Characteristics of the Connective Tissue

Connective tissue is

• The tissue that protects, supports, and binds together other body tissue
• Tissue that is the lining, covering, and glandular tissue of the body
• Tissue that contracts and shortens to produce movement

The connective tissue has an extra cellular matrix.

• True
• False

Which of the following is NOT a type of connective tissue?

• Bone
• Cartilage
• Skin
• Blood

Which of the following is NOT a components that can be found in connective tissue?

• Extracellular matrix

• Fibres

• Cells

• Basement membrane

What type of connective tissue is this?

• Bone
• Cartilage
• Blood
• Adipose

Name this tissue

• Bone
• Hyaline cartilage
• Fibrocartilage
• Adipose

Name this tissue

• Bone

• Cartliage

• Blood

• Dense

Name this tissue

• Bone
• Cartilage
• Blood
• Adipose

This type of connective tissue fibre is inelastic but flexible.

• Elastic fibres

• Collagen fibres

• Yellow fibres

This type of cartilage forms a cushion-like disc between the vertebrae.

• White fibrocartilage

• Elastic cartilage

• Hyaline cartilage