Match the function or location to the correct connective tissue.

1.Allows the growth of long bones - Hyaline cartilage

2.Intervertebral disks, pubic symphysis - Fibrocartilage

3.External ear, epiglottis, and auditory tubes - Elastic cartilage

4.Outer portion of all bones - Compact bone

5.Inside skull bones, vertebrae, and sternum - Spongy bone

6.Transports oxygen, carbon dioxide, and other substances - Blood

7.Produces new blood cells and stores lipids - Bone marrow

8.Capable of strength with stretching and recoil in several directions - Dense irregular elastic connective tissue

9.Tensile strength capable of withstanding stretch in all directions - Dense irregular collagenous connective tissue

10.Vocal folds and ligaments between vertebrae - Dense regular elastic connective tissue

11.Tendons and ligaments - Dense regular collagenous connective tissue

12.Provides superstructure for lymphatic tissues - Reticular tissue

13.Energy storage - Adipose tissue

14.Epithelial basement membrane sits on this - Areolar connective tissue

15.Precursor to adult connective tissues - Mesenchyme

16.Umbilical cord of the newborn - Mucous connective tissue