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Connective Tissue & Muscle Tissue Flashcards

1
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The class of tissue that consists of cells separated from each other by large amounts of extracellular matrix is called ______ tissue.

A

Connective

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2
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Support and binding tissues together are examples of functions for ______ tissue.

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Connective

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3
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What is the function of an osteoblast?

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Produces bone

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4
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True or false: Extracellular matrix includes protein fibers, cytoplasm, and ground substance

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False

Extracellular matrix includes the extracellular fluid, ground substance, and protein fibers

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5
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What forms the matrix of blood?

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Fluid

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6
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What class of tissue is composed of widely-spaced cells and abundant extracellular material?

A

Connective

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7
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Indicate functions of connective tissue in the body.

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1) Storage of high-energy molecules and minerals.
2) Lends support
3) Transport of nutrients, gases, enzymes and hormones.
4) Attachment of one tissue to another

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8
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A cell that produces bone is a(n) _____.

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Osteoblast

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9
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Indicate the three components of extracellular matrix.

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1) Protein fibers
2) Fluid
3) Ground substance

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10
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Which are types of supporting connective tissues?

A

Bone and cartilage

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11
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Which is a type of fluid connective tissue?

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Blood

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12
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What class of connective tissue does areolar, adipose, dense collagenous and elastic collagenous represent?

A

Connective tissue proper

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13
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What class of connective tissue does bone and cartilage represent?

A

Supporting connective tissue

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14
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True or False: Blood is a type of supportive connective tissue.

A

False

Blood is a fluid type of connective tissue

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15
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Identify the types of fluid connective tissue.

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1) Hemopoietic tissue

2) Blood

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16
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Identify the types of connective tissue proper.

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1) Dense elastic
2) Adipose
3) Reticular
4) Areolar
5) Dense collagenous

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17
Q

Areolar and adipose tissue are two examples of ______.

A

Loose connective tissue

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18
Q

Identify the types of supportive connective tissue

A

1) Bone

2) Cartilage

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19
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What class of connective tissue does blood and hemopoietic tissue represent?

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Fluid connective tissue

20
Q

List the three types of loose connective tissue.

A

1) Adipose
2) Reticular
3) areolar

21
Q

Embryonic connective tissue is called _____.

A

Mesenchyme

22
Q

Areolar tissue is a type of ______ connective tissue whereas tendons and ligaments are comprised of _______ regular connective tissue.

A

1) Loose

2) Dense

23
Q

Under a microscope, you observe a tissue that consists of an open lacy network of relatively few protein fibers with widely scattered cells. What type of tissue would you be observing?

A

Loose connective

24
Q

The loose connective tissue that is the “loose packing” material of most organs and attaches epithelial tissue to deeper tissue is called _______ tissue.

A

Areolar

25
Q

Mesenchyme is known as what type of tissue?

A

Embryonic connective tissue

26
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Areolar tissue is found ______.

A

Widely distributed throughout the body

27
Q

True or false: A tissue that consists of an open lacy network of relatively few protein fibers with widely scattered cells would be classified as a type of loose connective tissue.

A

True

28
Q

Binding of epithelia to deeper tissues and providing an arena for immune defense are functions of the loose connective tissue called ______ tissue.

A

Areolar

29
Q

What type of loose connective tissue is found around blood vessels and nerves and under epithelium, holding these structures in place?

A

Areolar

30
Q

What type of tissue is a loose connective tissue that exhibits loosely organized fibers of all types, abundant blood vessels and many cell types?

A

Areolar

31
Q

What type of fibers are found in areolar connective tissue?

A

1) Elastic

2) Collagen

32
Q

The type of connective tissue found beneath the skin, within the breast, and on the surface of the heart is _____ tissue

A

Adipose

33
Q

What are the functions of areolar tissue?

A

1) Allow passage of nerves and blood vessels through other tissues
2) Provide an arena for immune defense
3) Binding of epithelia to deeper tissues

34
Q

The connective tissue that is a storage location for lipid is _____ tissue.

A

Adipose

35
Q

The loose connective tissue that attaches skin to underlying tissue is called
_____ tissue.

A

Areolar

36
Q

The most abundant type of adipose tissue is _____ adipose tissue.

A

Yellow (or white)

37
Q

Where is adipose tissue found?

A

1) Within breasts
2) Within the orbits
3) Deep to the dermis of the skin

38
Q

What type of connective tissue is the storage location for triglycerides?

A

Adipose

39
Q

What is the most abundant type of adipose tissue?

A

Yellow adipose

40
Q

What type of connective tissue forms tendons that help to tightly bind bones together?

A

Dense regular

41
Q

What type of connective tissue is found in tendons and ligaments?

A

Dense regular

42
Q

True or false: The collagenous fibers of dense irregular connective tissue are parallel and closely packed.

A

False

(Collagenous fibers of dense regular connective tissue are parallel and closely packed. Dense irregular connective tissue has collagenous fibers that run in random directions).

43
Q

The type of connective tissue that helps to tightly bind bones together, resist stress, attach muscle to bone, and transfer muscular tension to bones is called dense ______ collagenous tissue.

A

Regular

44
Q

Of the four classes of tissues, the tissue that consists of elongated fibers that are specialized to contract in response to stimulation is _____ tissue.

A

Muscle

45
Q

Dense regular connective tissue is found in ______.

A

Tendons and ligaments

46
Q

The collagenous fibers of dense _____ connective tissue are parallel and closely packed.

A

Regular

47
Q

Muscular tissue consists of what type of cells or fibers?

A

Elongated fibers (cells) that are specialized to contract

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