Exam 4: Connective Tissue

Connective tissue called _____ lines the _____ cavity of long bones

In mature bone, the cell processes of adjacent osteocytes are connected by gap junctions within the _____.

Which of the following is true of brown, rather than white, fat?

Identify the INCORRECT statement

Formation of new cartilage along the surface of pre-existing cartilage is termed

Osteoporosis can occur when _____ activity exceeds _____ activity.

What are mature cartilage cells called?

Which characteristic is true of BOTH brown and white fat?

Which of the following is true of interstitial, rather than appositional, chondrogenesis?

The type of fiber that forms a sort of supportive "web" for cells is

Which type of cartilage is found in the respiratory tract and the nose?

The type of cartilage found in the external ear is

Which of the following cells is a type of macrophage?

The shaft of long bones is called the ____ and is composed mostly of ____ bone

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the osteon in compact bone?

Metastasis can occur when tumor cells release _____, which can dissolve the basement membrane, resulting in the invasion of the tumor into underlying connective tissue.

Which of the following characteristics makes cartilage an unusual connective tissue?

Both mature bone cells and mature cartilage cells are found in chambers called

Inflammation is generally a function of which of the following connective tissue cells?

Connective tissue is composed of all of the following except