1. Mature cartilage cells are called _______________.

2. The brain, spinal cord, and nerves arise from an embryonic germlayer called _______________.

3. Which type of muscle is not striated? _______________

4. Which type of muscle has multinucleated cells? _______________

5. Name a connective tissue that does not usually contain fibers. _______________

6. Nearly every epithelium rests on a layer of _______________ tissue. (Bespecific.)

7. The hyaline cartilage that covers the end of a bone at a joint iscalled _______________ cartilage.

8. Name any connective tissue of the teeth. _______________

9. Fat is also called _______________ tissue, and its cells are called _______________.

10. The secretory tissue of a gland, as opposed to its supportiveconnective tissue framework, is called its _______________.

11. A gland whose secretion consists of disintegrated cells iscalled a/an _______________ gland.

12. The shrinkage of a tissue due to aging is called _______________ (twowords).

13. _______________ is a repair process in which damaged tissue is replaced bycollagenous scar tissue.

14. The fluid between cells of a tissue is called _______________.

15. The epithelium most resistant to stress and abrasion is _______________.

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