Lab 6

Front 1

a fat cell is called a

Back 1

adipocyte

Front 2

the cell in connective tissue that forms fibers is the

Back 2

fibroblasts

Front 3

cartilage cells are called

Back 3

chondrocytes

Front 4

in bone tissue, the cells are termed

Back 4

osteocytes

Front 5

muscle cells are more appropriately referred to a(n)

Back 5

fibers

Front 6

a muscle's ability to receive and respond to stimuli is termed

Back 6

excitablilty

Front 7

the light and dark bands found in skeletal and cardiac muscle tissues are called

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striations

Front 8

the term _____ refers to a muscle's ability to stretch

Back 8

extensibility

Front 9

osseous tissue

Back 9

bone

Front 10

areolar tissue

Back 10

loose connective

Front 11

muscle tissue which is multinucleated

Back 11

skeletal muscle

Front 12

connective tissue that is thickly located underneath out skin as infants

Back 12

adipose

Front 13

muscle tissue found in the heart

Back 13

cardiac muscle

Front 14

tissue that possesses intercalated discs

Back 14

cardiac muscle

Front 15

tissue made up of cells which produce fibers

Back 15

loose connective

Front 16

muscle tissue found in the walls of hollow organs of the digestive tract

Back 16

smooth muscle

Front 17

connective tissue that has the hardest matrix

Back 17

bone

Front 18

connective tissue which provides flexible support and protection

Back 18

hyaline cartilage

Front 19

muscle tissue which is controlled voluntarily

Back 19

skeletal muscle

Front 20

tissue which forms the delicate membranes of the body and fills in spaces in muscles

Back 20

loose connective

Front 21

fragile thing membranes found within the body

Back 21

loose connective (areolar)

Front 22

loose connective tissue is made primarily of two types of fibers called

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collagenous and elastic

Front 23

what color are collagenous

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white

Front 24

what do collagenous fibers do

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provide strength

Front 25

what color are elastic fibers

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yellow

Front 26

what do elastic fibers do?

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provide elasticity

Front 27

responsible for producing collagenous and elastic fibers

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fibroblasts

Front 28

other cells found commonly in loose connective tissue are

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mast cells, plasma cells, and macrophage cells

Front 29

what do mast cells release

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histamine

Front 30

plasma cells are capable of producing what

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antibodies to protect the body

Front 31

macrophage cells help rid

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the tissue of debris by phagocytosis (cell eating)