Midterm Lab: Connective Tissues

Question 1

What are the subcategories of connective tissues?

Answer 1

Connective Tissue Proper
Fluid/vascular Connective Tissue
Supportive Connective Tissue

Question 2

What tissue types make up the Connective Tissue Proper subcategory?

Answer 2

Areolar connective
Adipose connective
Reticular connective
Dense regular connective
Dense irregular connective

Question 3

What tissue types make up the Fluid/vascular Connective Tissue subcategory?

Answer 3

Blood

Question 4

What tissue types make up the Supportive Connective Tissue subcategory?

Answer 4

Hyaline Cartilage
Elastic Cartilage
Fibrocartilage
Bone

Question 5

What are the 3 types of fibers found in connective tissue?

Answer 5

Collagen
Reticular
Elastic

Question 6

Connective tissues are divided into sub-categories based on the consistency of the ____.

Answer 6

Matrix

Question 7

Where is Areolar connective tissue located in the body?

Answer 7

Deep to the epithelia

Question 8

What are items to identify on the Areolar connective tissue slide?

Answer 8

Collagen fibers (thick)
Elastic fibers (thin)
Fibroblasts

Question 9

What subcategory does Areolar connective tissue belong?

Answer 9

Connective Tissue Proper Subcategory

Question 10

Areolar connective tissue has a ____ fiber arrangement.

Answer 10

Loose

Question 11

Where is Adipose connective tissue found in the body?

Answer 11

Hypodermis

Breasts

Question 12

What are the items to identify on the Adipose connective tissue slide?

Answer 12

Adipocytes
Nuclei
Vacuole containing fat

Question 13

What subcategory does Adipose connective tissue belong?

Answer 13

Connective Tissue Proper

Question 14

Adipose connective tissue has a _____ fiber arrangement.

Answer 14

Loose

Question 15

Where is Reticular connective tissue located in the body?

Answer 15

Lymph nodes

Spleen

Question 16

What are items to identify on the Reticular connective tissue slide?

Answer 16

Reticular fibers

Question 17

What subcategory does Reticular connective tissue belong?

Answer 17

Connective Tissue Proper

Question 18

Reticular connective tissue has a _____ fiber arrangement.

Answer 18

Loose

Question 19

Where is Dense Regular connective tissue located in the body?

Answer 19

Tendons

Ligaments

Question 20

What are the items to identify on the Dense Regular connective tissue slide?

Answer 20

Collagen fibers

Fibroblast nuclei

Question 21

What subcategory does Dense Regular connective tissue belong?

Answer 21

Connective Tissue Proper

Question 22

Dense Regular connective tissue has a _____ fiber arrangement.

Answer 22

Dense

Question 23

Where is Dense Irregular connective tissue located in the body?

Answer 23

Fibrous capsules of organs and joints

Question 24

What are items to identify on the Dense Irregular connective tissue slide?

Answer 24

Fibroblasts nuclei

Erratically arranged collagen fibers, as opposed to dense regular connective tissue’s smooth subtle waves

Question 25

What subcategory does Dense Irregular connective tissue belong?

Answer 25

Connective Tissue Proper

Question 26

Dense Irregular connective tissue has a _____ fiber arrangement.

Answer 26

Dense

Question 27

What 'blast' is associated with Connective Tissue Proper?

Answer 27

Fibroblasts

Question 28

Which fiber is thick and unbranching; faint in appearance, and has crossed linked fibriles which make them incredibly strong?

Answer 28

Collagen

Question 29

Which fiber is branched and jagged in appearance; branching extensively creating delicate networks?

Answer 29

Reticular

Question 30

Which fiber has dark thin fibers and is very flexible; long and rubberlike which allows them to stretch and recoil like a rubber band?

Answer 30

Elastic

Question 31

Where is Blood located in the body?

Answer 31

Blood vessels

Question 32

What are items to identify on the blood slide?

Answer 32

Plasma (fluid matrix) Erythrocytes Leukocytes with nuclei Platelets

Question 33

The correct term for red blood cells

Answer 33

Erythrocytes

Question 34

The correct term for white blood cells

Answer 34

Leukocytes

Question 35

What do platelets look like?

Answer 35

They are tiny purple dots

Question 36

What do Leukocytes look like?

Answer 36

They are the red blood cells with several purple dots inside

Question 37

What do Erythrocytes look like?

Answer 37

They are the biconcave pink circular structures

Question 38

What subcategory does Blood belong?

Answer 38

Fluid/Vascular Connective Tissue Subcategory

Question 39

Where is Hyaline Cartilage located in the body?

Answer 39

Ends of bones | Costal Cartilages

Question 40

What are items to identify on the Hyaline Cartilage slide?

Answer 40

``` Chondrocytes in lacunae Collagen Fibers (part of the matrix) ```

Question 41

What subcategory does Hyaline Cartilage belong?

Answer 41

Supportive Connective Tissue Subcategory

Question 42

What 'blast' is associated with Supportive Connective Tissue?

Answer 42

Chondroblasts

Question 43

Where is Elastic Cartilage located in the body?

Answer 43

Pinna of ear | Epiglottis

Question 44

What are items to identify on the Hyaline Cartilage slide?

Answer 44

Chondrocytes in lacunae | Collagen fibers

Question 45

What subcategory does Elastic Cartilage belong?

Answer 45

Supportive Connective Tissue

Question 46

Where is Fibrocartilage located in the body?

Answer 46

Intervertebral discs | Pubic symphysis

Question 47

What are items to identify on the Fibrocartilage slide?

Answer 47

Chondrocytes in lacunae | Collagen fibers

Question 48

What subcategory does Fibrocartilage belong?

Answer 48

Supportive Connective Tissue

Question 49

Where is Bone located in the body?

Answer 49

Skeletal bones

Question 50

What are the items to identify on the Bone slide?

Answer 50

Osteon Osteocytes in lacunae Central Canal Canaliculi

Question 51

What subcategory does Bone belong?

Answer 51

Supportive Connective Tissue