a&p lab 6 quiz

Match these vocabulary terms to their meanings.

- The middle portion of unspecialized mesoderm from which cartilage, bone, and blood develop is called MESENCHYME - Any tissues that exist in layers and form linings or coverings fall into the category of STRATIFIED EPITHELIA - RETICULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE is the type of connective tissue that forms a structural net to support other cells - FIBROCARTILAGE is a type of cartilage with a net of collagen fibers to help resist compression and tension - The mature cells that live in cartilage and maintain the matrix around them are CHONDROCYTES

Match these prefixes to their meanings.

The prefix FIBRO- means fiber or fibrous. The prefix STRAT- means layers. The prefix RET- means made like a net or web. The prefix MES- means middle or intermediate. The prefix CHONDR- means cartilage.

This connective tissue consists of large round densely packed cells with the nucleus pushed to one side.

adipose

Squamous epithelial cells ________.

are thin and flat, like fish scales

Drag the labels onto the diagram to identify the cell types and matrix components of areolar connective tissue, a model connective tissue.

left column: macrophage fibroblast lymphocyte fat cell mast cell neutrophil right column: ground substance collagen fiber elastic fiber reticular fiber capillary

This primary tissue type generates electrical signals and can actively contract.

muscle

The support cells found in nervous tissue are called ________.

neuroglia

________ are cells that make up the brain and spinal cord and transmit electrical signals from receptor to effectors.

neurons

Of the basic muscle types, this is the "meat" of the body, attached to the skeleton, which moves the limbs and other body parts.

skeletal muscle

This type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of hollow organs. It has no striations, and its cells are spindle shaped. It is __________.

smooth muscle

What is not true of epithelial cells?

they are richly vascularized