A&P Histology: Connective Tissue Proper Practice

What is the most abundant tissue type in the human body?

• Connective tissue
• Muscle tissue
• Nervous tissue
• Epithelial tissue

What are the 4 main classes of connective tissue?

• Connective tissue proper (loose & dense), cartilage, bone, & blood

• Adipose, bone, epithelial, muscle

• Connective tissue proper (loose & dense), epithelial, muscle, nervous

• Adipose, epithelial, muscle, nervous

What is this tissue?

• Plant

• Blood

• Bone

• Cartilage

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What is this tissue?

• Plant

• Cartilage

• Bone

• Blood

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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What is this tissue?

• Plant

• Cartilage

• Bone

• Blood

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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One reason the connective tissue types are grouped together is because they all develop from the same type of ​​​ (a)   tissue known as ​ (b)   .

• mesenchyme
• embryonic
• vascularity
• cartilage

One reason that connective tissues are grouped together is because they have varying degrees of​ (a)   , which is an abundance of ​ (b)   . ​ (c)   is avascular; other types have ​ (d)   blood supply.

• vascularity
• blood vessels
• Cartilage
• rich

One reason connective tissues are all grouped together is because in addition to cells, all connective tissues have an extracellular ​ (a)   . It is ​ (b)   and fills the ​spaces between cells. It consists of 2 ingredients: ​ (c)   , which is ​ (d)   , and ​ (e)   .

• matrix
• non-living
• ground substance
• watery
• fibers

Organize these facts into the correct fiber types found in connective tissue

Groups:

(a) Collagen Fibers

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(b) Elastic Fibers

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(c) Reticular Fibers

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• made of thinner & shorter collagen fibers

• provides strength

• made of the protein elastin

• branch to form nets that support your organs

• stretch & bounce back

• extremely tough

• 
• 
• made of the fibrous protein collagen

Organize these types of Loose Connective Tissue

Groups:

(a) Areolar Loose CT

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(b) Reticular Loose CT

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(c) Adipose Loose CT

• 
• Forms a soft skeleton that supports other cells

• Most common type of connective tissue in the body

• Very little matrix

• 
• Located in lymph nodes, spleen, & bone marrow

• Serves as packing material that wraps & cushions organs

• Functions as energy reserves, insulation, & cushioning of organs

• Found under epithelial tissues and around organs

• Located under skin, around kidneys, & heart

• Matrix has a gel-like ground substance, but only has reticular fibers

• Matrix has a gel-like ground substance with all 3 fiber types

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• Made mainly of tightly packed fat cells