Quiz 4 class Flashcards

Functions of epithelia include all of the following, except

A. Absorption

B. Controlling permeability

C. Producing specialized secretions

D. Supporting muscle cells

The two types of layering recognized in epithelial tissues are:

A. Cuboidal and columnar

B. Squamous and cuboidal

C. Columnar and stratified

D. Simple and stratified

Chondrocytes are to cartilage as osteocytes are to

A. Fat

B. Epithelium

C. Bone

D. Blood

E. Neural Tissue

Merocrine glands secrete their products:

A. When cells within the gland rupture

B. Into the extracellular space

C. By diffusion through the plasma membrane

D. By pinching off of the apex of the cells

E. By exocytosis

Mesenchyme is:

A. A type of epithelial tissue

B. Also known as areolar connective tissue

C. A type of undifferentiated nervous tissue

D. Embryonic connective tissue

E. A specialized cell junction

Tendons are cords of dense regular connective tissue that:

A. Cover the surface of a muscle

B. Connect one bone to another

C. Attach skeletal muscles to bone

D. Surround organs such as skeletal muscle Tissue

The four primary tissue types found in the human body are:

A. squamous, cuboidal, columnar, glandular

B. adipose, elastic, reticular, cartilage

C. skeletal, cardiac, smooth, muscle

D. epithelial, connective, muscle, nerve

Simple epithelial cells are characteristic of regions where:

A. mechanical or chemical stresses occur

B. secretion and absorption occur

C. support and flexibility are necessary

D. padding and elasticity are necessary

The three basic components of all connective tissues are:

A. free exposed surface, exocrine secretions, matrix

B. fluid matrix, osteocytes, cartilage

C. ground substance, protein fibers, and specialized cells

D. satellite cells, cardiocytes, osteocytes

Simple squamous epithelium would be found in the following areas of the
body:

A. inner surface of the blood vessels

B. respiratory surface of the lungs

C. lining of body cavities

D. a, b, and c are correct

Tissue that is specialized for the conduction of electrical impulses is
________ tissue

A. connective

B. neural

C. epithelial

D. osseous

E. areolar

Tissue that is specialized for contraction is ________ tissue.

A. nerve

B. dense connective

C. muscle

D. loose connective

E. epithelial

Tissues that provide strength and support for areas subjected to stresses
from many directions are

A. ligaments

B. areolar tissue

C. dense irregular connective tissues

D. tendons

E. reticular tissues

the type of tissue that covers exposed surfaces and line internal
passageways and body cavities is:

A. muscle

B. nerve

C. epithelial

D. connective

The basic shapes of epithelial cells include all of the following, except

A. columnar

B. cuboidal

C. oval

D. squamous

E. both A and B

Epithelium is connected to underlying connective tissue by

A. a basement membrane

B. interfacial canals

C. a protein junction

D. a reticular lamina

E. proteoglycans

The pads that lie between the vertebra of the spinal column contain:

A. elastic fibers

B. fibrocartilage

C. hyaline cartilage

D. dense, regular connective tissue

The major purposes of adipose tissue in the body are:

A. The major purposes of adipose tissue in the body are:
strength, flexibility and elasticity

B. support, connection, conduction

C. padding, cushioning, insulation

D. absorption, compression, lubrication

Cells that form a neat row with nuclei near the center of each cell and that
appear square in typical sectional views are:

A. stratified epithelium

B. squamous epithelium

C. cuboidal epithelium

D. columnar epithelium

Ligaments are bundles of elastic and collagen fibers that:

A. connect one bone to another bone

B. attach skeletal muscle to bone

C. connect one muscle to another muscle

D. cover the surface of a muscle