Match the following:

A) Reticular tissue
B) Hyaline cartilage
C) Mesenchyme
D) Elastic cartilage

1) Structural support of the external ear and other structures that need support with flexibility.
2) Forms much of the fetal skeleton and covers the articular surfaces of long bones.
3) Embryonic connective tissue that arises from mesoderm and produces all types of connective tissues.
4) Source of new cells in mature connective tissue.
5) Forms internal supporting framework of soft organs such as the spleen.


1) D) Elastic cartilage
2) B) Hyaline cartilage
3) C) Mesenchyme
4) C) Mesenchyme
5) A) Reticular tissue

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