38. Animal Form and Function

Microscopic analysis of an unknown tissue sample reveals the presence of chondrocytes, indicating that the sample was probably taken from __________.

Which of the following tissues bind and support other tissues in the body?

Which of the six major types of connective tissue has a rigid matrix that contains collagen and calcium salts?

Plasma, a fluid containing water, salts, and dissolved proteins, is the extracellular matrix of __________.

Cells that secrete the proteins that make cartilage strong yet flexible are called __________.

Ligaments connect __________ to __________.

Which of the following is a list of connective tissues?

Bone-forming cells are called __________.

"Striated" is a description that would apply to which kind of animal tissue?

Myosin and actin are __________.

A neuron consists of many components. Name three.