The type of connective tissue that contains chondrocytes, a rigid matrix of collagen fibers and proteoglycan-hyaluronic acid aggregates and few, if any, blood vessels is
A. muscle tissue.
B. fibrous connective tissue.
C. adipose tissue.
D. bone tissue.
E. cartilage.
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Question 2) What type of connective tissue is found between the vertebrae?
A. dense irregular elastic tissue
B. hyaline cartilage
C. elastic cartilage
D. fibrocartilage
E. dense regular collagenous tissue
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Question 3) What type of connective tissue is found in the external ears?
A. dense regular collagenous tissue
B. dense irregular elastic tissue
C. hyaline cartilage
D. elastic cartilage
E. fibrocartilage
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Question 4) Which of the following structures is likely to consist of dense irregular collagenous connective tissue?
A. bone
B. tendons
C. cartilage
D. dermis of the skin
E. elastic ligaments
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Question 5) Intervertebral discs exhibit a great deal of strength because of the presence of thick bundles of
A. elastin.
B. collagen.
C. hydroxyapatite.
D. proteoglycan.
E. calcium.
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Question 6) Adipose tissue
A. is composed of relatively small cells.
B. contains large amounts of extracellular matrix.
C. exists in three forms: yellow, red, and brown.
D. functions as an insulator and a site of energy storage.
E. does not contain lipids.
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Question 7) A tissue has the following characteristics: abundant extracellular matrix, abundant collagen fibers, collagen fibers mainly parallel to each other. Which of the following injuries results in damage to mainly this kind of tissue?
A. tear in the tissue that attaches the gastrocnemius muscle to bone
B. broken nose
C. tear in the cartilage of the knee
D. broken femur bone
E. bullet penetrating the abdominal wall
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Question 8) Reticular tissue is found in
A. intestinal tissue.
B. muscles.
C. nerve tissue.
D. long bones.
E. lymphatic tissue.
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Question 9) Dense regular collagenous connective tissue would be found in
A. the brain.
B. a lymph node.
C. a skull bone.
D. a ligament.
E. a nerve.
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Question 10) Connective tissue is separated into subgroups based on the
A. number of cell layers.
B. structure of the extracellular matrix.
C. cell type.
D. cell functions.
E. shape of the cells.
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