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?

    <p>Bone and cartilage</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Connective tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Extracellular matrix</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the origin of all types of connective tissue?

    <p>Mesenchyme cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Mesenchyme stem cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Mesenchyme stem cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Ground substance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of fibroblasts in connective tissue?

    <p>To secrete collagen and elastin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary component of the extracellular matrix?

    <p>Water</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Smooth muscle cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To regenerate damaged tissues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of active fibroblasts?

    <p>Abundant, irregularly branched cytoplasm</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Myoepithelial cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To secrete ECM components</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of quiescent fibroblasts?

    <p>Small, spindle-shaped nucleus</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Fibroblasts</p> 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?

    <p>Mesenchyme-like cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

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