Question 1

What is the girdle of glycoproteins just below the tight junction between epithelial cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  hemidesmosomes 
B)  adhesion belt 
C)  intercalated disks 
D)  gap junction 
E)  desmosomes 
A)  hemidesmosomes 
B)  adhesion belt 
C)  intercalated disks 
D)  gap junction 
E)  desmosomes

Question 2

Epithelium that is primarily secretory in function would most likely be

Accepted Answer

A)  simple squamous. 
B)  stratified squamous. 
C)  keratinized columnar. 
D)  transitional. 
E)  simple cuboidal. 
A)  simple squamous. 
B)  stratified squamous. 
C)  keratinized columnar. 
D)  transitional. 
E)  simple cuboidal.

Question 3

Which of the following structures is likely to consist of dense irregular collagenous connective tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)  tendons 
B)  cartilage 
C)  elastic ligaments 
D)  bone 
E)  dermis of the skin 
A)  tendons 
B)  cartilage 
C)  elastic ligaments 
D)  bone 
E)  dermis of the skin

Question 4

Connective tissue in tendons is

Accepted Answer

A)  dense regular collagenous tissue. 
B)  dense regular elastic tissue. 
C)  dense irregular collagenous tissue. 
D)  dense irregular elastic tissue. 
E)  reticular tissue. 
A)  dense regular collagenous tissue. 
B)  dense regular elastic tissue. 
C)  dense irregular collagenous tissue. 
D)  dense irregular elastic tissue. 
E)  reticular tissue.

Question 5

What type of cells form protein fibers in connective tissue proper?

Accepted Answer

A)  osteoblasts 
B)  osteoclasts 
C)  osteocytes 
D)  fibroblasts 
E)  chondroblasts 
A)  osteoblasts 
B)  osteoclasts 
C)  osteocytes 
D)  fibroblasts 
E)  chondroblasts

Question 6

Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder associated with _____ tissue.

Accepted Answer

A)  epithelial 
B)  connective 
C)  muscular 
D)  nervous 
E)  All four types of tissue are correct. 
A)  epithelial 
B)  connective 
C)  muscular 
D)  nervous 
E)  All four types of tissue are correct.

Question 7

What type of gland accumulates its secretion in the cytoplasm of the cell, the cell then ruptures and becomes part of the secretion?

Accepted Answer

A)  exocrine 
B)  endocrine 
C)  merocrine 
D)  apocrine 
E)  holocrine 
A)  exocrine 
B)  endocrine 
C)  merocrine 
D)  apocrine 
E)  holocrine

Question 8

What type of epithelial tissue is found in the urinary bladder?

Accepted Answer

A)  simple cuboidal epithelium 
B)  simple columnar epithelium 
C)  stratified squamous epithelium 
D)  pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium 
E)  transitional epithelium 
A)  simple cuboidal epithelium 
B)  simple columnar epithelium 
C)  stratified squamous epithelium 
D)  pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium 
E)  transitional epithelium

Question 9

What is a small protein channel that allows the passage of ions and small molecules between cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  hemidesmosomes 
B)  adhesion belt 
C)  tight junction 
D)  gap junction 
E)  desmosomes 
A)  hemidesmosomes 
B)  adhesion belt 
C)  tight junction 
D)  gap junction 
E)  desmosomes

Question 10

The type of muscle found in the walls of blood vessels is

Accepted Answer

A)  cardiac. 
B)  smooth. 
C)  striated. 
D)  voluntary. 
E)  skeletal. 
A)  cardiac. 
B)  smooth. 
C)  striated. 
D)  voluntary. 
E)  skeletal.

Question 11

The type of connective tissue that contains chondrocytes, a rigid matrix of collagen fibers and proteoglycan-hyaluronic acid aggregates and few, if any, blood vessels is

Accepted Answer

A)  cartilage. 
B)  bone tissue. 
C)  adipose tissue. 
D)  fibrous connective tissue. 
E)  muscle tissue. 
A)  cartilage. 
B)  bone tissue. 
C)  adipose tissue. 
D)  fibrous connective tissue. 
E)  muscle tissue.

Question 12

Bone

Accepted Answer

A)  contains dead cells. 
B)  is not rigid. 
C)  does not contain protein fibers. 
D)  has a rich blood supply. 
E)  is avascular. 
A)  contains dead cells. 
B)  is not rigid. 
C)  does not contain protein fibers. 
D)  has a rich blood supply. 
E)  is avascular.

