Chapter 4

Question 1

what is NOT found in the matrix of cartilage but is found in bone

Answer 1

blood vessels

Question 2

the reason that intervertebral discs exhibit a large amount of tensile strenght, which allows them to absorb shock is because they possess

Answer 2

collagen fibers

Question 3

the blast cell for blood production is the

Answer 3

hemocytoblast

Question 4

what is a single celled layer of epithelium that forms the lining of serous

Answer 4

simple squamous

Question 5

Connective tissue matrix is composed of

Answer 5

fibers and ground substances

Question 6

the fiber type that gives connective tissue great tensile strength is

Answer 6

collagen

Question 7

groups of cells that are similar in structure and perform a common or related function form a_

Answer 7

tissue

Question 8

edema occurs when

Answer 8

areolar tissue soaks up excess fluid in an inflamed are

Question 9

hear muscle cells would tend to separate without

Answer 9

intercalated discs

Question 10

the following is not a step in tissue repair

Answer 10

formation of new stem cells