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Section Title: Connective Tissue
Learning Outcome: 3.6
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
21) In cartilage, ________ growth occurs when cells of the perichondrium divide repeatedly, the
innermost ones differentiating into chondroblasts that produce new matrix.
Section Title: Connective Tissue
Learning Outcome: 3.6
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
22) A serous membrane consists of a simple squamous epithelium and the underlying ________.
Section Title: Membranes
Learning Outcome: 3.8
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
23) A ________ membrane is transparent, lines the sealed, internal cavities of the body, and
consists of a mesothelium supported by loose connective tissue.
Section Title: Membranes
Learning Outcome: 3.8
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge

24) The ________, one of the three types of serous membrane, covers the lungs and lines the
thoracic cavity.
Section Title: Membranes
Learning Outcome: 3.8
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
25) The ________ is the serous membrane that covers the surfaces of most abdominal organs.
Section Title: Membranes
Learning Outcome: 3.8
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
26) The membranes that line joint cavities and help reduce friction are called ________.
Section Title: Membranes
Learning Outcome: 3.8
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
27) The thin sheet of lubricant that is secreted between serous membrane layers is referred to as
________.
Section Title: Membranes
Learning Outcome: 3.8
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
28) The superficial fascia, also called the subcutaneous layer or ________, is the layer of loose
connective tissue sandwiched between the skin and underlying tissues and organs.
Section Title: The Connective Tissue Framework of the Body
Learning Outcome: 3.9
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
29) The layer of dense connective tissue that surrounds muscles, some organs, and anchors
organs in place is called _______.
Section Title: The Connective Tissue Framework of the Body
Learning Outcome: 3.9
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
30) The tissue that is specialized for contraction and contains very large, multinucleated fibers
(up to a foot or more in length) whose nuclei lie just beneath the sarcolemma is called ________.
Section Title: Muscle Tissue
Learning Outcome: 3.10
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge

31) Although skeletal muscle fibers cannot divide, new muscle fibers are produced through the
division of ________, which are mesenchymal cells that persist in adult skeletal muscle.
Section Title: Muscle Tissue
Learning Outcome: 3.10
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
32) Cardiac muscle fibers form extensive connections with one another at specialized regions
called ________.
Section Title: Muscle Tissue
Learning Outcome: 3.10
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
33) ________ muscle tissue is found in the walls of blood vessels, hollow organs such as the
urinary bladder and the respiratory, digestive, circulatory, and reproductive tracts. (Note: Be sure
to capitalize the first letter of your answer).