Block 1: Connective Tissue, Cartilage Flashcards
Which of the following is NOT primarily composed of connective tissue?
- blood
- bone
- tendon
- intervertebral disc
- myometreum
Myometreum
what is the myometruem composed of
muscular tissue
Which connective tissue cell types contain properties of smooth muscle cells?
- fibroblast
- myofibroblast
- plasma cells
- mast cell
myofibroblast
what contains properties of both fibroblasts and smooth muscles cells
myofibroblast
Which cell is a connective tissue macrophage?
a. Kupffer cells
b. Histiocyte
c. Dust cell
d. Langerhans cell
e. Microglia
histiocyte
Which of the following can be classified as “specialized connective tissue”?
a. Mesenchyme
b. Mucous connective tissue
c. Dense connective tissue
d. Blood
e. Loose connective tissue
Blood
Which of the following can be classified as “embryonic connective tissue”?
a. Cartilage
b. Mucous connective tissue
d. Adipose tissue
d. Bone
e. Blood
Mucous connective tissue
embryonic connective tissue contains what
mesenchym and mucous connective tissue
What type of tissue makes up the dermis of the skin?
a. Mucous connective tissue
b. Mesenchyme
c. Loose irregular connective tissue
d. Dense irregular connective tissue
e. Dense regular connective tissue
Dense irregular tissue
What type of adipose tissue tends to increase as humans age?
a. Brown adipose tissue
b. White adipose tissue
c. Unilocular adipose tissue
d. Multilocular adipose tissue
e. Both b and c
white adipose tissue and unilocular adipose tissue
which tissue is multilocular adipose tissue
brown adipose tissue
Which of the following would be best suited to differentiate collagen fibers from other fibers?
a. Wright’s stain
b. Hematoxylin and eosin stain
c. Sudan stain
d. Silver impregnation
e. Masson’s trichrome stain
Mason’s trichrome stain
lipids are best visible in what stain
sudan stain
what is good for reticular stain
silver impregnation
What is the connective tissue covering which surrounds cartilage?
a. Perimysium
b. Periosteum
c. Perichondrium
d. Perineurium
e. Endosteum
perichondrium
Where does cartilage come from?
a. Ectoderm
b. Endoderm
c. Mesenchyme
d. Connective tissue
e. None of the above
mesenchyme
What is the mature cell in cartilage called?
a. Chondrocyte
b. Chondroblast
c. Osteocyte
d. Osteoclast
e. Bone lining cell
chondrocyte
Regarding the blood supply to cartilage:a. Cartilage has minimal circulationb. Cartilage has a duel circulationc. Cartilage is highly vasculard. Cartilage is avasculare. There is nothing unique about the blood supply to cartilage
cartilage is avascualr
Which type of cartilage is characterized by the presence of thick bundles of collagen fibers?
a. Hyaline cartilage
b. Elastic cartilage
c. Fibrocartilage
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
fibrocartilage
What percent of the matrix of cartilage is water?
a. 0
b. 10-40
c. 40-60
d. 60-80
e. 80-100
60-80
Which type of cartilage forms the epiphyseal growth plate?
a. Hyaline cartilage
b. Elastic cartilage
c. Fibrocartilage
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
hyaline cartilage
What type of tissue makes up the rings of the trachea?a. Hyaline cartilageb. Fibrocartilagec. Elastic cartilaged. Both a and be. Both a and c
hyaline cartilage
What type of tissue makes up the epiglottis?
a. Hyaline cartilage
b. Fibrocartilage
c. Elastic cartilage
d. Both a and b
e. Both a and c
elastic tissue
Which type of cartilage is present in the temporomandibular joint?
a. Hyaline cartilage
b. Elastic cartilage
c. Fibrocartilage
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
fibrocartilage
What structure is called yellow cartilage?
a. Hyaline cartilage
b. Elastic cartilage
c. Fibrocartilage
d. Compact bone
e. Spongy bone
elastic cartilage
What cell produces the cartilaginous matrix?a. Chondrocyteb. Chondroblastc. Osteocyted. Osteoclaste. Bone lining cell
chondroblast
Which type of cartilage is found in the larynx?
a. Hyaline cartilage
b. Elastic cartilage
c. Fibrocartilage
d. Both a and b
e. All of the above
hyaline and elastic cartilage
Which of the following is NOT a glycosaminoglycan in cartilage?a. Chondroitin sulfateb. Proteoglycansc. Keratan sulfated. Hyaluronic acide. All of the above are glycosaminoglycans in cartilage
proteoglycans
Which type of cartilage is characterized by a glassy matrix?a. Hyaline cartilageb. Elastic cartilagec. Fibrocartilaged. All of the abovee. None of the above
hyaline cartilage
Which cartilage has thick bundles of collagen fibers in the matrix
fibrocartilage
Which type of cartilage is characterized by the presence of chondrocytes sitting in lacunae?
a. Hyaline cartilage
b. Elastic cartilage
c. Fibrocartilage
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
all of the abovehyalineelasticand fibrocartilage
Which type of cartilage is the most abundant?
a. Hyaline cartilage
b. Elastic cartilage
c. Fibrocartilage
d. Hyaline cartilage and elastic cartilage equally
e. Elastic cartilage and fibrocartilage equally
hyaline cartilage