Exam 5: Tissues

Found near blood vessels,these cells release heparin,a compound that prevents blood clotting.

Secretions of salivary glands,pancreatic glands and sweat glands are of this type.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic types of body tissues?

Which of the following are characteristic of connective tissue? Choose all that apply. contain a variety of cell types contain a variety of fibers __ have a basement membrane __ All of the above

The intervertebral discs that separate the individual parts of the backbone are composed of __________.

Which choice below best describes secretions of merocrine glands?

The tissue that constitutes the outermost layer of the skin is a type of connective tissue.

All exocrine glands secrete their product into ducts that open onto surfaces.

Since an epithelial membrane is composed of two or more kinds of tissues,it is an example of a(an)________.

This type of gland secretes its product into tissue fluid or blood.

Most organs of the digestive system have an inner lining composed of the tissue called ______________.

A gland may be composed of a single cell.

Typically,carcinomas originate from which type of tissue?

What kind of secretion is typically watery and has a high enzyme content?

The intercellular material that separates connective tissue cells is called ___________.

Blood is pumped through the heart chambers and into blood vessels by _________.

Mammary glands are a specific example of this type of gland.

What tissue type forms the walls of capillaries and lines blood vessels?

Mucin,a glycoprotein,is found in secretions from these cells.

Usually epithelial tissues do not have blood vessels.