Connective Tissue

Question 1

4 classes of CT:

Answer 1

Connective tissue proper, cartilage, bone, and blood

Question 2

Function of connective tissue

Answer 2

Binding and support, protection, insulation, transportation, and stores energy

Question 3

Types of cells in CT

Answer 3

Fibroblasts, macrophages, plasma cells, mast cells, adipocytes, and white blood cells

Question 4

Types of connective tissue proper

Answer 4

Loose and dense

Question 5

Types of supporting connective tissue

Answer 5

Cartilage and bone

Question 6

Types of liquid connective tissue

Answer 6

Blood and lymph

Question 7

The 3 types of loose connective tissue are:

Answer 7

Areolar, adipose, and reticular

Question 8

What are the 3 fiber types of areolar tissue?

Answer 8

Collagen, reticular, and elastic

Question 9

What is areolar tissue mostly made of?

Answer 9

Water; gel-like matrix

Question 10

Function of areolar tissue:

Answer 10

Holds, moves tissue fluids

Question 11

Areolar tissue is the site of …

Answer 11

Inflammation

Question 12

What type of cells are closely packed in adipose tissue?

Answer 12

Adipocytes

Question 13

What is the function of adipose tissue?

Answer 13

Reserve fuel, insulates, and supports, protects organs

Question 14

What network of fibers are found in reticular tissue?

Answer 14

Reticular fibers

Question 15

Where is reticular tissue found?

Answer 15

Lymphatic organs, bone marrow, and spleen

Question 16

What is the function of reticular tissue?

Answer 16

Forms soft internal skeleton

Question 17

What cells does reticular tissue support?

Answer 17

WBC, macrophages

Question 18

What are the 3 types of dense (fibrous) connective tissue?

Answer 18

Dense regular, dense irregular, and elastic

Question 19

What types of fibers are in dense regular tissue?

Answer 19

Parallel Collagen fibers

Question 20

Dense regular tissue makes up our…

Answer 20

Tendons and ligaments

Question 21

Tendons attach…

Answer 21

Muscle to bone

Question 22

Ligaments attach…

Answer 22

Bone to bone

Question 23

Dense regular tissue function:

Answer 23

Attach muscles to bone, attach bone to bone, and withstands pulling force stress

Question 24

In what type of direction does dense regular tissue move?

Answer 24

Singular direction

Question 25

Dense irregular tissue is made up of ____________ fibers

Answer 25

Irregularly arranged collagen fibers

Question 26

Dense irregular tissue is found in…

Answer 26

Fibrous capsules of joints; dermis of skin

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What is the function of dense irregular tissue?

Answer 27

Withstand tension in many direction; structural strength

Question 28

Elastic tissue is made up of ______ fibers

Answer 28

Elastic

Question 29

Where is elastic tissue found?

Answer 29

Walls of arteries, vertebral column, and bronchial tubes

Question 30

What is the function of elastic fibers?

Answer 30

Allows tissues to recoil; passive recoil of lungs

Question 31

What allows elastic tissue to recoil?

Answer 31

Elastic fibers

Question 32

Cartilage is made up of __% of water

Answer 32

80

Question 33

Cartilage: avascular or vascular?

Answer 33

Avascular; cartilage has no blood flow

Question 34

Nutrients from blood vessels are found in the…

Answer 34

Perichondrium

Question 35

In cartilage tissue, chondroblasts (immature), mature into…

Answer 35

Chondrocytes

Question 36

What is the function of cartilage tissue?

Answer 36

To withstand tension and compression

Question 37

What are the 3 types of cartilage?

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Hyaline cartilage, elastic cartilage, and fibrocartilage

Question 38

Where is hyaline cartilage found?

Answer 38

Places where bone comes in contact with bone

Question 39

Where in the body is elastic cartilage found?

Answer 39

Ears, epiglottis

Question 40

Why is fibrocartilage not thin or flexible?

Answer 40

It holds bones together and allows them to move without seperating

Question 41

Characteristics of a bone:

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Matrix; made up of calcium salts and collagen fibers

Question 42

What makes bone dense?

Answer 42

Calcium salts and collagen fibers

Question 43

Bone: vascularized or avascularized?

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Vascularized; blood vessels throughout the bone

Question 44

In bone, Osteoblasts mature into…

Answer 44

Osteocytes

Question 45

Osteoblasts are…

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Immature bone building cells

Question 46

Osteocytes are…

Answer 46

Mature bone cells

Question 47

What are the 2 types of bone?

Answer 47

Compact and spongy

Question 48

What is the function of bone?

Answer 48

Supports, protects; stores minerals; blood cell formation

Question 49

Blood is a type of ______ tissue

Answer 49

Liquid

Question 50

Blood plasma is made up of __% water

Answer 50

90

Question 51

What are the 3 cell types for blood

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RBC (erythrocytes), WBC (leukocytes), and platelets (thrombocytes)

Question 52

Blood is a…

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Fluid matrix

Question 53

What is the function of blood?

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Transport respiratory gases, nutrients, and wastes

Question 54

What are the 3 fiber types found in connective tissue proper?

Answer 54

Collagen, reticular, and elastic

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What cells are found in connective tissue proper?

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Fibroblasts, fibrocytes, defense cells, and adipocytes

Question 56

What are the types of loose connective tissue?

Answer 56

Areolar, adipose, and reticular

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What are the types of dense connective tissue?

Answer 57

Regular, irregular, and elastic

Question 58

What cells are found in cartilage?

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Chondroblasts, chondrocytes

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What fibers are found in cartilage?

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Collagen, elastic fibers

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What cells are found in bone tissue?

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Osteoblasts, osteocytes

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What fibers are found in bone tissue?

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Collagen fibers

Question 62

Cells found in blood tissue:

Answer 62

Erythrocytes (RBC), leukocytes (WBC), and thrombocytes (platelets)