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Question 1

What is adipose tissue primarily composed of?

Answer 1

Fat storage cells with little extracellular matrix

Question 2

What is the function of capillaries in adipose tissue?

Answer 2

Allow rapid storage and mobilization of lipid molecules

Question 3

What is the most abundant type of adipose tissue?

Answer 3

White adipose tissue

Question 4

What can give white adipose tissue a yellow appearance?

Answer 4

Carotene and plant food pigments

Question 5

What are two functions of white adipose tissue?

Answer 5

*Lipid storage
*Insulation from cold temperatures and mechanical injuries

Question 6

Where can white adipose tissue be found in the body?

Answer 6

*Protecting the kidneys
*Cushioning the back of the eye

Question 7

In which demographic is brown adipose tissue more common?

Answer 7

Infants

Question 8

Where is brown adipose tissue mainly found in adults?

Answer 8

Neck and clavicular regions

Question 9

What is the role of mitochondria in brown adipose tissue?

Answer 9

Help metabolize stored fat efficiently

Question 10

What does thermogenic mean in the context of brown adipose tissue?

Answer 10

Releases metabolic heat rather than ATP when breaking down fats

Question 11

What characterizes areolar tissue?

Answer 11

Shows little specialization with cell types and fibers in a random web-like fashion

Question 12

What is a primary function of areolar tissue?

Answer 12

Fills spaces between muscle fibers and supports organs

Question 13

What does reticular tissue provide?

Answer 13

Mesh-like supportive framework for soft organs

Question 14

What do reticular cells produce?

Answer 14

Reticular fibers that form a network for cell attachment

Question 15

What are the two main categories of dense connective tissue?

Answer 15

*Regular
*Irregular

Question 16

What is the characteristic of regular dense connective tissue?

Answer 16

Fibers are parallel, enhancing tensile strength

Question 17

What type of connective tissue is the dermis of the skin?

Answer 17

Dense irregular connective tissue

Question 18

What are the two major forms of supportive connective tissue?

Answer 18

*Bone
*Cartilage

Question 19

What do chondrocytes produce?

Answer 19

Cartilage matrix

Question 20

What are the three main types of cartilage?

Answer 20

*Hyaline cartilage
*Fibrocartilage
*Elastic cartilage

Question 21

What is hyaline cartilage known for?

Answer 21

Most common cartilage, smooth surface, strong and flexible

Question 22

What gives fibrocartilage its toughness?

Answer 22

Thick bundles of collagen fibers

Question 23

What type of cartilage contains elastic fibers?

Answer 23

Elastic cartilage

Question 24

What is the hardest connective tissue?

Answer 24

Bone

Question 25

What is the primary component of the bone's extracellular matrix?

Answer 25

Collagen fibers embedded in mineralized ground substance

Question 26

Where are osteocytes located?

Answer 26

In the lacunae of bone

Question 27

What distinguishes cancellous bone from compact bone?

Answer 27

Cancellous bone contains empty spaces between trabeculae

Question 28

What are the two types of fluid connective tissue?

Answer 28

*Blood *Lymph

Question 29

What are erythrocytes responsible for?

Answer 29

Transporting oxygen and some CO2

Question 30

What is the function of leukocytes?

Answer 30

Defending against harmful microbes or molecules

Question 31

What do platelets do?

Answer 31

Involved in blood clotting

Question 32

What allows lymphatic capillaries to be extremely permeable?

Answer 32

They allow larger molecules and excess fluid to enter

Question 33

What role does lymph play in the body?

Answer 33

Drains into blood vessels delivering molecules that cannot enter bloodstream directly