Question 13

The embryonic germ layer that is the source of connective tissue and muscle is

Accepted Answer

A)  mesoderm. 
B)  endoderm. 
C)  ectoderm. 
D)  exoderm. 
E)  neuroectoderm. 
A)  mesoderm. 
B)  endoderm. 
C)  ectoderm. 
D)  exoderm. 
E)  neuroectoderm.

Question 14

The type of membrane that lines freely movable joints is a _____ membrane.

Accepted Answer

A)  serous 
B)  synovial 
C)  mucous 
D)  visceral 
E)  pleural 
A)  serous 
B)  synovial 
C)  mucous 
D)  visceral 
E)  pleural

Question 15

Which of the following is a function of epithelial tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)  conduction of action potentials 
B)  secretion and absorption of molecules 
C)  support of other tissue types 
D)  contraction 
E)  shock absorption 
A)  conduction of action potentials 
B)  secretion and absorption of molecules 
C)  support of other tissue types 
D)  contraction 
E)  shock absorption

Question 16

Which type of epithelium has the following characteristics: multiple layers, squamous cell shape, dead outer layers of cells, and keratin present in some cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  pseudostratified keratinized squamous epithelium 
B)  simple cuboidal epithelium 
C)  simple transitional epithelium 
D)  moist stratified squamous epithelium 
E)  stratified keratinized squamous epithelium 
A)  pseudostratified keratinized squamous epithelium 
B)  simple cuboidal epithelium 
C)  simple transitional epithelium 
D)  moist stratified squamous epithelium 
E)  stratified keratinized squamous epithelium

Question 17

In the inflammatory response, clotting proteins form a clot. This action

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulates pain receptors. 
B)  increases the permeability of blood vessels. 
C)  walls off foreign particles and microbes. 
D)  produces edema. 
E)  phagocytizes microbes. 
A)  stimulates pain receptors. 
B)  increases the permeability of blood vessels. 
C)  walls off foreign particles and microbes. 
D)  produces edema. 
E)  phagocytizes microbes.

Question 18

What type of tissue contains cells called neurons?

Accepted Answer

A)  epithelial tissue 
B)  connective tissue 
C)  muscular tissue 
D)  nervous tissue 
A)  epithelial tissue 
B)  connective tissue 
C)  muscular tissue 
D)  nervous tissue

Question 19

What type of connective tissue is found in the external ears?

Accepted Answer

A)  hyaline cartilage 
B)  fibrocartilage 
C)  elastic cartilage 
D)  dense irregular elastic tissue 
E)  dense regular collagenous tissue 
A)  hyaline cartilage 
B)  fibrocartilage 
C)  elastic cartilage 
D)  dense irregular elastic tissue 
E)  dense regular collagenous tissue

Question 20

The type of cell connection that serves as a permeability barrier is a

Accepted Answer

A)  hemidesmosome. 
B)  desmosome. 
C)  gap junction. 
D)  intercalated disc. 
E)  tight junction. 
A)  hemidesmosome. 
B)  desmosome. 
C)  gap junction. 
D)  intercalated disc. 
E)  tight junction.

Exam 4: Tissues

What is the girdle of glycoproteins just below the tight junction between epithelial cells?

Epithelium that is primarily secretory in function would most likely be

Which of the following structures is likely to consist of dense irregular collagenous connective tissue?

Connective tissue in tendons is

What type of cells form protein fibers in connective tissue proper?

Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder associated with _____ tissue.

What type of gland accumulates its secretion in the cytoplasm of the cell, the cell then ruptures and becomes part of the secretion?

What type of epithelial tissue is found in the urinary bladder?

What is a small protein channel that allows the passage of ions and small molecules between cells?

The type of muscle found in the walls of blood vessels is

The type of connective tissue that contains chondrocytes, a rigid matrix of collagen fibers and proteoglycan-hyaluronic acid aggregates and few, if any, blood vessels is

Bone

The embryonic germ layer that is the source of connective tissue and muscle is

The type of membrane that lines freely movable joints is a _____ membrane.

Which of the following is a function of epithelial tissue?

Which type of epithelium has the following characteristics: multiple layers, squamous cell shape, dead outer layers of cells, and keratin present in some cells?

In the inflammatory response, clotting proteins form a clot. This action

What type of tissue contains cells called neurons?

What type of connective tissue is found in the external ears?

The type of cell connection that serves as a permeability barrier is a

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