Question

14. Loose connective tissue is found in spaces between body parts, around muscles, nerves, and blood vessels, and under the skin where it forms the (b) 15: Dense connective tissues are predominantly composed of fibers. 16. (a) are the cords that connect muscles to bones. are the cables that connect bones to one another. 17. All vertebrates have an internal supporting structure called the __that is composed of cartilage and/or bone. 18. The (a) that provides support in the vertebrate embryo is largely replaced by () _ in most vertebrate adults. 19. Cartilage cells called (a)_ _ate surrounded by a rubbery in which collagen fibers are embedded. "Imprisoned" by their own secretions, the cells are isolated in holes called (c). Nutrients diffuse through the matrix to the cells. 20. Bone is similar to carulage in that it too has a (a) containing lacunae in which cells called (b). _are "imprisoned." Unlike (b).

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Ans 6: (a) Simple (b) Compound

Ans 7: (a) extracellular matrix (b) fibers (c) ground substance

Ans 8: Fibers

Ans 9: (a) Collagen (b) Elastin (c) Type III Collagen

Ans 10: Collagen

Ans 11: Fibroblast cells

Ans 12: Types of connective tissues include:

• Areolar connective tissue
• Adipose connective tissue
• Reticular connective tissue
• Cartilage
• Bone
• Blood

Ans 14: Fibroblasts

Ans 15: Collagen

Ans 16: (a) Tendons (b) Ligaments

Ans 17: Endoskeleton

Ans 18: (a) Notochord (b) Vertebral Column

Ans 19: (a) Chondrocytes (b) Chondrin (c) Lacunae

Ans 20: (a) Canaliculi (b) Osteocytes