Connective Tissue

Question 1

Connective Tissue

Answer 1

diverse in structure and function

Question 2

Ground Substance

Answer 2

noncellular material that seperates the cell
ex. bone, cartilage, blood

Question 3

Collagen Fibers

Answer 3

– white
– contains collogen (protein that gives flexibility and strength)

Question 4

Reticular Fibers

Answer 4

– very thin collogen fibers
– finely branched
– forms delicate supporting network

Question 5

Elastic Fibers

Answer 5

– contains elastin
– can stretch to 100x their size without breaking
– provide flexibility

Question 6

Loose Fibrous Tissue

Answer 6

– includes areolra and reticular connective tissue
– allows organs to expand
– forms protective coverings around many organs

Question 7

Adipose Tissue

Answer 7

example of loose fibrous tissue
– made of adipocytes that store fat
– has little extracellular matrix
– fill with liquid fat for use as energy storage, insulation, and organ protection

Question 8

Dense Fibrous Tissue

Answer 8

– contaons many collagen fibers packed together
– makes strong, flexible connections between tissues

Question 9

Tendons

Answer 9

has dense fibrous tissue
– connects muscle to bone

Question 10

Ligament

Answer 10

has dense fibrous tissue
– connects bone to bone

Question 11

Cartilage

Answer 11

example of supportive connective tissue
– firm, whitish, flexible connective tissue

Question 12

Hyaline Cartilage

Answer 12

– most common
– glassy, transparent
– in the nose, end of long bones, and ribs
– forms most of the fetal skeleton

Question 13

Elastic Cartilage

Answer 13

– contains elastin fibers
– very flexible
– in outer ear

Question 14

Fibrocartilage

Answer 14

– contains strong, collogen fibers
– found in structures that need to withstand pressure and tension like the disks between vertebrae and back of knee joint

Question 15

Bone

Answer 15

– the most rigid connective tissue
– made of inorganic salts(containing calcium)

Question 16

Compact Bone

Answer 16

made of osteons
– has osteocytes

Question 17

Spongy Bone

Answer 17

appears as an open lattice of irregular bars, plates, and spaces

Question 18

Blood

Answer 18

fluid connective tissue
– transports O2 and CO2
– distributes heat
– helps balance fluid, ion, and pH throughout the body

Question 19

Red Blood Cells

Answer 19

erythrocytes
– red because of hemoglobin

Question 20

White Blood Cells

Answer 20

leukocytes
– immune response
– make antibodies
– directly attack invading agents
– produce biochemicals than cause swelling, itching, and sneezing

Question 21

Platelets

Answer 21

thrombocytes
– fragments of giant cells only found in bone marrow
– act as patching material to form a plug when a blood vessel is damaged
– helps with clotting