Ch.4: Tissues, Connective Tissue

Question 1

The most abundant and widely distributed of the primary tissues

Answer 1

Connective tissue

Question 2

Connective tissues 5 major functions are ______

Answer 2

Binding and supporting
Protecting
Insulating
Storing
Transporting

Question 3

4 Characteristics of Connective tissues include

Answer 3

Deeper tissue, large intracellular spaces, varies in vascularity, nonliving extracellular matrix

Question 4

Connective tissue has three main elements _______

Answer 4

Ground substance, fibers, and Cells

Question 5

Unstructured material that fills space between the cell and contains the fibers. Composed of interstitial (tissue) fluid, cell adhesion proteins and proteoglycans

Answer 5

Ground Substance

Question 6

The three connective fibers are ____

Answer 6

Collagen fiber, elastic fiber, reticular fiber

Question 7

Type of fiber that are extremely tough and provide high tensile strength

Answer 7

Collagen fibers

Question 8

Type of fiber that are long, thin fibers that form branching networks in the extracellular matrix. Allows them to be stretch and recoil like rubber bands. Found where great elasticity is needed, skin, lungs, and blood vessel walls

Answer 8

Elastic fibers

Question 9

Type of fiber that are short, collagenous fibers. branch extensively, forming delicate networks. surround small blood vessels and support the soft tissue of organs.

Answer 9

Reticular fiber

Question 10

7 types of Tissue cells

Answer 10

Erythrocytes
Leukocytes
Thrombocytes (blood clotting)
adipocytes
chondrocytes
osteocytes
fibrocytes

Question 11

Mast cells function is to ______

Answer 11

detect foreign microorganisms and initiate local inflammatory responses against them

Question 12

An anticoagulant chemical that prevents blood clotting when free in the bloodstream

Answer 12

Heparin

Question 13

substances that make capillaries leaky

Answer 13

Histamine

Question 14

Irregulary shaped cells that avidly phagocytize foreing particles, viruses, bacteria, dead tissues, central actors of the immune system

Answer 14

Macrophages

Question 15

A mature connective tissue arise from a common embryonic tissue

Answer 15

Mesenchyme

Question 16

Adipose tissue’s 4 major functions are?

Answer 16

stores nutrients, Shock absorber, insulation,energy storage

Question 17

What are the two types of Adipose tissue

Answer 17

White fat, and Brown fat

Question 18

What does white fat do?

Answer 18

It stores nutrients mainly for other cells

Question 19

What does brown fat do?

Answer 19

Heat the body

Question 20

Tissue that contains only reticular fibers in its matrix. Forms labyrinth-like stroma (bed) that can support many free blood cells mostly lymphocytes in lymph nodes, the spleen, and bone marrow

Answer 20

Reticular connective tissue

Question 21

Dense regular connective tissue forms _______ which are cords that attach muscles to bones

Answer 21

Tendons

Question 22

Flat, sheetlike tendons that attach muscles to other muscles or to bones are called

Answer 22

Aponeuroses

Question 23

________ binds bones together at joints, much more elastic and stretchy than a tendon

Answer 23

Ligament

Question 24

Stands up to both tension and compression, lacks nerve fibers and is avascular. Ground substance contains large amount of GAGs. 80% water. Chondrocytes are typically found in the lacunae

Answer 24

Cartilage

Question 25

What are the three types of cartilage

Answer 25

Hyaline, Elastic, and Fibrocartilage

Question 26

The most abundant cartilage in the body, provieds firm support with pliability

Answer 26

Hyaline Cartilage

Question 27

Has more elastics fiber, found on the external ear, epiglottis

Answer 27

Elastic Cartilage

Question 28

Compressible and resist tension,found where strong support and the ability to withstand heavy pressure are required (intervertebral dics)

Answer 28

Fibrocartilage

Question 29

Exceptional ability to support and protect the body structures. Harder and more rigid, inorganic calcium salts

Answer 29

Bone

Question 30

The fluid within blood vessels, most atypical connective tissue, Develops from mesenchyme. Transport vehicle

Answer 30

Blood