Chapter 4 – Tissues
4.2 – Connective Tissue
Connective Tissues
 Most __________________________ tissue in the body
 Found _______________________________ in the body except on the _________________
_______________________ (skin)
 Functions
o Binds together, ___________________________ and ____________________________ other
___________________ ________________________
o ______________________ and ________________________ internal organs
o Major ______________________________ system within the body
o Major site for _________________________ ________________________ (fat)
 Characteristics
o Well _______________________________ (has a good _______________________ supply)
 Exceptions: ___________________________, ____________________________, and
__________________________ have a ___________________ blood supply and take longer to
heal
o Have an ________________________________ ____________________
 Can be ________________________, semi-solid, _________________________ or very hard
 Allows connective tissue to withstand extra weight, ______________________________, etc.
 Type of connective tissue
o ___________________________
o ____________________________
o ___________________ connective tissue
o ___________________ connective tissue
o ____________________________
Bone
 Composed of _________________________ tissue
 Functions
o ________________________
________________ tissue
o ___________________________ ________________ surfaces
o Works with ________________________ to generate _____________________________
o Stores ___________________________ and phosphorus
o Stores _____________ ________________ __________________________; which creates ___________
__________________________ cells
o Houses __________________________ ________________ ______________________ which stores
_________________________________ (fat)
Cartilage
 _____________________ network of ___________________________ and _________________________ fibers
 No _______________________ vessels or _______________________
o ____________________ _________________________ after injury
 Three types of cartilage
1. ___________________________ cartilage
2. ______________________________________
3. ___________________________ cartilage
 Hyaline Cartilage
o looks like a blueish-white, ____________________
______________________ substance
o
o
o
Is the _________________ ________________________ _________________________ in the body
Is the _____________________________ cartilage in the body
Found at the ______________ of ___________________ bones (as _________________________
cartilage), anterior _____________ of ______________, _________________, larynx and trachea
o Provides a _____________________ surface for __________________ movement,
_________________________ and support
 Fibrocartilage
o Composed of ______________________________ scattered among
________________________ of ________________________ fibers
o _____________________________ of the 3 types of
___________________________
o Found at the ____________________ ________________________,
__________________________________ discs, _______________________ of
the knee and portions of the ________________________
o Provides __________________________ and _______________________
 Elastic Cartilage
o Composed of
__________________________________
in a threadlike ______________________
of _______________________
_____________________
o Makes up the
____________________________ and the
___________________________ part of the _________________
o Gives _____________________________ and __________________________ shape
Dense Connective Tissue
 Contains more numerous, __________________________, ______________________ fiber and _____________
_____________________
 3 Different Types
1. _______________________ ____________________________ connective tissue
2. _______________________ ____________________________ connective tissue
3. ___________________________ connective tissue
 Dense Regular Connective Tissue
o Consist of mainly ______________________ fibers
_________________________ arranged in
______________________
o _______________________________ are present in-between the
bundles
o ______________________________ stress when
_________________________ force is applied
o Attaches _________________________ to __________________
or bone to muscle and __________________ to ___________________
o Found in _________________________, most
____________________________ and aponeuroses
 Dense Irregular Connective Tissue
o Consist of ______________________ fibers
_________________________ arranged with ___________
fibroblast
o
____________________________ _____________________ exerted in many directions; provides
___________________________ _______________________
o Found in the _____________________ capsules of ____________________ and ___________________,
the ____________________ of the skin; and submucosa of digestive tract
 Elastic Connective Tissue
o Consist of _______________________ branching
______________________ fibers
o _____________________________ are present in the spaces
_____________________________ the _____________________
o Allows tissue to _______________________ following stretching
o Maintains _________________ of ________________________
through ________________________
o Aids ________________________ ____________________ of lungs
o Found in the ___________________ of large
__________________________, walls of the _____________________________
____________________
Loose Connective Tissue
 _______________________ are _________________________ intertwined among lots of __________________
 3 Different Types
1. ________________________ connective tissue
2. ________________________ connective tissue
3. ________________________ connective tissue
 Areolar Connective Tissue
o Consist of _________________________,
________________________ and _______________________
fibers
o And several _________________
(____________________________, macrophages, plasma cells,
_________________________ and mast cells)
o _____________________ and __________________________
organs
o Plays an important role in _______________________________
o Found under the ________________________ of the body, __________________________
____________________ and capillaries
 Adipose Connective Tissue
o Consist of _______________________________ (cells which
store __________) closely packed together
o Provides ______________________ food _________________
o ___________________________ against
_____________________ _________________
o Supports and __________________________ organs
o Found ______________________ the ___________________,
around kidneys and eyeballs, also within the
_______________________________ and in the
_______________________
 Reticular Connective Tissue
o Consist of _____________________________ fibers and ___________________________ cells
o Fibers form a soft ___________________________ skeleton (stoma)
o Found in ____________________________ organs (lymph nodes, bone marrow and spleen)
Blood
 Connective tissue with a ________________________ extracellular
matrix called _____________________ __________________
 Consist of _____________ and ____________________
__________________ cells surrounded by ______________________
 Blood fibers are only seen when blood ____________________
Check For Understanding 1
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3. ______________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________
6. _______________________________________
7. _______________________________________
Check for Understanding 2
1. __________________________________________
2. __________________________________________
6. ____________________________________
3. __________________________________________
7. ____________________________________
4. __________________________________________
5. __________________________________________
Crash Couse: Connective Tissue Part 2
1. The 2 types of connective tissue proper: ____________________________________________________
2. Most common loose connective tissue: ______________________________________
3. Also known as fat tissue: _________________________________
4. Some functions of Adipose tissue: _______________________________________________________________
5. Contains fibers which a densely packed into organized bundles:________________________________________
6. Where would you find dense regular connective tissue: ______________________________________________
7. Where would you find dense irregular connective tissue: ____________________________________________
8. Type of tissue found at your joints: ____________________________________
9. Tissue which contains no blood or nerves and stands up to tension and compression: ______________________
10. Most common type of cartilage: _________________________________
11. A common place where you can find hyaline cartilage: ____________________________
12. Type of cartilage found in your ears: ________________________________
13. 2 types of osseous tissue: ______________________________________
14. Liquid connective tissue: ____________________________