Lesson 3

Question 1

adipose tissue

Answer 1

fatty or fatlike

Question 2

bactericidal

Answer 2

causing the death of bacteria

Question 3

calcify

Answer 3

to deposit mineral salts

Question 4

cardiac muscle

Answer 4

muscle of the heart

Question 5

cartilage

Answer 5

white, semiopaque, nonvascular connective tissue

Question 6

collagen

Answer 6

fibrous protein occurring in bone and cartilage

Question 7

elastin

Answer 7

elastic fibers found in connective tissue

Question 8

fascia

Answer 8

band or sheet of fibrous membranes covering or binding and supporting muscles

Question 9

gastric mucosa

Answer 9

mucosa that lines the stomach

Question 10

graft

Answer 10

to transplant tissue into a body part to replace damaged tissue

Question 11

hyaline

Answer 11

type of cartilage that forms the skeleton of the embryo

Question 12

intestinal mucosa

Answer 12

lines the small and large intestines

Question 13

ligament

Answer 13

a band of fibrous tissue connecting bones or supporting organs

Question 14

membrane

Answer 14

a thin layer of tissue that covers a surface or divides an organ

Question 15

mucosa

Answer 15

mucous membrane

Question 16

osseous (bone) tissue

Answer 16

bony; composed of or resembling bone

Question 17

parietal membrane

Answer 17

lining of a body cavity

Question 18

pericardial membrane

Answer 18

lining of the heart cavity

Question 19

respiratory mucosa

Answer 19

lining of the respiratory passages

Question 20

scab

Answer 20

dried capillary fluid that seals a wound

Question 21

secondary repair

Answer 21

repair of a wound with small or large tissue loss

Question 22

serosa

Answer 22

name given to a double walled serous membrane

Question 23

serous fluid

Answer 23

normal lymph fluid; thin watery bodily fluid

Question 24

serous membrane

Answer 24

double walled membrane that produces serous fluid

Question 25

visceral membrane

Answer 25

the membrane covering each organ in a body cavity

Question 26

aponeurosis

Answer 26

flattened sheet of white, fibrous, connective tissue; holds one muscle to another or to the periosteum

Question 27

areolar tissue

Answer 27

a type of connective tissue that surrounds various organs and supports both nerve and blood vessels

Question 28

connective tissue

Answer 28

cells whose intercellular secretions (matrix) support and connect the organ and tissues of the body

Question 29

epithelial tissue

Answer 29

protects the body by covering external and internal surfaces

Question 30

granulation

Answer 30

tiny red granules that are visible in the base of a healing wound; granules consist of newly formed capillaries and fibroblasts

Question 31

mucous membrane

Answer 31

type of tissue that lines surfaces and spaces that lead to the outside of the body

Question 32

muscle tissue

Answer 32

contains cell material that has the ability to contract and move the body

Question 33

nervous tissue

Answer 33

composed of two types of cells, neuroglia and neurons, that react to stimuli and conduct an impulse

Question 34

peritoneal membrane

Answer 34

serous membrane lining of abdominal cavity; also referred to as peritoneum

Question 35

pleural membrane

Answer 35

serous membrane protecting the lungs and lining the internal surface of the thoracic cavity; also called pleura

Question 36

primary repair

Answer 36

repair of epithelial tissue when no infection is present; new epithelial cells push themselves up toward the skin surface to repair the damage

Question 37

skeletal muscle

Answer 37

muscle attached to a bone or bones of the skeleton that aids in body movements; also known as voluntary or striated muscle

Question 38

suture

Answer 38

a line of connection or closure between bones, as in a cranial suture; in surgery; a fine threadlike catgut or silk used to repair or close a wound

Question 39

synovial membrane

Answer 39

double layer of connective tissue that lines joint cavities and produces synovial fluid

Question 40

tendon

Answer 40

cord of fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone or other structure

Question 41

ligaments

Answer 41

a band of fibrous tissue connecting bones or supporting organs

Question 42

tendons

Answer 42

cord of fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone or other structure