Tissue Slides

Question 1

What is the primary fiber type of this tissue and where is this tissue found in the body?

Answer 1

This is dense irregular connective tissue.

Collagen; in the skin as the dermis and in fibrous joint capsules and fibrous coverings of some organs

Question 2

What tissue is the layer stained in purple composed of? What tissue is stained in pink?

Answer 2

Stratified squamous epithelium; dense irregular connective tissue

Question 3

What is this tissue? What types of fibers and cells are found in it?

Answer 3

Areolar connective tissue contains all three fibers types (collagen, elastic, and reticular); cells found in it are fibroblasts/fibrocytes, macrophages, adipocytes, and mast cells

Question 4

What tissue is this?

Answer 4

Elastic connective tissue

Question 5

What is this tissue and what cell types and fiber types does it include?

Answer 5

Hyaline cartilage, contains chrondroblasts/cytes and collagen fibers

Question 6

What is this tissue and where is it found?

Answer 6

Elastic cartilage; epiglottis and external ear

Question 7

What is this tissue and where is it found?

Answer 7

Fibrocartilage, found in intervertebral discs

Question 8

What is this tissue and where is it found?

Answer 8

Reticular connective tissue, found in the spleen, lymph nodes, and bone marrow

Question 9

What type of epithelial tissue is this and where is it likely to be found?

Answer 9

Pseudostratified columnar, found in the upper respiratory tract