Functions of connective tissue include
(a) Establishing a structural framework for the body
(b) Storing energy reserves
(c) Providing protection for delicate organs
(d) All of these
(e) a and c only.

Why does damaged cartilage heal slowly?

(a) Chondrocytes cannot be replaced if killed, and other cell types must take their place.

(b) Cartilage is avascular, so nutrients and other molecules must diffuse to the site of injury.

(c) Damaged cartilage becomes calcified, thus blocking the movement of materials required for healing.

(d) Chondrocytes divide more slowly than other cell types, delaying the healing process.

(e) Damaged collagen cannot be quickly replaced, thereby slowing the healing process.

During a lab practical, a student examines a tissue that is composed of densely packed protein fibers that run parallel to each other and form a cord. There are no striations, but small nuclei are visible. The student identifies the tissue as skeletal muscle. Why is the student's choice wrong, and what tissue is he probably observing?

Describe the fluid connective tissues in the human body. What are the main differences between fluid connective tissues and supporting connective tissues?

Matrix is a characteristic of which type of tissue?

(a) Epithelial

(b) Nervous

(c) Muscle

(d) Connective

The three major types of cartilage in the body are

(a) Collagen, reticular, and elastic

(b) Areolar, adipose, and reticular

(c) Hyaline, elastic, and fibrous

(d) Tendons, reticular, and elastic

The type of cartilage growth characterized by adding new layers of cartilage to the surface is

(a) Interstitial growth

(b) Appositional growth

(c) Intramembranous growth

(d) Longitudinal growth.

List three basic components of connective tissues.

Marco and Yara are discussing connective tissue and Marco states that blood can't be a connective tissue because it's a liquid. Yara claims that blood is a specialized connective tissue with a fluid ECM. Who is right and why?