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Connective Tissue: Characteristics and Types

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What is the primary origin of connective tissue?

Endoderm
Ectoderm
Mesoderm (correct)
Epithelium

What is the characteristic shape of mesenchymal cells?

Squamous
Columnar
Spindle-shaped (correct)
Cuboidal

What type of cells are present in lots of ground substance in connective tissue?

Mesenchyme cells (correct)
Fibroblasts
Osteoblasts
Smooth muscle cells

Which type of connective tissue is specialized?

Bone and cartilage (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the tissue that connects and supports other tissues in the body?

Connective tissue (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the component of connective tissue that is outside of the cells?

Extracellular matrix (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the origin of all types of connective tissue?

Mesenchyme cells (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cells are involved in the repair of damaged tissues in regenerative medicine?

Mesenchyme stem cells (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the stem cells that give rise to connective tissue?

Mesenchyme stem cells (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main component of the extracellular matrix in connective tissue?

Ground substance (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of fibroblasts in connective tissue?

To secrete collagen and elastin (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary component of the extracellular matrix?

Water (A) Signup and view all the answers

What type of muscle cells are commonly found in connective tissue?

Smooth muscle cells (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the potential application of mesenchyme stem cells in medicine?

To regenerate damaged tissues (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of active fibroblasts?

Abundant, irregularly branched cytoplasm (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the cells that lie between epithelial cells and the basement membrane of ducts?

Myoepithelial cells (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of fibroblasts in the synthesis of extracellular matrix components?

To secrete ECM components (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of quiescent fibroblasts?

Small, spindle-shaped nucleus (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the type of cell that can differentiate into other cell types found in the ECM?

Fibroblasts (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the cells that remain present in some adult connective tissues, including tooth pulp and adipose tissue?

Mesenchyme-like cells (A) Signup and view all the answers