PART G-QUESTIONS What is matrix and what is its composition? 1. Identify the various types of cells that can be found in connective tissue and give a function for each 2. a. bi C. d. e. f. Answer these questions about fibers: 3. What are they? a. b. How many types are there? c What produces all 3 types of fibers? d. Where can they be found? What is the distinction of each fiber type? e i Page 60 4. List 6 characteristics of connective tissue: а. b. C. d. е. PART G-QUESTIONS 1. What is perichondrium? What is periosteum? 2. Which cartilage type has the most visible fibers? 3. Which type of cartilage is most abundant in the body? 4. 5. Does cartilage heal better than bone? Explain. What is articular cartilage? 6. 7. What is an epiphyseal plate? 8. What is ground substance? 9. What makes the matrix of bone hard? 10. What is the difference between the organic and inorganic matrix in bone? 11. Medically speaking, what happens to an individual who has abnormalities in the relative amounts of organic and inorganic matter? Page 65 PART C-QUESTIONS 1. Name the 3 layers of skin. (Technically 2 layers with a layer beneath) 2. Name the 5 zones of the epidermis. What are the characteristics of each zone of the epidermis? 3. а b. C. d. e. What structures are responsible for fingerprints? 4. Where is melanin located in the skin? 5. What cell produces melanin? 6. 7. How do non-melanin producing cells get mela nin in them? What is the function of melanin? 8. 9. Describe what happens when a person gets a sunan 10. What are freckles? 11. What are the differences in melanin and melanin producing cells between light and dark skin? 12. What causes goose bumps? 13. What is the function of a sebaceous gland? 14. Which specific layer of the skin is mitotic? 15. What is the function of Meissner's corpuscles? 16. What is the function of Padinian corpuscles?