Tissues- Connective

Question 1

Five types of Connective Tissue

Answer 1

Areolar, Adipose, Cartilage, Bone, Dense

Question 2

Two Components of Connective Tissue

Answer 2

Cells and Matrix

Question 3

Matrix

Answer 3

structural proteins between cells; the ground substance (gel that fills the rest of the space)

Question 4

Cells

Answer 4

located in hollow spaces called lacunae

Question 5

Areolar

Answer 5

most common type; found beneath basement membrane; fibrous proteins running in random directions; made up of fibroblasts and white blood cells

Question 6

Adipose

Answer 6

body storage for fat; primary cells are called adipocytes (leaves very little room for matrix)

Question 7

Cartilagenous

Answer 7

found at the ends of most bone; also called hyaline cartilage; also found on most ribs, larynx, pharynx, and trachea; bones were originally composed of hyaline collagen makes up most of matrix; avascular

Question 8

Hyaline Cartilage

Answer 8

one cell type is chondrocytes; chondrocytes are found in the lacunae, which produce collagen (makes up the majority of the matrix)

Question 9

Bone (Osseous)

Answer 9

mostly made up of matrix, but calcium is embedded into it (unlike cartilage tissue); has hollow tubes called Haversion Canals

Question 10

Haversion Canals

Answer 10

make way for blood vessels and they are surrounded by mature bone cells called osteocytes

Question 11

Dense

Answer 11

found in tendons and ligaments; is firm but also stretchy; primarily contains fibroblasts as its cell type, and collagen as its main fiber; the collagen runs parallel to stretch better