Chapter 4 Test Flashcards
Which connective tissues have no blood supply?
Cartilage
Which major tissue type does blood belong to?
Connective
Which connective tissue has a poor blood supply?
Ligaments
Which cells store fat?
Adipose
What type if epithelial tissue forms the superficial layer of the skin?
Stratified squamous
Which CT forms tendons and ligaments?
Dense regular
Which major tissue type contains a large amount of matrix?
Connective tissue
Which major tissue type is avascular?
Epithelial tissue
Which epithelial tissue type appears to have several layers if cells but does not?
Pseudotratified
Which major tissue type is responsible for most secretions?
Epithelial
Where do cells in epithelial tissue get their oxygen and nutrients?
Diffusion from CT attached to
Which major tissue type contains neuroglia cells?
Nervous tissue
What type of membrane lines body cavities that are open to the exterior?
Mucous membranes
What type of cartilage contains chondrocytes and elastic fibers?
Elastic cartilage
What name would be given to a single layer of cuboidal cells lining a duct?
Simple cuboidal
What is the main function of stratified squamous epithelium?
Protection
Which major type of tissue type lines body cavities?
Epithelial
Which major tissue type is highly specialized for contraction?
Muscle tissue
Name a body structure where you would find elastic connective tissue
Walls of large arteries, lungs
What are the major functions of epithelial tissue?
- secretion
- absorption
- protection
Which major tissue type does cartilage belong to?
Connective tissue
Which major tissue type supports and protects body organs,stores energy, and provides immunity?
Connective tissue
Which epithelial tissue type contains cells that can change shape when stretched?
Transitional
What is the name given to a cartilage cell?
Chondrocytes
Which flat, single layered tissue allows for diffusion to occur?
Simple squamous
Name the 3 types of loose CT
- Areolar
- Adipose
- reticular
A basement membrane attaches soft tissue to hard tissue
Epithelial Connective
Which category of CT binds skin to organs and fills spaces between muscles?
Loose CT
Which part of blood would be the matrix?
Plasma
Which type of epithelial tissue often has cilia?
Columnar
Which membranes line the cavities of freely movable joints?
Synovial membranes
Name the substances secreted by exocrine glands
Mucus,oil,enzymes,ear wax NOT HORMONES!
Which CT fibers can be stretched without breaking?
Elastic
