Question 1

What type of cell ingests bacteria?

Accepted Answer

A)  granulation tissue 
B)  neutrophil 
C)  edema 
D)  scar 
E)  secondary union 
A)  granulation tissue 
B)  neutrophil 
C)  edema 
D)  scar 
E)  secondary union

Question 2

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 3

Which of the following is not a characteristic of age-related changes at the tissue level?

Accepted Answer

A)  injuries heal rapidly and more completely in older people 
B)  reduced flexibility and elasticity of connective tissue 
C)  arterial walls become less elastic 
D)  rate of red blood cell synthesis declines 
E)  development of atherosclerosis 
A)  injuries heal rapidly and more completely in older people 
B)  reduced flexibility and elasticity of connective tissue 
C)  arterial walls become less elastic 
D)  rate of red blood cell synthesis declines 
E)  development of atherosclerosis

Question 4

What type of cells form cartilage?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an adhesive molecule found in the ground substance of connective tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)  chondroitin sulfate 
B)  fibronectin 
C)  chondronectin 
D)  osteonectin 
A)  chondroitin sulfate 
B)  fibronectin 
C)  chondronectin 
D)  osteonectin

Question 7

Which of the following is associated with nervous tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)  intercalated disc 
B)  axon 
C)  osteocyte 
D)  lacuna 
E)  desmosome 
A)  intercalated disc 
B)  axon 
C)  osteocyte 
D)  lacuna 
E)  desmosome

Question 8

The connective tissue of ______ adults are less elastic and less flexible.

Accepted Answer

A)  younger 
B)  older 
A)  younger 
B)  older

Question 9

What type of muscle is found in the wall of the heart?

Accepted Answer

A)  skeletal muscle 
B)  cardiac muscle 
C)  smooth muscle 
A)  skeletal muscle 
B)  cardiac muscle 
C)  smooth muscle

Question 10

What type of connective tissue is found in tendons and ligaments?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

The secretions of endocrine glands are released directly

Accepted Answer

A)  onto the skin surface. 
B)  into a gland duct. 
C)  into the nervous tissue. 
D)  into the lumen of a tube. 
E)  into the bloodstream. 
A)  onto the skin surface. 
B)  into a gland duct. 
C)  into the nervous tissue. 
D)  into the lumen of a tube. 
E)  into the bloodstream.

Question 12

Which of the following cell organelles would be most important in secretory epithelial cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  desmosomes 
B)  Golgi apparatus 
C)  lysosomes 
D)  microtubules 
E)  cilia 
A)  desmosomes 
B)  Golgi apparatus 
C)  lysosomes 
D)  microtubules 
E)  cilia

Question 13

What is the function of the basement membrane?

Accepted Answer

A)  house stem cells for new cell production 
B)  adhere epithelial tissue to underlying connective tissue 
C)  secrete mucus 
D)  attach skin to underlying muscle tissue 
A)  house stem cells for new cell production 
B)  adhere epithelial tissue to underlying connective tissue 
C)  secrete mucus 
D)  attach skin to underlying muscle tissue

Question 14

Cartilage heals slowly after an injury because

Accepted Answer

A)  it has few, if any, blood vessels. 
B)  it contains so much proteoglycan. 
C)  it is a dead, rather than a living, tissue. 
D)  it contains no fibroblasts. 
E)  this tissue type is very complex. 
A)  it has few, if any, blood vessels. 
B)  it contains so much proteoglycan. 
C)  it is a dead, rather than a living, tissue. 
D)  it contains no fibroblasts. 
E)  this tissue type is very complex.

Question 15

Support cells of the brain and spinal cord are called

Accepted Answer

A)  membranes. 
B)  dendrites. 
C)  pseudostratified columnar epithelium. 
D)  neuroglia. 
E)  mesoderm. 
A)  membranes. 
B)  dendrites. 
C)  pseudostratified columnar epithelium. 
D)  neuroglia. 
E)  mesoderm.

Question 16

A tissue has the following characteristics: abundant extracellular matrix, abundant collagen fibers, collagen fibers mainly parallel to each other. Which of the following injuries results in damage to mainly this kind of tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)  tear in the tissue that attaches the gastrocnemius muscle to bone 
B)  broken nose 
C)  tear in the cartilage of the knee 
D)  broken femur bone 
E)  bullet penetrating the abdominal wall 
A)  tear in the tissue that attaches the gastrocnemius muscle to bone 
B)  broken nose 
C)  tear in the cartilage of the knee 
D)  broken femur bone 
E)  bullet penetrating the abdominal wall

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a function of connective tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)  storage 
B)  contraction 
C)  insulation 
D)  support 
E)  transport 
A)  storage 
B)  contraction 
C)  insulation 
D)  support 
E)  transport

Question 18

The extracellular material of a tissue is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  cytoplasm 
B)  connective tissue 
C)  matrix 
D)  ectoderm 
A)  cytoplasm 
B)  connective tissue 
C)  matrix 
D)  ectoderm

Question 19

Collagen, elastin, and reticular fibers in connective tissues all contain

Accepted Answer

A)  carbohydrates. 
B)  proteins. 
C)  phospholipids. 
D)  adipose tissue. 
E)  triglycerides. 
A)  carbohydrates. 
B)  proteins. 
C)  phospholipids. 
D)  adipose tissue. 
E)  triglycerides.

Question 20

A gland with branching ducts that end in acini would be classified as

Accepted Answer

A)  multicellular. 
B)  simple coiled tubular. 
C)  simple branched tubular. 
D)  compound acinar. 
E)  simple acinar. 
A)  multicellular. 
B)  simple coiled tubular. 
C)  simple branched tubular. 
D)  compound acinar. 
E)  simple acinar.

Exam 4: Tissues

What type of cell ingests bacteria?

What type of tissue contains cells called neurons?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of age-related changes at the tissue level?

What type of cells form cartilage?

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

Which of the following is NOT an adhesive molecule found in the ground substance of connective tissue?

Which of the following is associated with nervous tissue?

The connective tissue of ______ adults are less elastic and less flexible.

What type of muscle is found in the wall of the heart?

What type of connective tissue is found in tendons and ligaments?

The secretions of endocrine glands are released directly

Which of the following cell organelles would be most important in secretory epithelial cells?

What is the function of the basement membrane?

Cartilage heals slowly after an injury because

Support cells of the brain and spinal cord are called

A tissue has the following characteristics: abundant extracellular matrix, abundant collagen fibers, collagen fibers mainly parallel to each other. Which of the following injuries results in damage to mainly this kind of tissue?

Which of the following is NOT a function of connective tissue?

The extracellular material of a tissue is called the:

Collagen, elastin, and reticular fibers in connective tissues all contain

A gland with branching ducts that end in acini would be classified as

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