Exam 4: Tissues

Match each category of epithelial cells with its corresponding definition. -Single layer of cells; some are tall and thin and reach the free surface, and others do not

Goblet cells are found in squamous epithelial tissue.

Many athletes work to reduce their body fat to the lowest possible percentage. What would happen if too little body fat were present?

How do exocrine glands secrete their products?

Match each general tissue type with a corresponding specific tissue. -Tissue that propels material through the digestive tract

How does cartilage differ from other connective tissues?

Match each tissue type to its corresponding description or example. -Tissue that covers the body and many of its parts

A nerve cell usually has more axons extending from the cell body than dendrites.

Differentiate among simple, stratified, and transitional epithelia.

Smooth, striated, and cardiac tissues are examples of muscle tissues.

Match the type of muscle tissue with its corresponding location. -Helps form the walls of blood vessels

Intercalated disks are found in skeletal muscle tissue.

Match the type of connective tissue with its corresponding definition. -Contains numerous structural building blocks called osteons

Match each term with its corresponding definition. -The conducting cells of the nervous system

Match the general tissue type with its corresponding description. -Function is rapid communication

These cartilage cells are located within many tiny spaces throughout the matrix.

Match the type of epithelial tissue with its location. -Simple columnar

Match each general tissue type with a corresponding specific tissue. -Responsible for willed body movements

Match each general tissue type with a corresponding specific tissue. -Striated, branching, involuntary cells with intercalated disks

Match each tissue type to its corresponding description or example. -Tissue that has few cells embedded in the intercellular matrix