Connective Tissue

Question 1

orgin of all CT

Answer 1

mesenchyme

Question 2

matrix

Answer 2

non-living portion made of fibers and ground substance

Question 3

blood

Question 4

types of fiber

Answer 4

collagen (thick/pink), elastic (purple/black), reticular (black/fine)

Question 5

connective tissue proper

Answer 5

dense (aerola, adipose, reticular) or loose (regular, irregular, elastic)

Question 6

adipose is made of

Answer 6

adipocytes, empty space is fat
looks bubble wrap

connective tissue proper loose

Question 7

areolar is made of

Answer 7

fibroblasts, black specks are the nuclei
all 3 fiber types, many directions

connective tissue proper loose

Question 8

reticular

Answer 8

net-like fibers

connective tissue proper loose

Question 9

type of CT of aerola

Answer 9

connective tissue proper loose

Question 10

aerola function (1)

Answer 10

cushions organs

Question 11

aerola location (1)

Answer 11

Widely distributed under many epithelia, like wrapping around organs and capillaries

Question 12

adipose is

Answer 12

connective tissue proper loose

Question 13

adipose function (1)

Answer 13

• fuel reserves
• insulates against heat loss
• supports and protects organs

Question 14

Adipose location (1)

Answer 14

• breasts
• around kidney
• under the dermis of the skin

Question 15

reticular is

Answer 15

connective tissue proper loose

Question 16

Reticular looks like

Answer 16

High proportion of reticular rivers and various types of blood cells
Students often mistake images of this for bone tissue

Question 17

Reticular functions (1)

Answer 17

Forms a soft internal skeleton that supports embedded cells

Question 18

reticular location (1)

Answer 18

Lymphoid organs (lymph nodes, bone marrow)

Question 19

Regular is

Answer 19

connective tissue proper dense

Question 20

Connective tissue proper dense-regular is composed of

Answer 20

Primarily composed of parallel collagen fibers, with some elastic fibers
Primary cell type is fibroblasts

Question 21

Connective tissue proper dense-regular function (1)

Answer 21

Attach muscles to bones or other muscles
Attach bones to other bones
Withstand tensile stress when pulled in one direction

Question 22

connective tissue proper dense-regular location (1)

Answer 22

ligaments, tendons

Question 23

Connective tissue proper dense-irregular is composed of

Answer 23

Primarily composed of irregularly arranged collagen fibers, with some elastic fibers
Primarily cell type is fibroblasts
Some students confuse this with muscle tissues

Question 24

connective tissue proper dense irregular function (1)

Answer 24

Withstand tension from multiple directions

Question 24

Connective tissue proper dense-elastic composed of

Answer 24

Very similar to dense regular CT, but with a high proportion of elastic fibers Fibers are arranged parallel to one another, giving a striated appearance

Question 24

connective tissue proper dense irregular location (1)

Answer 24

Dermis of skin

Question 25

# e t connective tissue proper dense elastic function (1)

Answer 25

Allows recoil of tissue following stretching

Question 25

connective tissue proper dense elastic location (1)

Answer 25

Walls of large arteries (aorta) pumps blood in heart, need to be able to expand in contract) Within ligaments