Connective Tissues

Question 1

Adipose (white and brown fat) STRUCTURE:

Answer 1

Cells contain triglyceride vesicles

Question 2

Reticular STRUCTURE:

Answer 2

Network of fine collagen (reticular) fibers

Question 3

Dense fibrous (regular and irregular) STRUCTURE:

Answer 3

Dense arrangement of collagen fiber bundles forming straps or sheets

Question 4

Bone (compact and cancellous) STRUCTURE:

Answer 4

Hard, calcified matrix arranged in Osteons (compact) or network of beams (cancellous)

Question 5

Cartilage (hyaline, fibrocartlage, and elastic) STRUCTURE:

Answer 5

Hard but somewhat flexible gel matrix with embedded chondrocytes

Question 6

Blood STRUCTURE:

Answer 6

Liquid matrix with glowing red and white cells

Question 7

Hematopoietic STRUCTURE:

Answer 7

Liquid matrix with dense arrangement of blood cell-producing cells

Question 8

Loose fibrous (areolar) LOCATION:

Answer 8

Area between other tissues and organs (fascia)

Question 9

Adipose (white and brown fat) LOCATION:

Answer 9

White-
Area under skin. Padding at various points

Brown- pockets within white fat of neck and torso

Question 10

Reticular LOCATION:

Answer 10

Bone marrow, spleen, lymph nodes, cancellous bone cavities

Question 11

Dense fibrous (regular and irregular) LOCATION:

Answer 11

Tendons, ligaments, skin (deep layer), facia, scar tissue

Question 12

Cartilage (hyaline, fibrocartilage, and elastic) LOCATION:

Answer 12

HYALINE- part of nasal septum, area covering surfaces of bones at joints, larynx wall, rings in trachea, and bronchi

FIBROCARTILAGE- disks between vertebrae and in knee joint

ELASTIC- external ear

Question 13

Blood LOCATION:

Answer 13

Blood vessels

Question 14

Hematopoietic LOCATION:

Answer 14

Red bone marrow

Question 15

Loose fibrous (areolar) FUNCTION:

Answer 15

Connection

Question 16

Adipose (white and brown fat) FUNCTION:

Answer 16

White- protection, insulation, support, nutrient reserve, regulation

Brown- heat production, regulation

Question 17

Reticular FUNCTION:

Answer 17

Supports blood-producing cells and immune cells

Question 18

Dense fibrous (compact and cancellous) FUNCTION:

Answer 18

Flexible but strong connection

Question 19

Bone (compact and cancellous) FUNCTION:

Answer 19

Support and protection

Question 20

Cartilage (hyaline, fibrocartilage, and elastic) FUNCTION:

Answer 20

HYALINE- firm but flexible support

FIBROCARTILAGE- withstands pressure

ELASTIC- flexible support

Question 21

Blood FUNCTION:

Answer 21

Transportation

Question 22

Hematopoietic FUNCTION:

Answer 22

Blood cell formation

Question 23

Loose fibrous (areolar) STRUCTURE:

Answer 23

Loose arrangement of collagen fibers, elastic fibers, and cells

Question 24

Types of connective tissue:

Answer 24

Fibrous, adipose, reticular, dense fibrous, bone, cartilage, blood, and hematopoietic tissue

Question 25

Sub group of FIBROUS:

Answer 25

Loose fibrous (areolar), and adipose (white and brown fat)

Question 26

Sub group to DENSE FIBROUS:

Answer 26

Regular, and irregular

Question 27

Sub group to BONE:

Answer 27

Compact, cancellous

Question 28

Sub group to CARTILAGE:

Answer 28

Hyaline, fibrocartilage, and elastic