Exam 4: Tissues and Membranes

The tissue that forms smooth surfaces in joints is ____________________.

Peristalsis in the small intestine is the function of:

Organs that contain epithelial tissue capable of secretion are called ____________________.

Cartilage matrix differs from bone matrix in that cartilage is ____________________ and bone is not.

Brown fat is primarily a:

The periosteum is a connective tissue membrane that covers:

The major parts of a nerve cell are its ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________.

The tissue that protects some internal organs from mechanical injury is:

The connective tissue that cushions the eyes in their bony orbits is:

The myelin sheath of peripheral neurons is formed by ____ to provide ____ for neurons.

The type of muscle tissue that is also called voluntary is ____________________.

The fluid that is a lubricant in the digestive tract is ____________________.

Osteocytes are cells of ____ and are found in a matrix made primarily of ____.

The unicellular glands that secrete mucus in the respiratory tract are called ____________________.

The tissue that stores potential energy in the form of true fats is ____________________.

The most important physical characteristic of the protein elastin is that it is ____________________.

The fluid that transports nutrients in the blood is:

Platelets in the blood are important for:

The serous membrane that lines the abdominal cavity is the:

The tissue that lines the mouth and esophagus, which undergoes mitosis to replace cells lost from the surface, is: