The Body membranes and the integumentary system

Question 2

a fibrous protein that coils and recoils like a spring and accounts for those qualities within structures such as skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, intestines, tendons, and ligaments is __________________

Answer 2

elastin

Question 3

1. __________ ________ are found in the 2. ____________ and help protect the body from invading bacteria or viruses

Answer 3

1. Langerhans cells 2. Epidermis

Question 4

heparin and histamine is a product of this connective tissue component often found along blood vessels

Answer 4

mast cells

Question 5

one way this tissue maintains the structural integrity of the body, is it seperates individual structures without losing cohesion between them

Answer 5

fascia

Question 6

this fluid’s composition fluctuates from a sol state to a thick, gel-like consistency

Answer 6

ground substance

Question 7

what are the three fibers of the connective tissue matrix

Answer 7

collagen, elastin, reticular

Question 8

a connective tissue phenomenon in which something becomes deformed when an outside force manipulates it and slowly returns to its normal orientation over time is

Answer 8

viscoelasticity

Question 9

_______________ is a fluid produced to surround the cells in the body to support cellular metabolism by the _____________

Answer 9

1. Ground substance 2. Fibroblasts