Quiz: Connective Tissue

1. Which of the following tissue types consists of cells that generally have a spacious intercellular area consisting of a matrix of various types?
a. epithelial
b. connective
c. muscular
2. Which of the following connective tissue cells consists of a matrix of fibers?
a. bone
b. cartilage
c. areolar, adipose, reticular, dense
3. Which of the following connective tissue cells consists of a matrix of gelatinous material?
a. cartilage
b. lymph
c. areolar, adipose, reticular, dense
4. Which of the following tissues consists of material called a matrix?
a. epithelial
b. connective
c. neural
5. Which of the following cells are associated with a gel matrix?
a. adipocytes
b. chondrocytes
c. osteocytes
6. In order to hold tissue together, fibers are involved. Which of the following types of fibers hold tissue together by forming a net-like arrangement of fibers?
a. collagen
b. elastic
c. reticular
7. Osteocytes are stationary cells sitting in small depressions in the bone matrix. These small depressions are called __________.
a. lacunae
b. lamellae
c. osteons
8. Since osteocytes are stationary cells that help make strong bones, they cannot move to get nutrients. Nutrients have to travel to the osteocytes. Nutrients will travel from the blood in the central canal to the osteocytes via __________.
a. canaliculi
b. lamellae
c. plasma
9. Which of the following does NOT belong to the connective tissue category?
a. blood
b. cartilage
c. squamous
10. Which of the following cells consists of molecules of fat?
a. adipocytes
b. chondrocytes
c. reticulocytes
11. Tendons and ligaments are made of tissue that has high tensile strength. What type of tissue makes up tendons and ligaments?
a. cartilage
b. dense
c. epithelial

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