Connective Tissue Functions and Locations

Question 1

Function of Blood?

Answer 1

Transport/transportation

Question 2

What are the bones functions?

Answer 2

• Hematopoiesis
• Stores Calcium
• Provides levers for muscles to attach
• Protects

Question 3

What is mesenchyme’s function?

Answer 3

Gives rise to all connective tissue

Question 4

Function of Dense Irregular

Answer 4

Withstand tension, provide strength, bind and support.

Question 5

Function of Dense Regular

Answer 5

Attach muscle to bone and attach bone to bone

Question 6

Function of Adipose

Answer 6

Stores fat and insulates

Question 7

Function of Reticular

Answer 7

Provides support to other cells - forms stroma

Question 8

Function of Areolar

Answer 8

Stores fluid

Question 9

Function of Hyaline Cartilage

Answer 9

Support, resist, and compresses/compression

Question 10

Function of Fibrocartilage

Answer 10

Provide strength and absorb shock (compression)

Question 11

Function of Elastic Cartilage

Answer 11

Structure and maintain shape w/flexibility

Question 12

What are the locations for dense irregular?

Answer 12

Submucosa of digestive tract and fibrous organ capsules

Question 13

What are the locations for dense regular?

Answer 13

Tendons and ligaments

Question 14

What are the locations for areolar?

Answer 14

Attaches skin to underlying organs

Question 15

What are the locations for adipose?

Answer 15

Found under the skin and around organs as a cushion

Question 16

What are the locations for reticular?

Answer 16

Lymph nodes and spleen

Question 17

What are the locations for bone?

Answer 17

Patella

Question 18

What are the locations for fibrocartilage?

Answer 18

Intervertebral discs, meniscus, and pubic symphysis

Question 19

What are the locations for Hyaline cartilage?

Answer 19

End of nose, fetal skeleton, larynx, costal (attaching ribs to sternum), rings of trachea, and articular.

Question 20

What are the locations for elastic cartilage?

Answer 20

external ear and epiglottis