CONNECTIVE TISSUE

Question 1

FUNCTIONS

Answer 1

Binds body tissues together
Supports the body
Provides protection

Question 2

MAJOR GROUPS

Answer 2

Connective tissue proper
Special types of connective tissue

Question 3

Non-living material that surrounds living cells

Answer 3

Extracellular matrix

Question 4

CONNECTIVE TISSUE TYPES

Answer 4

Bone (osseous tissue)
Hyaline Cartilage
Elastic Cartilage
Fibrocartilage
Areolar connective tissue
Adipose tissue
Blood

Question 5

ABUNDANT IN WATER THAT MAKES IT EASY FOR
OXYGEN, NUTRIENTS, AND OTHER NEEDED
MATERIALS TO DIFFUSE FROM BLOOD TO
CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS.

Answer 5

ground substance

Question 6

PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
SUPPORTIVE FUNCTION OF CONNECTIVE
TISSUE

Answer 6

extracellular fibers

Question 7

MADE UP OF COLLAGEN, THE MOST ABUNDANT
PROTEIN IN THE BODY AND WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR
ABOUT 25% OF THE BODY’S DRY WEIGHT

Answer 7

collagen fibers

Question 8

THEY ARE PARTICULARLY ABUNDANT IN STRUCTURES
THAT ARE SUBJECTED TO FREQUENT STRETCHING SUCH
AS LIGAMENT FLAVA BETWEEN VERTEBRAE.

Answer 8

elastic fibers

Question 9

ARE RELATIVELY SPARSE IN MOST CONNECTIVE
TISSUES, BUT THEY ARE THE MAIN EXTRACELLULAR
FIBERS OF RETICULAR TISSUE

Answer 9

reticular fibers

Question 10

TYPES OF
COLLAGENOUS
CONNECTIVE TISSUE

Answer 10

DENSE COLLAGENOUS
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
LOOSE COLLAGENOUS
CONNECTIVE TISSUE

Question 11

Represents the largest energy storage
site of the body.

Answer 11

adipose tissue

Question 12

Forms the stroma or supporting
framework

Answer 12

reticular tissue

Question 13

The principle extracellular fibrillar is the
elastic fiber.

Answer 13

elastic tissue

Question 14

Characterized by an abundance of amorphous
and jelly-like ground substance in which scarce
number of collagen, elastic, and reticular fibers
are embedded.

Answer 14

mucous tissue