ANATOMY: Connective Tissues

What function does the basement membrane serve?

• provide blood to the epithelial tissue

• hold cartilage to bone

• anchor epithelial tissues to underlying connective tissue

• secretes the matrix.

Which of the following is NOT a function of Connective tissue?

• movement/transport

• support

• defense

• communication

Blood is example of __ tissue.

• Nervous

• muscle

• epithelial

• connective

Which of the following is NOT a function of adipose tissue?

• Insulation

• Formation of glands

• Protection

• Support

All of the following are types of Loose Connective Tissue EXCEPT:

• Areolar

• Adipose

• Reticular

• Cartilage

What type of Connective tissue is found at the ends of bones to reduce friction?

• Dense connective tissue

• Cartilage

• Adipose Tissue

• Loose connective tissue

The common term for adipose tissue is

• Fat
• Blood
• Bone
• Cartilage

Which of the following is not true about connective tissue?

• It has compact arrangement of cells.

• It has fibers.

• It is composed of extracellular matrix.

• Cells are scattered and varied.

Collagen is a protein that is particularly abundant in

• covering and lining epithelium

• dense regular connective tissue

• smooth muscle

• adipose tissue

Fibers that form a thick protein matting in a dense irregular connective tissue include _____. It is the strongest type of fiber.

• collagen fibers

• recticular fibers

• elastic fibers

• cartilage fibers