Connective Tissue

Question 1

Connective tissue is a mixture of what kinds of what?

Answer 1

a mixture of cell types and extracellular fibers suspended within a viscous ground substance

Question 2

5 types of important cells of Connective Tissue?

Answer 2

Fibroblasts
Macrofages
Adipocytes
Plasma Cells
Mast Cells

Question 3

Fibroblasts deal with what?

Answer 3

scar tissue

Question 4

Macrophages deal with what?

Answer 4

phagocytosis (eating stuff)

Question 5

Adipocytes deal with what?

Answer 5

fat cells

Question 6

Plasma cells deal with what?

Answer 6

antibodies

Question 7

Mast cells deal with what?

Answer 7

histamine

Question 8

Connective tissue fibers include

Answer 8

collagen (tensile strength)
elastin (flexibility)
reticular (supporting network in lymphoid, blood-forming, or adipose tissue)

Question 9

Ground substance is what?

Answer 9

gelatinous substance

- GAGs

Question 10

Loose Areolar Connective Tissue contains many what and is found mainly where?

Answer 10

capillaries

deep to the skin

Question 11

Dense regular connective tissue forms what?

Answer 11

tendons and ligaments

Question 12

Dense irregular connective tissue contains few what and forms what?

Answer 12

capillaries

joint capsules, organ capsules, and dermis of skin

Question 13

Supporting connective tissue make up what?

Answer 13

bone and cartilage

Question 14

Hyaline cartilage is found primarily as what?

Answer 14

articular cartilage

at the end of long bones, fetal skeleton, costal cartilage, tracheal rings

Question 15

Lacuna are what?

Answer 15

small basin containing fluid

Question 16

Elastic Cartilage mainly found where?

Answer 16

External Ear

Epiglottis

Question 17

Fibrocartilage is more ____ and contains more ____ that other cartilage

Answer 17

dense

fibers

Question 18

Where is fibrocartilage mainly found?

Answer 18

intervertebral discs and pelvic girdle

Question 19

What is hydroxyapatite?

Answer 19

collection of calcium

Question 20

Compact bone is …

Answer 20

outer, impact resistant, weight bearing

Question 21

spongy bone is …

Answer 21

internal to compact bone and trabecular (network-like)

Question 22

The osteon is ..

Answer 22

the target

Question 23

the lamellae is what?

Answer 23

layers

Question 24

the central canal is what?

Answer 24

blood vessel

Question 25

the canaliculi is what?

Answer 25

communication channel