Question 1

What is a principal mechanism by which endotherms obtain body heat?

Accepted Answer

A)  generate heat via metabolism 
B)  seek sunshine 
C)  bask on warm rocks 
D)  make an insulated burrow 
E)  tuck legs into the body 
A)  generate heat via metabolism 
B)  seek sunshine 
C)  bask on warm rocks 
D)  make an insulated burrow 
E)  tuck legs into the body A

Question 2

The type of connective tissue with a mineralized extracellular matrix is

Accepted Answer

A)  cartilage. 
B)  bone. 
C)  adipose. 
D)  blood. 
E)  loose connective. 
A)  cartilage. 
B)  bone. 
C)  adipose. 
D)  blood. 
E)  loose connective. B

Question 3

Muscle cells insulate neuroglia as the latter carry electrical signals to muscles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

You are observing a test subject move his arm.You notice that the subject can move the arm on command,and a tissue biopsy shows that the relevant muscle tissue has cells with many nuclei.You decide that the movement is due to muscle that is

Accepted Answer

A)  cardiac. 
B)  skeletal. 
C)  smooth. 
D)  both smooth and cardiac. 
E)  No answer is correct. 
A)  cardiac. 
B)  skeletal. 
C)  smooth. 
D)  both smooth and cardiac. 
E)  No answer is correct.

Question 5

Neurons insulate neuroglia as the latter carry electrical signals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What two features do all tissues share?

Accepted Answer

A)  All tissues are composed of cells in an extracellular matrix and make up organs. 
B)  All tissues have DNA and are unique to a specific organ. 
C)  All tissues have protein fibers and are unique to a specific organ. 
D)  All tissues have carbohydrate skeletons and are unique to a specific organ. 
E)  All answers are correct. 
A)  All tissues are composed of cells in an extracellular matrix and make up organs. 
B)  All tissues have DNA and are unique to a specific organ. 
C)  All tissues have protein fibers and are unique to a specific organ. 
D)  All tissues have carbohydrate skeletons and are unique to a specific organ. 
E)  All answers are correct.

Question 7

You are given a tissue sample in culture and are asked to identify it.Chemical tests show that it secretes collagen and stores fat,so you label it

Accepted Answer

A)  bone. 
B)  cartilage. 
C)  adipose. 
D)  dense connective. 
E)  blood. 
A)  bone. 
B)  cartilage. 
C)  adipose. 
D)  dense connective. 
E)  blood.

Question 8

The systems that support and move the body are

Accepted Answer

A)  skeletal and muscular. 
B)  nervous and endocrine. 
C)  circulatory and respiratory. 
D)  digestive and circulatory. 
E)  urinary and immune. 
A)  skeletal and muscular. 
B)  nervous and endocrine. 
C)  circulatory and respiratory. 
D)  digestive and circulatory. 
E)  urinary and immune.

Question 9

If you were doing experiments on rats and wanted to disrupt thermal homeostasis,you would want to disconnect the

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebellum. 
B)  hypothalamus. 
C)  cerebrum. 
D)  medulla oblongata. 
E)  spinal cord. 
A)  cerebellum. 
B)  hypothalamus. 
C)  cerebrum. 
D)  medulla oblongata. 
E)  spinal cord.

Question 10

In a hierarchical description of an animal,tissues would fall between cells and organs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The temperature in a room dropping below the setting on the thermostat,causing the heater to turn on,and the heater turning off when the set temperature is reached,is an example of the principle of

Accepted Answer

A)  homeostasis. 
B)  positive feedback. 
C)  negative feedback. 
D)  directional control. 
A)  homeostasis. 
B)  positive feedback. 
C)  negative feedback. 
D)  directional control.

Question 12

Patients with muscular dystrophy have decreased voluntary motion,while involuntary motions remain normal.Which tissues are affected by muscular dystrophy?

