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Chapter 9: Connective Tissue & Extracellular Matrix

Questions Arranged by Priority

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HIGHEST PRIORITY (5 Stars)

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⭐⭐⭐ HIGH PRIORITY (3 Stars)

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⭐ MODERATE PRIORITY (1 Star / From Syllabus Chapter List)

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📋 FROM CHAPTER 9 QUESTION BANK (No Star Rating)

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Study Strategy

• Start with 5-star topics - Collagen structure, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and Osteogenesis imperfecta are exam favourites and appear repeatedly across question banks.
• 3-star topics - Prion diseases, Williams syndrome, and Muscular dystrophies are high-yield short notes.
• No essay questions are listed for this chapter, so focus entirely on SAQ (6-mark) and VSAQ (3-mark) formats.
• Questions 12 and 13 from the chapter bank overlap directly with the 5-star collagen topics - preparing collagen well covers multiple questions at once.

Chapter 9: Connective Tissue & Extracellular Matrix

Questions Arranged by Priority

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HIGHEST PRIORITY (5 Stars)

1. Structure of collagen and structure of elastin
2. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
3. Osteogenesis imperfecta

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⭐⭐⭐ HIGH PRIORITY (3 Stars)

1. Prion diseases
2. Williams syndrome
3. Muscular dystrophies

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⭐ MODERATE PRIORITY (1 Star)

1. Give an overview of tissue proteins and their deficiency disorders
2. Sarcomere
3. Give an account of various body fluids and their importance
4. CSF formation and components including CSF functions

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📋 FROM CHAPTER QUESTION BANK (SAQ - 6 Marks)

1. Composition of extracellular matrix
2. Structure and functions of collagen
3. Diseases due to collagen abnormalities

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📋 FROM CHAPTER QUESTION BANK (VSAQ - 3 Marks)

1. Extracellular matrix
2. Collagen

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💡 Key Notes

• No essay (long answer) questions for this chapter
• Questions 12 and 13 overlap directly with the 5-star collagen topics - preparing collagen well covers both at once
• Ehlers-Danlos and Osteogenesis imperfecta both fall under "diseases due to collagen abnormalities" - one preparation covers three questions
• Start with 5-star topics, then layer in 3-star, then 1-star if time permits