Exam 9: Tissue Types

The term squamous comes from the Latin word meaning scaly, which describes the flat, platelike cells.

Because stratified squamous epithelium is found in the urinary system, it is sometimes called urothelium.

Cartilage is a form of _____ tissue.

Epithelial tissue is moderately vascular, which results in very little blood loss when cuts occur.

The external ear and larynx are made of fibrocartilage tissue.

Which of the following exocrine glands constitutes the mammary glands?

Match each type of gland to its corresponding description. -Glands that pinch off their tips to release their products, such as milk-producing mammary glands

About 40% of the bone matrix is made of inorganic material.

Adipose tissue contains predominantly fat cells.

Which of the following is not a function of adipose tissue?

Both collagenous fibers and reticular fibers are made of collagen.

Proteoglycans are composed of glucosamine bound to a polysaccharide core.

Transitional epithelium is unique in that it is composed of differing cell shapes in a stratified, or layered, epithelial sheet.

Which of the following is not true of simple cuboidal epithelium?

Which cells form the blood-brain barrier that protects the brain from harmful substances in the blood?

Areolar tissue usually contains which types of cells in the greatest number?

Which of the following would be identified as skin covering?

Elastic cartilage is the most prevalent type of cartilage.