Connective Tissue

Question 1

What are the 3 things that all connective tissue has?

Answer 1

• Specialized cells
• Fibers
• Fluid known as Ground Substance

Question 2

What is ground substance?

Answer 2

Its similar to the plasma of the blood. Viscus stuff that the fibers and cells float in.

Question 3

What makes up the Matrix?

Answer 3

Fibers and ground substance

Question 4

What is the main volume of connective tissue?

Answer 4

Extracellular matrix

Question 5

Is connective tissue vascular or Avascular?

Answer 5

Vascular

Question 6

What are the functions of connective tissue?

Answer 6

• Establishing a structural framework for the body.
• Transporting fluids and dissolved materials.
• Protecting delicate organs.
• Supporting, surrounding, and interconnecting other types of tissue.
• Storing energy, especially in the form of triglycerides.
• Defending the body from invading microorganisms.

Question 7

What are the 3 categories of CT used for classification?

Answer 7

Ordinary CT Fluid CT Supporting CT

Question 8

What are the 2 types of Ordinary CT?

Answer 8

Loose and Dense CT

Question 9

What are the 2 types (examples) of Fluid Connective tissue

Answer 9

Blood and Lymph

Question 10

What are the 2 types (examples) of Supportive Connective Tissue?

Answer 10

Bone and Cartiladge

Question 11

Name 4 cells that you would find in the connective tissue that deal with repair and maintenance?

Answer 11

Fibroblasts, fibrocytes, adipocytes, and mesenchymal cells

Question 12

Name 4 additional cells that you could find in Ordinary connective tissue regards to pathogens?

Answer 12

Macrophages, mast cells, lymphocytes, plasma cells, and microphages

Question 13

Name 3 loose Connective Tissues and location examples?

Answer 13

Adipose - Hypo dermis Areolar - Deep dermis Reticular - Liver, kidney, spleen

Question 14

Name 3 Dense Connective Tissues?

Answer 14

• Dense Regular
• Dense Irregular
• Elastic Tissue

Question 15

Give an example of Dense Regular tissue?

Answer 15

Tendons, Ligaments

Question 16

Give and example of Dense Irregular tissue?

Answer 16

Skin - deep dermis

Question 17

Whats the name of a nucleus that’s off center?

Answer 17

Eccentric Nucleus

Question 18

Name the 3 types of fibers found in connective tissue?

Answer 18

Collagen Fibers Elastic Fibers Reticular Fibers

Question 19

What are the features of Collagen fibers and where are they found?

Answer 19

They are tough, yet flexible, rope like fibers. They DO NOT stretch. Tendons, Ligaments

Question 20

What are the features of Elastic Fibers?

Answer 20

They aren’t as thick as Collagen fibers but form a net/mesh of fibers. Found in skin to help it bounce back into shape. Is stretchy.

Question 21

What is the name of a large molecule found in the ground substance?

Answer 21

Glycosaminoglycans (GAG’s)

Question 22

From the embryo, where does connective tissue originate and what embryo cell?

Answer 22

Mesoderm layer but more specifically the mesenchymal cell

Question 23

What is the main cell in connective tissue?

Answer 23

Fibroblasts

Question 24

What are fibroblast responsible for making?

Answer 24

Collagen, Elastin, GAG’s and Proteoglycans