Connective Tissue

Question 1

True or False: CT is the most abundant and diverse tissue type in the body?

Answer 1

True

Question 1

What are the two main types of connective tissue proper?

Answer 1

1. Loose connective tissue
2. Dense connective tissue

Question 2

What are the three types of specialized CT?

Answer 2

1. Cartilage
2. Bone
3. Blood

Question 3

What are the the three components of CT?

Answer 3

1. Cells
2. Ground substance (water) (gel)
3. Fibers (collagen, elastic, reticular)

Question 4

What types of connective tissue are connective tissue proper?

Answer 4

1. Dense
2. Loose

Question 5

What types of CT are dense and what do they do?

Answer 5

1. Dense regular - tendons ligaments
2. Dense irregular - dermis, pericardium

Elastic - found in walls of large arteries

Question 6

What types of CT are loose?

Answer 6

1. Areolar - binds and anchors
2. Reticular - lymphatic organs
3. Adipose - fat

Question 7

What types of CT fall under the Supported CT?

Answer 7

1. Bone
2. Cartilage

Question 8

What are the types of Cartilage?

Answer 8

1. Hyaline - articulating joints
2. Elastic - ear epiglottis
3. Fibrocartilage - vertebrae/ menicus