellous bone covered by a thin layer of compact cortical bone?
Epiphysis
Which of these has the largest amount of proteoglycans per unit mass?
hyaline cartilage
About 90% of the organic part of bone matrix is collagen; the rest includes
Proteoglycans and multiadhesive glycoproteins
