Connective Tissues

Question 0

Adipose tissue

Answer 0

Stores fat
Insulates
Protects

Question 1

Areolar tissue

Answer 1

1. Supports and binds tissues
2. Holding body fluids
3. Defending from infections
4. Storing nutrients

Question 2

Reticular connective tissues

Answer 2

Forms a framework that supports free blood cells (mostly lymphocytes)

Question 3

Dense regular connective tissue

Answer 3

Closely packed bundles of collagen fibers running in the same direction

Question 4

Dense irregular connective tissue

Answer 4

Collagen fibers form a sheet of fibers that are like a blanket
Forms the dermis

Question 5

Elastic connective tissue

Answer 5

Very elastic connects vertebrae together

Question 6

Hyaline cartilage

Answer 6

Gristle; provides firms support with pliability

Covers the ends of bones providing a springy joint

Question 7

Elastic cartilage

Answer 7

Withstands heavy pressure

Makes up intervertebral discs

Question 8

Bone

Answer 8

Provides fat storage and very well supplied by blood vessels
Strongest and most spaced out cells

Question 9

Blood

Answer 9

Made of plasma and cells

Question 10

Matrix

Answer 10

Composed of ground substance and structural protein fibers

Question 11

Hemocytoblast

Answer 11

Primary bone marrow cell that remain mitotic

Question 12

Collagen fibers

Answer 12

Tough protein fibers that resist stretching or longitudinal tearing

Question 13

Osteocytes

Answer 13

Composed of glycoproteins and water binding proteins

Question 14

Reticular fibers

Answer 14

Fine, branching protein fibers that construct a supportive network

Question 15

Macrophages

Answer 15

Large cells that engulf debris and foreign matter

Question 16

Ground substance

Answer 16

The medium through which nutrients diffuse

Provides a reservoir for water and salts for tissues

Question 17

Chondrocytes

Answer 17

Living elements that maintain the firm, flexible matrix in cartilage

Question 18

Elastic fibers

Answer 18

Coiled protein fibers that recoil after being stretched

Question 19

Apidocyte

Answer 19

No living cells that store nutrients

Question 20

Mesenchyme

Answer 20

Gives rise to all types of ct

Question 21

Osteoblasts

Answer 21

Cellular elements that produce collagen fibers