Connective Tissues Review

Connective tissue is the most abundant tissue type in the human body.

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All organs of the body have the same amount of connective tissue.

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Organize these tissues into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Connective Tissues

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(b) Other Tissues

• Cartilage

• Nervous

• Connective tissue proper

• Muscle

• Blood

• Simple cuboidal epithelium

• Bone

Organize these tissue functions into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Connective Tissue Functions

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(b) Other Tissue Functions

• Lining surfaces of the body

• Transporting Substances

• Binding & Supporting

• Insulating

• Sending nerve impulses

• Fuel Reserve

• Contracting & Relaxing

Select all the reasons connective tissues are grouped together from the options below. You must select more than one!

• They are all avascular

• They all develop from the same embryonic tissue

• They all have an extracellular matrix

What is the embryonic tissue called that all connective tissues develop from?

• Ectochyme

• Reticular Tissue

• Areolar Tissue

• Mesenchyme

What is true about the matrix?

• It is made of living cells.

• It is non-living and not made of cells.

• It is found in epithelial tissue, muscle tissue, nervous tissue and connective tissue.

• It is always solid.

What is the watery, unstructured material that fills the space between the matrix and the cells called?

• Mesenchyme

• Ground Substance

• Reticulum

• Basement Membrane

Match the fiber types to their functions.

• Elastic Fibers

• These fibers are made of shorter, thinner, branched collagen fibers. They form nets to support your organs.

• Reticular Fibers

• These fibers are extremely tough and provides strength to the connective tissues

• Collagen Fibers

• These fibers are stretchy and bounce back like rubber bands.

Organize these tissues by their types

Groups:

(a) Loose Connective Tissue

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(b) Dense Connective Tissue

• Irregular

• Reticular

• Adipose

• Elastic

• Areolar

• Regular