Connective Tissue

Question 1

Three basic components of connective tissue

Answer 1

Cells, protein fibers, and ground substance

Question 2

Connective tissue cell types

Answer 2

Fat – adipocytes
Cartilage - chondrocytes
Bone – osteocytes

Question 3

Three protein fibers of connective tissue

Answer 3

Collagen, fibers – stretch resistant, unbranched
Elastic fibers – flexible, branched
Reticular, fiber, – interwoven, flexible, branched

Question 4

Connective, tissue, ground substance

Answer 4

Nonliving material produced by the connected tissue cells. Maybe viscous, semi solid, or solid. The extracellular matrix is formed by protein fiber

Question 5

Connective, tissues function

Answer 5

Physical protection
Support and structural framework
Binding of structures
Storage, transport, immune protection

Question 6

Connective tissue classification

Answer 6

Fluid connective tissue
Connective tissue proper
Supporting connective tissue

Question 7

Blood connective, tissue structure

Answer 7

Erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets

Question 8

Blood connected tissue function

Answer 8

Erythrocytes, transport, gas
Leukocytes mount and adaptive immune response
Platelets involved with blood clotting
Plasma transports nutrients, waste and hormones

Question 9

Blood connective tissue location

Answer 9

Primarily found within the blood vessels, the heart and lymphatic organs

Question 10

Connective tissue proper, 2 types

Answer 10

Loose connective tissue
Dense, connective tissue

Question 11

Loose connective tissue characteristics

Answer 11

Fewer cells and fibers
Protein fiber are loosely, arranged
Acts as bodies packing material

Question 12

Loose connective tissue subtypes

Answer 12

1 Areolar
2 Adipose
3 reticular

Question 13

Dense, connective tissue characteristics

Answer 13

Primarily protein fibers, less ground substance
Collagen fiber dominant

Question 14

Dense connective tissue, three sub types

Answer 14

1 dense, regular
2 dense, irregular
3 Elastic

Question 15

Areolar connective, tissue structure

Answer 15

Organized, collagen and elastic fibers, abundant blood vessels
Fibroblast predominant cell
Ground substance is viscous and gel like

Question 16

Areolar, connective tissue function

Answer 16

Surrounds and protects tissues in organs
Loosely binds epithelia to deeper tissue
Provide nerve and blood vessel, packing

Question 17

Areolar connective, tissue location

Answer 17

Papillary layers of dermis
Subcutaneous layer
Surrounds nerves, blood vessels, individual muscle cells, and organs

Question 18

Reticular, connective, tissue structure

Answer 18

Meshwork of reticular, fibers, fibroblasts, and leukocytes
Ground substance is gel like

Question 19

Reticular connected tissue function

Answer 19

Provides a support framework for spleen, lymph nodes, thymus, and bone marrow

Question 20

Reticular, connective, tissue location

Answer 20

Forms, stroma of lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, and bone marrow

Question 21

Adipose connected tissue structure

Answer 21

Specialized for fat storage, does not form ground substance or fibers
Cytoplasm and nucleus push to one side Center is fat, filled vacuole

Question 22

Adipose connective tissue function

Answer 22

Stores energy
, Cushions, and insulates

Question 23

Adipose connective, tissue location

Answer 23

Subcutaneous layer
Surrounds some organs

Question 24

Dense, regular connective, tissue structure

Answer 24

Tightly packed, collagen fibers
Aligned parallel to an applied force
Fibroblast nuclei between layers of fibers
Limited substance

Question 25

Dense regular connected tissue function

Answer 25

Muscle to bone – tendons
Bone to bone – ligaments
Resist stress applied in One Direction

Question 26

Dense, regular connective tissue location

Answer 26

Found in tendons and ligaments

Question 27

Elastic connective, tissue structure

Answer 27

Branching, elastic, fibers, packed, collagen, fibers, higher count of fibroblasts

Question 28

Elastic connective tissue function

Answer 28

Elastic fibers, provide resilience, the ability to deform and return to normal shape
Allows stretching of some organs

Question 29

Elastic connective tissue location

Answer 29

Walls of large and medium arteries
Trachea
Bronchial tubes
True vocal cords
Suspensory ligaments of the penis