Exercise 6: Connective Tissue Proper

Question 1

contain predominantly fat cells, many fewer fibroblasts, macrophages and mast cells.

Answer 1

Adipose tissue

Question 2

The Connective tissue cells

Answer 2

Fibroblast
Plasma cell
Mast cell
Macrophages or histiocytes
Adipose cell or adipocytes

Question 3

Is bind and connect together the different organs of the body. They are characterized by the presence of abundant fibers and liquid amorphous ground substances.

Answer 3

Connective tissue

Question 4

irregularly arranged tissue which serves as packing tissue in adult between organs and other tissues.

Answer 4

Areolar or loose connective tissue

Question 5

Components/types of fibers

Answer 5

Collagenous or white fibers
Elastic or yellow fiber
Reticular fibers

Question 6

are common and numerous and present in all types of connective tissues

Answer 6

Fibroblast

Question 7

contains predominantly collagenous fibers and closely arrange side by side in parallel bundles. This is a silvery white, strong and tough yet perfectly pliant, sparingly supplied with nerves and blood vessels.

Answer 7

Dense fibrous tissue

Question 8

Compose of cell and fibers

Answer 8

Connective tissue

Question 9

3 group of connective tissue

Answer 9

Connective tissue proper
Supportive tissues
Vascular tissues

Question 10

are large, polyhedral or flattened cells with small nuclei. Most numerous along blood vessel beds, motile but slow moving cells

Answer 10

Mast cell

Question 11

are large, brilliant, spherical cells; cytoplasm is reduced to a thin membrane which surrounds a fat droplet

Answer 11

Adipose cell or adipocytes

Question 12

consists of bundles of fine wavy fibrils (fibrillae) which are cemented together.
fibers do not branch freely

Answer 12

Collagenous or white fibers

Question 13

are irregularly shaped cells with short processes and smaller nuclei; are phagocytic cells in inflammatory conditions.

Answer 13

Macrophages or histiocytes

Question 14

are small, round or irregularly shaped cell whose nucleus has chromatin materials arranged like the “spoke of the wheel” pattern:

actual formers of circulating antibodies

Answer 14

Plasma cell

Question 15

Branches of cytoplasm of reticular fibers form a framework of the spleen, lymph nodes and bone marrow. It functions as part of the body’s complex immune mechanism by filtering injurious substances out of the blood and lymph and reticular cells and other certain kinds of cells phagocytose them.

Answer 15

Reticular tissue

Question 16

Are fine, wavy, branched and form network which make them hard to distinguish. Believed to be immature forms of white fibers

Answer 16

Reticular fibers

Question 17

Chief cells

Answer 17

Mesenchymal cells

Question 18

is found in the embryo. It consists of undifferentiated mesenchymal cells with their processes come in contact with each other forming a network; having a gel-like, amorphous substance; and with scattered reticular fibers.

Answer 18

Mesenchymal connective tissue (mesenchyme)

Question 19

are widely separated and appear much like fibroblasts. Having unapparent fine collagen fibers.

Answer 19

Spindle-shaped undifferentiated mesenchymal cells

Question 20

is found in the umbilical cord and pulp of growing teeth. It consists of abundant ground substance (Wharton’s jelly) composed mainly of hyaluronic acid, it appears homogenous and basophilic.

Answer 20

Mucoid connective tissue