Connective Tissue

Question 1

What are the 4 types of tissue?

Answer 1

Epithelial Tissue
Connective Tissue
Muscular Tissue
Neural Tissue

Question 2

What are the three main classifications of connective tissue?

Answer 2

1) Proper
2) Fluid
3) Supporting

Question 3

What are the two types of connective tissue proper?

Answer 3

Loose
Dense

Question 4

What are the two types of fluid connective tissue?

Answer 4

Blood
Lymph

Question 5

What are the two types of supporting connective tissue?

Answer 5

Cartilage
Bone

Question 6

Types of loose connective tissue:

Answer 6

areolar tissue
adipose tissue
reticular tissue

Question 7

Types of dense connective tissue:

Answer 7

dense regular
dense irregular
elastic

Question 8

What are the two types of fluid connective tissue?

Answer 8

Blood
Lymph

Question 9

What are the parts of blood?

Answer 9

thrombocytes (platelets)
leukocytes (white blood cells)
erythrocytes (red blood cells)
plasma

Question 10

What are the two types of supporting connective tissue?

Answer 10

Cartilage
Bone

Question 11

Types of cartilage:

Answer 11

hyaline
elastic
fibrous

Question 12

What does connective tissue do?

Answer 12

structural framework
transporting fluid/ dissolved materials
protects organs
connects other tissues
stores energy (fat)
defends body from microrganisms

Question 13

What is areolar tissue, and where is it found?

Answer 13

binds skin to muscle, flexible, deep dermis

Question 14

What is adipose tissue, and where is it found?

Answer 14

fat (adipocytes), stores energy, cushion/insulator, surrounds organs

Question 15

What is brown fat?

Answer 15

highly vascularized, excess in infants/young children, quick source of heat

Question 16

What is reticular tissue, and where is it found?

Answer 16

Net like filtering tissue, scaffolding framework, liver, spleen, tonsils,

Question 17

What is regular tissue?

Answer 17

tightly, densely packed fibers, strong
tendons (muscle to bone)
ligaments (bone to bone)

Question 18

What is elastic tissue?

Answer 18

Dense but has elasticity, some stretch, at end of tendon where muscle connects to bone.

Question 19

What is irregular tissue?

Answer 19

not linear, fibrous capsules around organs, glands, skin, periosteum, perichondrium, strength/support

Question 20

What is the matrix of cartilage?

Answer 20

Gelatinous

Question 21

What is the primary molecule in bone?

Answer 21

Calcium phosphate

Question 22

What is hyaline cartilage and where?

Answer 22

support, flexible, reduces friction
between sternum and ribs
nose
trachea
larynx
bronchi
elbows
knees

Question 23

What is elastic cartilage and where?

Answer 23

auricle of ear, epiglottis, auditory canal

Question 24

What is fibrous cartilage and where?

Answer 24

resist compression, absorb shock
connects ligament to bone
between bone
meniscus
between pubic bones
between spinal disks

Question 25

What are the two types of bone?

Answer 25

compact (cortical) and spongy (trabecular)

Question 26

What are the three types of fascia?

Answer 26

superficial fascia
deep fascia
subserous fascia

Question 27

Where/what is superficial fascia?

Answer 27

between skin and underlying organs
(areolar and adipose)

Question 28

Where/what is deep fascia?

Answer 28

strong, fibrous internal framework
dense irregular connective tissue
bound to capsules, tendons, ligaments, etc.

Question 29

Where/what is subserous fascia?

Answer 29

between serous membrane (lines organs) and deep fascia
areolar tissue