Match the terms to these definitions.
adipose tissue, blood, cardiac muscle, compact bone, connective tissue, endocrine
gland, epidermis, epithelial tissue, exocrine gland, fibroblast, homeostasis, lacuna, ligament, organ system, skeletal muscle, spongy bone, tendon tissue, nervous tissue, striated muscle.
.......... Porous bone bound at the ends of long bones where blood cells are formed.

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Solution

The porous bone at the end of the long bone where blood cells are formed is called spongy bone. Spongy bone is also known as cancellous bone and it is rich in red bone marrow that forms the red blood cells for the body.

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Match the following

Column I Column II

ii. Tendon a. Hard connective tissue

ii. Ligament b. Connect bone to muscle

iii. Cartilage c. Connect bone to bone

iv. Bone d. Flexible connective tissue

i. a, ii.b. iii.c iv.c

i.c, ii.b, iii. d, iv.a

i.b ii.c, iii.d, iv.a

i.d, ii.c, iii.b iv.a

Match the following:

\begin{matrix} C o l u m n I & C o l u m n I I a) Tendon & i) Hard connective tissue b) Ligament & i i) Connects bone to muscle c) Cartilage & i i i) Connects bone to bone d) Bone & i v) Flexible connective tissue \end{matrix}

Name the connective tissue that

a) Connects bone to bone.

b) Connects bone to muscle.

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