Tissue: The Living Fabric

1. 4 Tissue:The Living Fabric

2. Which of the following best describes a tissue? • a. a group of organs working together for a common purpose • b. a group of cells that have a similar structure and function • c. the collection of all organelles • d. organs such as the heart or liver

3. Which of the following relationships between a tissue and its general function is NOT correct? • a. epithelial: digestion • b. connective: support • c. muscle: movement • d. nervous: control

4. When examining types of epithelial tissues under a light microscope you are utilizing the technique of ____________. • a. histology • b. electron microscopy • c. tissue structure • d. scanning electron microscopy

5. An area in the body exposed to the external environment would be composed of which of the following tissue types? • a. epithelial tissue • b. connective tissue • c. muscle tissue • d. nervous tissue

6. Which of the following tissue types would you expect to find in an area of the body that is subject to a greater degree of friction? • a. epithelial tissue • b. connective tissue • c. muscle tissue • d. nervous tissue

7. Which characteristic of epithelial tissues would you expect to find in a duct subject to a high degree of pressure (such as the male urethra)? • a. squamous shape • b. simple layering • c. psuedostratified layering • d. stratified layering

8. Which of the following types of epithelial tissues are suited for areas of the body where diffusion or filtration occurs? • a. stratified columnar • b. simple cuboidal • c. simple squamous • d. stratified squamous

9. Which of the following specialized terms reflects the epithelial tissue found lining the inside of blood and lymph vessels? • a. epithelium • b. endothelium • c. mesothelium • d. squathelium

10. The presence of which type of epithelial tissue is a dead give-away for glands? • a. simple squamous • b. stratified squamous • c. transitional epithelium • d. simple cuboidal

11. The mucus-secreting cells prevalent in simple columnar epithelium are known as __________. • a. goblet cells • b. cup cells • c. chalice cells • d. mucocells

12. The major distinction between endocrine glands and exocrine glands is that endocrine glands secrete their product into _________. • a. the blood • b. a duct • c. the stomach • d. the bladder

13. Which of the following tissues is the most abundant and widely distributed? • a. epithelial • b. connective • c. muscle • d. nervous

14. Of the four main classes of connective tissue, which has the most solid ground substance? • a. connective tissue proper • b. cartilage • c. bone tissue • d. blood

15. Of the four main classes of connective tissue, which has the least solid ground substance? • a. connective tissue proper • b. cartilage • c. bone tissue • d. blood

16. Which of the following undifferentiated cells of connective tissue do not secrete the matrix of the tissue with which they are associated? • a. fibroblasts • b. osteoblasts • c. chondroblasts • d. hematopoietic stem cells

17. Which of the following connective tissues allows humans to survive several days without eating? • a. blood • b. adipose • c. bone • d. areolar connective tissue

18. Theoretically, of the following connective tissues, which would take the most time to recover from injury? • a. bone • b. cartilage • c. dense regular connective tissue • d. adipose

19. Why is blood classified as a connective tissue? • a. because blood connects two areas of the body • b. blood provides mechanical support of organs • c. blood stores large quantities of lipid • d. because blood develops from mesenchyme

20. The primary functional cell found in nervous tissue is the ___________. • a. neuron • b. fiber • c. fibroblast • d. squamous

21. Which of the following pairs is NOT correct? • a. skeletal muscle: striated • b. cardiac muscle: voluntary • c. cardiac muscle: striated • d. smooth muscle: not striated

22. Which of the following types of membranes is the driest? • a. cutaneous membranes • b. mucous membranes • c. serous membranes • d. synovial membranes

23. Which of the following is a logical sequence of events in wound healing? • a. inflammation, organization, granulation tissue deposit, regeneration • b. organization, regeneration, inflammation, granulation tissue deposit • c. regeneration, inflammation, granulation tissue deposit, organization • d. granulation tissue deposit, regeneration, inflammation, organization

24. Of the three primary germ layers, which is primarily responsible for developing into epithelial tissue? • a. endoderm • b. ectoderm • c. mesoderm • d. all three primary germ layers develop into some type of epithelial tissue

25. The basal lamina is associated with which type of tissue? • a. epithelial tissue • b. connective tissue • c. nervous tissue • d. muscle tissue

26. With which portion of an epithelial cell in the stomach would food be in contact? • a. basal surface • b. apical surface • c. basal lamina • d. reticular lamina

27. Which of the following glands are holocrine glands? • a. pancreas • b. sweat glands • c. salivary glands • d. sebaceous glands

28. You would expect to find ____________ fibers in areas that undergo a lot of stretch and rebound. • a. elastic fibers • b. collagen fibers • c. reticular fibers • d. white fibers

29. Of the following cells types, which are found patrolling areas exposed to harmful bacteria? • a. fibroblasts • b. osteocytes • c. macrophages • d. chrondroblasts

30. Which of the following types of cartilage serves as the embryonic precursor to long bones? • a. hyaline cartilage • b. elastic cartilage • c. fibrocartilage • d. articular cartilage

31. Which of the following types of cartilage serves as a support to heavy pressure? • a. hyaline cartilage • b. elastic cartilage • c. fibrocartilage • d. articular cartilage