H/W U2_Ch5_P2

Select all the cells that remain in a connective tissue, helping to support, maintain, and repair the extracellular matrix.

- Fibroblasts - Mesenchymal cells - Adipocytes

Check the functions of connective tissue.

- Supporting the internal frame of the body - Protecting the vital organs - Forming the structural framework of the liver

Which of the following is NOT a category of connective tissue?

Aerobic connective tissue

What type of cartilage is shown in this micrograph?

Elastic cartilage

Where are chondrocytes and osteocytes located?

In lacuna

What are the three types of muscle tissue?

Smooth, skeletal, cardiac

Connective tissue is notably different from epithelial tissue. Which statement describes a major difference between these tissue types?

There is more space between cells in connective tissue.

In nervous tissue, the cell type that carries out the main function of the tissue is the __________.

neuron