The prefix FIBRO- means fiber or fibrous.
The prefix STRAT- means layers.
The prefix RET- means made like a net or web.
The prefix MES- means middle or intermediate.
The prefix CHONDR- means cartilage.
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Match these vocabulary terms to their meanings.
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- The middle portion of unspecialized mesoderm from which cartilage, bone, and blood develop is called MESENCHYME
- Any tissues that exist in layers and form linings or coverings fall into the category of STRATIFIED EPITHELIA
- RETICULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE is the type of connective tissue that forms a structural net to support other cells
- FIBROCARTILAGE is a type of cartilage with a net of collagen fibers to help resist compression and tension
- The mature cells that live in cartilage and maintain the matrix around them are CHONDROCYTES
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This type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of hollow organs. It has no striations, and its cells are spindle shaped. It is __________.
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smooth muscle
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Squamous epithelial cells ________.
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are thin and flat, like fish scales
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What is not true of epithelial cells?
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they are richly vascularized
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Drag the labels onto the diagram to identify the cell types and matrix components of areolar connective tissue, a model connective tissue.
