Lab: Organization of CT

Question 1

Dense regular connective tissue

Answer 1

the fibers are aligned with each other
it is for the most part confined to tendons and ligaments

Question 1

What are the 3 dominant types of fibers in general CT?

Answer 1

collagen type I, collagen type III and elastic fibers

Loose CT is formed by increasing the ratio of type III collagen present

Question 2

papillary dermis

Answer 2

layer of loose connective tissue of the dermis, subjacent to the epidermis

Formed by increasing the ratio of type III collagen present

Question 3

reticular dermis

Answer 3

layer of dense irregular connective tissue of the dermis, subjacent to the papillary dermis

predominantly type I collagen

Question 4

fibroblast

Answer 4

The predominant resident cell of dense irregular connective tissue

Question 5

Dense sheet like

Answer 5

As an epithelium “creates” a functional separation between a lumen and a connective tissue space, so does a dense sheet-like CT create a separation between two connective tissue compartments.