ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
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What three tissues are known as "loose connective tissues"?
areolar, adipose, and reticular
What three tissues are known as "dense connective tissues"?
dense regular, dense irregular, and elastic
What are some of the functions of areolar connective tissue?
it wraps and cushions other organs, it plays an important role in inflammation, holds and
conveys tissue fluid, its macrophages phagocytize bacteria.
Where are a few places in the body that areolar connective tissue can be found?
it is widely distributed under epithelia of body, forms lamina propria of mucous
membranes, packages organs, surrounds capillaries
What is the most obvious structural feature of areolar connective tissue?
the loose arrangement of its fibers
What connective tissue provides a reservoir of water and salts for surrounding
body tissue?
areolar connective tissue
When a body region is inflamed, what does areolar tissue do?
it soaks up excess fluids and the affected area swells and becomes puffy. This is a
condition known as edema.
What connective tissue provides reserve food fuel, insulates against heat loss,
and supports and protects organs?
adipose connective tissue
Where is adipose tissue normally located?
it is normally located under skin, around kidneys and eyeballs, and in breasts
Where is the nucleus in adipose tissue normally found?
the nucleus is pushed to the side by a large fat droplet
What accounts for about 90% of adipose connective tissues mass?
, adipocytes, also known as fat cells
What is adipose connective tissue's structure?
It's matrix is like areolar but very sparse, it has closely packed adipocytes, and the
nucleus is pushed to the side.
Where in the body is reticular connective tissue normally found?
in the lymphoid organs like the lymph nodes, bone marrow, and spleen.
What kind of fibers are found in the matrix of reticular connective tissue?
reticular fibers
What is the structure of reticular connective tissue?
network of reticular fibers in a loose ground substance, the reticular cells lie on the
network.
What is the function of reticular connective tissue?
the fibers form a soft internal skeleton that supports other cell types including white
blood cells, mast cells, and macrophages.
Which connective tissue contains closely packed bundles of collagen fibers
running in the same direction?
dense regular connective tissue
Since dense connective tissue has enormous tensile strength, what does it form?
it forms tendons
What is the function of dense regular connective tissue?
dense regular tissue attaches muscles to bones or to muscles, attaches bones to
bones, and withstands great tensile strength.
What is the structure of dense regular connective tissue?
primarily parallel collagen fibers, a few elastin fibers, and the major cell type is fibroblast
What is the predominant element of dense regular connective tissue?
fibers are the predominant element of dense regular connective tissue
What is the difference between dense regular connective tissue and dense
irregular connective tissue?
the bundles of collagen fibers in dense irregular connective tissue are much thicker and
they are arranged irregularly.
Where can dense irregular connective tissue be found?
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
What three tissues are known as "loose connective tissues"?
areolar, adipose, and reticular
What three tissues are known as "dense connective tissues"?
dense regular, dense irregular, and elastic
What are some of the functions of areolar connective tissue?
it wraps and cushions other organs, it plays an important role in inflammation, holds and
conveys tissue fluid, its macrophages phagocytize bacteria.
Where are a few places in the body that areolar connective tissue can be found?
it is widely distributed under epithelia of body, forms lamina propria of mucous
membranes, packages organs, surrounds capillaries
What is the most obvious structural feature of areolar connective tissue?
the loose arrangement of its fibers
What connective tissue provides a reservoir of water and salts for surrounding
body tissue?
areolar connective tissue
When a body region is inflamed, what does areolar tissue do?
it soaks up excess fluids and the affected area swells and becomes puffy. This is a
condition known as edema.
What connective tissue provides reserve food fuel, insulates against heat loss,
and supports and protects organs?
adipose connective tissue
Where is adipose tissue normally located?
it is normally located under skin, around kidneys and eyeballs, and in breasts
Where is the nucleus in adipose tissue normally found?
the nucleus is pushed to the side by a large fat droplet
What accounts for about 90% of adipose connective tissues mass?
, adipocytes, also known as fat cells
What is adipose connective tissue's structure?
It's matrix is like areolar but very sparse, it has closely packed adipocytes, and the
nucleus is pushed to the side.
Where in the body is reticular connective tissue normally found?
in the lymphoid organs like the lymph nodes, bone marrow, and spleen.
What kind of fibers are found in the matrix of reticular connective tissue?
reticular fibers
What is the structure of reticular connective tissue?
network of reticular fibers in a loose ground substance, the reticular cells lie on the
network.
What is the function of reticular connective tissue?
the fibers form a soft internal skeleton that supports other cell types including white
blood cells, mast cells, and macrophages.
Which connective tissue contains closely packed bundles of collagen fibers
running in the same direction?
dense regular connective tissue
Since dense connective tissue has enormous tensile strength, what does it form?
it forms tendons
What is the function of dense regular connective tissue?
dense regular tissue attaches muscles to bones or to muscles, attaches bones to
bones, and withstands great tensile strength.
What is the structure of dense regular connective tissue?
primarily parallel collagen fibers, a few elastin fibers, and the major cell type is fibroblast
What is the predominant element of dense regular connective tissue?
fibers are the predominant element of dense regular connective tissue
What is the difference between dense regular connective tissue and dense
irregular connective tissue?
the bundles of collagen fibers in dense irregular connective tissue are much thicker and
they are arranged irregularly.
Where can dense irregular connective tissue be found?
