Connective tissue in tendons is
A. dense irregular elastic tissue.
B. dense regular collagenous tissue.
C. dense regular elastic tissue.
D. dense irregular collagenous tissue.
E. reticular tissue.
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Question 2) Which of the following statements is true?
A. Collagen fibers provide strength to dense connective tissue.
B. Dense connective tissue has a fluid matrix.
C. Mast cells are found in abundance in dense connective tissue.
D. Elastic tissue is flexible, but not stretchy.
E. Areolar tissue is tightly packed.
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Question 3) Which of the following molecules consists of numerous polysaccharides attached to a protein core?
A. proteoglycan
B. reticulin
C. collagen
D. hyaluronic acid
E. elastin
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Question 4) An infant born with a genetic defect that causes little or no brown fat to be formed will have
A. difficulty absorbing nutrients from the intestine.
B. very stretchy tendons.
C. difficulty breathing.
D. a reduced bone mass.
E. difficulty regulating his body temperature.
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Question 5) Hyaluronic acid gives a very slippery quality to fluids that contain it. Hyaluronic acid
A. resists stretching.
B. is a good lubricant for joint cavities.
C. is a protein.
D. functions as an insulator.
E. promotes oxygen transport in the plasma.
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Question 6) Which of the following types of connective tissue is mismatched with its matrix?
A. bone - highly vascular
B. cartilage - highly vascular matrix
C. bone - mineralized matrix
D. areolar - loosely packed matrix of protein fibers
E. blood - fluid matrix
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Question 7) Which of the following matrix molecules tends to trap large quantities of water?
A. reticular fibers
B. collagen
C. proteoglycan
D. elastin
E. hyaluronic acid
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Question 8) Proteoglycans trap large quantities of water and spring back to original shape after compression. They are found in
A. intervertebral discs.
B. muscles.
C. neurons.
D. tendons.
E. bones.
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Question 9) A coiled fibrous protein in connective tissue that is stretchy is called
A. hyaluronic acid.
B. proteoglycan.
C. elastin.
D. collagen.
E. a reticular fiber.
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Question 10) The extracellular matrix of connective tissue contains
A. serous fluid.
B. synoval fluid.
C. adipose.
D. plasma.
E. proteoglycans.
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