Accepted Answer

A)  both skeletal and cardiac muscle 
B)  cardiac muscle only 
C)  skeletal muscle only 
D)  both cardiac and smooth muscle 
E)  smooth muscle only 
A)  both skeletal and cardiac muscle 
B)  cardiac muscle only 
C)  skeletal muscle only 
D)  both cardiac and smooth muscle 
E)  smooth muscle only

Question 13

The tissue type that provides support,transport,and insulation is

Accepted Answer

A)  epithelial. 
B)  connective. 
C)  nervous. 
D)  muscle. 
E)  All answers are correct. 
A)  epithelial. 
B)  connective. 
C)  nervous. 
D)  muscle. 
E)  All answers are correct.

Question 14

The study of the function of all of the body's parts is

Accepted Answer

A)  anatomy. 
B)  physiology. 
C)  pathology. 
D)  histology. 
E)  genetics. 
A)  anatomy. 
B)  physiology. 
C)  pathology. 
D)  histology. 
E)  genetics.

Question 15

Blood vessels are lined by a single layer of flattened cells.Which type of cells line blood vessels?

Accepted Answer

A)  stratified squamous 
B)  simple cuboidal 
C)  simple squamous 
D)  simple columnar 
E)  pseudostratified columnar 
A)  stratified squamous 
B)  simple cuboidal 
C)  simple squamous 
D)  simple columnar 
E)  pseudostratified columnar

Question 16

Which animal tissue has control over the other tissues and is found in all organ systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  epithelial 
B)  connective 
C)  muscular 
D)  nervous 
E)  No answer is correct. 
A)  epithelial 
B)  connective 
C)  muscular 
D)  nervous 
E)  No answer is correct.

Question 17

The tissue that gives the skull its shape is shared with plants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

If you found a dinosaur fossil in which the nasal cavity cross section was proportionally as large as in a dog,you would probably have found an endothermal dinosaur.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The most common way that living organisms maintain homeostasis is by positive feedback mechanisms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The type of epithelial tissue that forms a single layer of cube-shaped cells is

Accepted Answer

A)  simple squamous. 
B)  simple cuboidal. 
C)  stratified cuboidal. 
D)  simple columnar. 
E)  stratified columnar. 
A)  simple squamous. 
B)  simple cuboidal. 
C)  stratified cuboidal. 
D)  simple columnar. 
E)  stratified columnar.

Exam 23: Animal Tissues and Organ Systems

What is a principal mechanism by which endotherms obtain body heat?

The type of connective tissue with a mineralized extracellular matrix is

Muscle cells insulate neuroglia as the latter carry electrical signals to muscles.

You are observing a test subject move his arm.You notice that the subject can move the arm on command,and a tissue biopsy shows that the relevant muscle tissue has cells with many nuclei.You decide that the movement is due to muscle that is

Neurons insulate neuroglia as the latter carry electrical signals.

What two features do all tissues share?

You are given a tissue sample in culture and are asked to identify it.Chemical tests show that it secretes collagen and stores fat,so you label it

The systems that support and move the body are

If you were doing experiments on rats and wanted to disrupt thermal homeostasis,you would want to disconnect the

In a hierarchical description of an animal,tissues would fall between cells and organs.

The temperature in a room dropping below the setting on the thermostat,causing the heater to turn on,and the heater turning off when the set temperature is reached,is an example of the principle of

Patients with muscular dystrophy have decreased voluntary motion,while involuntary motions remain normal.Which tissues are affected by muscular dystrophy?

The tissue type that provides support,transport,and insulation is

The study of the function of all of the body's parts is

Blood vessels are lined by a single layer of flattened cells.Which type of cells line blood vessels?

Which animal tissue has control over the other tissues and is found in all organ systems?

The tissue that gives the skull its shape is shared with plants.

If you found a dinosaur fossil in which the nasal cavity cross section was proportionally as large as in a dog,you would probably have found an endothermal dinosaur.

The most common way that living organisms maintain homeostasis is by positive feedback mechanisms.

The type of epithelial tissue that forms a single layer of cube-shaped cells is

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