Connective Tissue Quiz

Several questions below will reference these tissues pictured below. This quiz is designed for medical students.

{The following tissue types are formed primarily by fibroblasts EXCEPT for: + cartilage - ligament - tendon - extracellular matrix - organ capsules
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{Single best answer: Which of the following connective tissues contain collagen fibers? - bone - reticular fibers - tendon + all of the above - none of the above
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{Which type of collagen is the chief component of basement membranes? - Collagen I - Collagen II - Collagen III + Collagen IV - Collagen VII
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{All of the following tissue types are characterized as connective tissue EXCEPT: - Osteoblasts - Macrophages - Erythrocytes + Endothelial cells - Unilobular adipose cell
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{The hematopoetic cells of the spleen are supported by a fibrous connective tissue of which type? + reticular fibers - elastic fibers - microtubules - hyaline cartilage - hematopoetic fibers
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{Identify the type of tissue shown in image A: - Dense, irregular connective tissue + Dense, regular connective tissue - Loose, irregular connective tissue - Loose, regular connective tissue - Fibrocartilage - Stratified squamous epithelium
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{Image A is most likely to be: + tendon - skeletal muscle - annulus fibrosis - perichondrium - smooth muscle
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{Identify the type of tissue based on the H&E stain for Image B: - spongy bone + hyaline cartilage - fibrocartilage - smooth muscle - elastic cartilage
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{Identify the type of tissue based on the H&E stain Image C: - spongy bone - hyaline cartilage - fibrocartilage - smooth muscle + elastic cartilage
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{Marfan's syndrome is a disease caused by a mutation in the fibrilin gene and results in disorders of elastin tissues. All of the following would be likely consequences of disfunction of elastin tissues EXCEPT. - lax joints - fragile arterial walls - dislocation of the eye lens + separation of the epidermis from the dermis (epidermolysis bullosa) - development of cancer of the mesothelium (mesothelioma)
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{Reticular fibers are composed of type III collagen and produced by mesenchymal reticular cells, a type of fibroblast. These fibers are found all of the following places except: - the bone marrow stroma - medulla of lymph nodes + basement membrane of intestinal goblet cells - margins of vascular sinosoids of the liver - red pulp of the spleen - trabeculae fibers of thymus
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{Which of the following are NOT functions of ground substance? + provide tensile strength to muscles - regulate trafficking of molecules in tissue fluid - provide lubrication and cushioning by holding tissue fluid - contributes to regulation of cell proliferation and differentiation - provide surface attachment for neurons and epithelium
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