Exam 4: Tissues

Intervertebral discs exhibit a great deal of strength because of the presence of thick bundles of ________.

Because it forms covering and lining layers for body structures, ________ tissue has very little extracellular matrix.

What type of process conducts nerve impulses toward the cell body?

What occurs when wound edges are far apart?

Which of the following is not a feature that connective tissues have in common?

An accumulation of fluid in the tissue spaces is called ________.

Support cells of the brain and spinal cord are called ________.

-This is a diagram of a multipolar neuron. What does "A" represent?

A cell that forms fibrous connective tissue would be called a ________.

Which type of tissue possesses an abundant extracellular matrix?

An infant is born with a genetic defect that greatly reduces his production of brown fat. Which of the following will most likely apply to this infant?

What is a scar?

Proteoglycans trap large quantities of water, allowing them to assume their original shape after compression. Based on these characteristics, where are they most likely found in the body?

Which of the following matrix molecules tends to trap large quantities of water?

In ________, the new cells are the same type as those that were destroyed.

Which of the following is found in spongy bone but not compact bone?

The type of muscle found in the walls of blood vessels is ________ muscle.

Which type of membrane lines joint cavities?

Which of the following are symptoms of inflammation?

Which two processes function in the repair of injured tissue?