Connective Tissues

Question 1

major cell types

Answer 1

fibroblasts, macrophages, and mast cells

Question 2

fibroblasts

Answer 2

produce fibers

Question 3

macrophages

Answer 3

carry on phagocytosis

Question 4

mast cells

Answer 4

secrete heparin and histamine

Question 5

connective tissue fibers (extracellular matrix)

Answer 5

collagen, elastic, and reticular fibers; ground substance

Question 6

collgan fibers

Answer 6

hold structures together

Question 7

elastic fibers

Answer 7

stretch easily

Question 8

reticular fibers

Answer 8

lend delicate support

Question 9

ground substance

Answer 9

fills in sapces around cells and fibers

Question 10

categories of connective tissue

Answer 10

loose and dense

Question 11

loose connective tissues

Answer 11

areolar, adipose, and reticular

Question 12

areolar

Answer 12

mainly fibroblasts

Question 13

adipose

Answer 13

fat; found in spaces in between muscles

Question 14

reticular

Answer 14

provides framework for some internal organs like the liver and spleen

Question 15

dense connective tissues

Answer 15

lots of collagen fibers and some elastic fibers, few cells which most are fibroblasts

Question 16

cartilage

Question 17

bone