Connective

This tissue carries nutrients, waste, respiratory gases, and many other substances throughout the body.

• Bone

• Cartilage

• Blood

• Adipose

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Commonly known as fat. Forms the subcutaneous layer beneath skin.

• Blood

• Bone

• Cartilage

• Adipose

This type of dense connective tissue connects bone to bone at joints 

• Tendons

• Ligaments

Which type of tissue supports and protects body structures as well as contains inorganic calcium salts?

• areolar

• hyaline cartilage

• bone

• dense irregular

These connective tissue fibers are:

• collagen fibers

• reticular fibers

• elastic fibers

• ground substance

What are the arrows pointing to in this image of generalized CT?

• collagen fibers

• reticular fibers

• elastic fibers

• ground substance

• extracellular matrix

These connective tissue fibers are:

• collagen fibers

• reticular fibers

• elastic fibers

• ground substance

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Fill in this flowchart that illustrates some of the components that CT is built with.

c

d

e

f

b

a

extracellular matrix

protein fibers

fibroblasts

ground substance

collagen fibers

specialized cells

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

• Blood

• Saliva

• Adipose

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

• Bone

• Cartilage

• Skin

• Blood