Week 3

Question 1

White fat cells produce

Answer 1

Leptin, a polypeptide hormone

Question 2

Fibrocartilage is composed of

Answer 2

hyaline cartilage and dense connective tissue.

Question 3

What are the components of a triglyceride?

Answer 3

Glycerol and three fatty acid chains.

Question 4

Numerous mitochondria are associated with which type of fat?

Answer 4

Brown

Question 5

A major hormone that regulates the growth of cartilage is

Answer 5

Somatotropin

Question 6

Which one of these is the main function of brown adipose tissue?

Answer 6

Thermogenesis

Question 7

common condition with aging, in which the hyaline cartilage basically wears out.

Answer 7

Osteoarthritis

Question 8

All the following statements about hyaline cartilage are true

Answer 8

-It is avascular
-In the adult, it is found mostly at articular surfaces of bone
-It lacks innervation

Question 9

Chondrocytes are located in:

Answer 9

lacunae in hyaline cartilage.

Question 10

Public symphysis has which type of cartilage?

Answer 10

Fibrocartilage

Question 11

Intervertebral disc has which type of cartilage?

Answer 11

Fibrocartilage

Question 12

Cartilage connecting ribs to sternum is:

Answer 12

Hyaline cartilage

Question 13

Epiglottis has which type of cartilage?

Answer 13

Elastic cartilage

Question 14

Meniscus of the knee has which type of cartilage?

Answer 14

Fibrocartilage

Question 15

Cartilage of the hip joint (femur and pelvis) has which type of cartilage?

Answer 15

Hyaline cartilage

Question 16

Tracheal rings have which type of cartilage?

Answer 16

Hyaline cartilage

Question 17

External ear has which type of cartilage?

Answer 17

Elastic cartilage

Question 18

Perichondrium covers the surface of hyaline cartilage except in this region.

Answer 18

Articular surfaces of joints.

Question 19

The particles formed from ingested triglycerides, phospholipids, and cholesterol are called:

Answer 19

Chylomicrons

Question 20

Which of these is a function of adipose tissue?

Answer 20

-Cushioning organs
-Insulation
-Thermogenesis
-Energy storage

Question 21

Which type of lipoprotein is commonly called “bad cholesterol”?

Answer 21

Low-density lipoprotein

Question 22

The type of adipose tissue that has adipocytes with a single lipid drop and a nucleus displaced to the plasma membrane is:

Answer 22

White adipose

Question 23

Which type of protein fiber form the supporting framework of white adipose tissue?

Answer 23

Reticular fibers

Question 24

The extracellular matrix of hyaline cartilage is composed in part of:

Answer 24

gel of proteoglycans and glycoproteins.