Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a primary function of connective tissue?

Accepted Answer

Secreting hormones

Question 2

A patient presents with a connective tissue disorder affecting the ground substance. Which component is most likely altered if the viscosity of the tissue is abnormally high?

Accepted Answer

Water content

Question 3

Which connective tissue cell type is primarily responsible for producing the extracellular matrix in cartilage?

Accepted Answer

Chondroblasts

Question 4

Which type of connective tissue is best suited for resisting tension and stretching in one direction, such as in tendons?

Accepted Answer

Dense regular connective tissue

Question 5

A histological slide shows a tissue with a gel-like ground substance, chondrocytes in lacunae, and no visible blood vessels. Which tissue is most likely being observed?

Accepted Answer

Cartilage

Question 6

Which connective tissue fiber type provides the greatest tensile strength?

Accepted Answer

Collagen fibers

Question 7

Which formula best represents the relationship between the components of the extracellular matrix in connective tissue?

Accepted Answer

$Extracellular\ Matrix = Ground\ Substance + Fibers$

Question 8

A patient with a deficiency in proteoglycans would most likely have issues with which aspect of connective tissue?

Accepted Answer

Ground substance viscosity

Question 9

Which connective tissue type is avascular and receives nutrients via diffusion from the perichondrium?

Accepted Answer

Cartilage

Question 10

Which cell type is most abundant in areolar connective tissue and is responsible for secreting fibers?

Accepted Answer

Fibroblasts

Question 11

A patient suffers from a genetic disorder that affects the synthesis of collagen. Which tissue would be most compromised in its ability to resist mechanical tension?

Accepted Answer

Dense regular connective tissue

Question 12

Which connective tissue type contains all three fiber types (collagen, elastic, reticular) and acts as a reservoir for water and salts?

Accepted Answer

Areolar connective tissue

Question 13

Which of the following is a correct sequence of cell types from immature to mature in bone tissue?

Accepted Answer

Osteoblast $\rightarrow$ Osteocyte

Question 14

Which connective tissue type is found in the walls of large arteries and is specialized for stretching and recoiling?

Accepted Answer

Dense elastic connective tissue

Question 15

Which of the following best describes the function of reticular fibers in connective tissue?

Accepted Answer

Form supportive networks in soft tissues

Question 16

A patient with a deficiency in cell adhesion proteins would most likely experience problems with which process?

Accepted Answer

Attachment of cells to the extracellular matrix

Question 17

Which connective tissue type is characterized by a hard matrix due to inorganic calcium salts and is responsible for blood cell synthesis?

Accepted Answer

Bone

Question 18

Which of the following equations correctly represents the composition of proteoglycans in ground substance?

Accepted Answer

$Proteoglycan = Protein\ Core + Polysaccharide$

Question 19

Which connective tissue type is most likely to be found forming the stroma of lymph nodes and the spleen?

Accepted Answer

Reticular connective tissue

Question 20

A patient with a mutation affecting chondroitin sulfate production would most likely have abnormalities in which tissue?

Accepted Answer

Cartilage

Chapter 4: Tissue – The Living Fabric (Connective Tissue Focus)

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