Question 1

What type of tissue is adipose tissue?

Accepted Answer

A) Epithelia tisuse 
B) Muscle tissue 
C) Nervous tissue 
D) Connective tissue 
A) Epithelia tisuse 
B) Muscle tissue 
C) Nervous tissue 
D) Connective tissue

Question 2

Which of the following best describes a characteristic of nervous tissue?

Accepted Answer

A) It provides cushioning and protection from shearing forces. 
B) Some of its cells send electrochemical messages. 
C) Its intercellular space is filled with collagen. 
D) It contracts to perform movements. 
A) It provides cushioning and protection from shearing forces. 
B) Some of its cells send electrochemical messages. 
C) Its intercellular space is filled with collagen. 
D) It contracts to perform movements.

Question 3

The tissue that covers all body surfaces is ________ tissue.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The tissue that covers all body surfaces...

Question 4

Areolar tissue contains

Accepted Answer

A) many adipocytes filled with fat. 
B) collagenous fibers, elastic fibers, and gel-like ground substance. 
C) chondrocytes and lacunae. 
D) osteocytes, osteoblasts, and canaliculi. 
A) many adipocytes filled with fat. 
B) collagenous fibers, elastic fibers, and gel-like ground substance. 
C) chondrocytes and lacunae. 
D) osteocytes, osteoblasts, and canaliculi.

Question 5

The tissue that forms the inner lining of the respiratory passages is

Accepted Answer

A) mucus-secreting and transitional. 
B) stratified, sputum-secreting, and non-ciliated. 
C) mucus-secreting, ciliated, and pseudostratified. 
D) serous fluid-secreting, simple, and columnar. 
A) mucus-secreting and transitional. 
B) stratified, sputum-secreting, and non-ciliated. 
C) mucus-secreting, ciliated, and pseudostratified. 
D) serous fluid-secreting, simple, and columnar.

Question 6

Peristalsis is the involuntary contraction and relaxation of the muscles of the digestive tract that assist in moving food and waste through. The muscles controlling peristalsis must be skeletal muscle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The merocrine, apocrine, and holocrine secretions differ in the

Accepted Answer

A) locations of the glands that produce them. 
B) number of cells that secrete. 
C) amount of cytoplasm secreted along with the glandular product. 
D) amount of glycoprotein secreted with the glandular product. 
A) locations of the glands that produce them. 
B) number of cells that secrete. 
C) amount of cytoplasm secreted along with the glandular product. 
D) amount of glycoprotein secreted with the glandular product.

Question 8

The study of tissues is called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The study of tissues is called ________....

Question 9

A serous membrane consists of a

Accepted Answer

A) layer of simple squamous epithelium and a thin layer of areolar tissue. 
B) layer of pseudostratified epithelium and a thick layer of areolar tissue. 
C) layer of simple squamous epithelium and a thick layer of dense connective tissue. 
D) layer of simple squamous epithelium and a thick layer of cartilage. 
A) layer of simple squamous epithelium and a thin layer of areolar tissue. 
B) layer of pseudostratified epithelium and a thick layer of areolar tissue. 
C) layer of simple squamous epithelium and a thick layer of dense connective tissue. 
D) layer of simple squamous epithelium and a thick layer of cartilage.

Question 10

What type of muscle cell(s)have more than one nucleus?

Accepted Answer

A) Smooth muscle cells and skeletal muscle cells 
B) Cardiac muscle cells and smooth muscle cells 
C) Skeletal muscle cells only 
D) Smooth muscle cells only 
A) Smooth muscle cells and skeletal muscle cells 
B) Cardiac muscle cells and smooth muscle cells 
C) Skeletal muscle cells only 
D) Smooth muscle cells only

Question 11

Mutations usually disrupt collagen's function because

Accepted Answer

A) there are many types of collagen and this protein is widespread in the body. 
B) collagen has a variable structure. 
C) collagen has a very precise structure. 
D) collagen is used as a cosmetic. 
A) there are many types of collagen and this protein is widespread in the body. 
B) collagen has a variable structure. 
C) collagen has a very precise structure. 
D) collagen is used as a cosmetic.

Question 12

The four tissue types are muscle tissue, nervous tissue, connective tissue, and ________ tissue.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The four tissue types are muscle tissue,...

Question 13

Functions of neuroglia include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) They guide neurons to muscles, then pass neurotransmitters to the muscle cells. 
B) They serve as glue and scaffolding for neurons but have no physiological role. 
C) They sense changes in the environment and respond by sending electrical impulses. 
D) They support and bind nervous tissue and provide nutrients and growth factors to neurons by connecting them to blood vessels. 
A) They guide neurons to muscles, then pass neurotransmitters to the muscle cells. 
B) They serve as glue and scaffolding for neurons but have no physiological role. 
C) They sense changes in the environment and respond by sending electrical impulses. 
D) They support and bind nervous tissue and provide nutrients and growth factors to neurons by connecting them to blood vessels.

Question 14

The parotid gland produces serous fluids (saliva)and dumps them into the nearby oral cavity. This makes the parotid gland an exocrine gland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Blood is composed of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets suspended in a fluid extracellular matrix called plasma.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Cells that support neurons are ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Cells that support neurons are ________....

Question 17

Which of the following are cellular fragments?

Accepted Answer

A) Red blood cells 
B) White blood cells 
C) Lymphocytes 
D) Blood platelets 
A) Red blood cells 
B) White blood cells 
C) Lymphocytes 
D) Blood platelets

Question 18

Axons of neurons transmit electrical impulses to other neurons, glands, and ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Axons of neurons transmit electrical impulses to other...

Question 19

Osteoblasts become osteocytes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Extracellular matrix consists of

Accepted Answer

A) ground substance and protein fibers. 
B) fixed cells and wandering cells. 
C) heparin and keratin. 
D) lacunae and lamellae. 
A) ground substance and protein fibers. 
B) fixed cells and wandering cells. 
C) heparin and keratin. 
D) lacunae and lamellae.

Exam 5: Tissues

What type of tissue is adipose tissue?

Which of the following best describes a characteristic of nervous tissue?

The tissue that covers all body surfaces is ________ tissue.

Areolar tissue contains

The tissue that forms the inner lining of the respiratory passages is

Peristalsis is the involuntary contraction and relaxation of the muscles of the digestive tract that assist in moving food and waste through. The muscles controlling peristalsis must be skeletal muscle.

The merocrine, apocrine, and holocrine secretions differ in the

The study of tissues is called ________.

A serous membrane consists of a

What type of muscle cell(s)have more than one nucleus?

Mutations usually disrupt collagen's function because

The four tissue types are muscle tissue, nervous tissue, connective tissue, and ________ tissue.

Functions of neuroglia include which of the following?

The parotid gland produces serous fluids (saliva)and dumps them into the nearby oral cavity. This makes the parotid gland an exocrine gland.

Blood is composed of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets suspended in a fluid extracellular matrix called plasma.

Cells that support neurons are ________.

Which of the following are cellular fragments?

Axons of neurons transmit electrical impulses to other neurons, glands, and ________.

Osteoblasts become osteocytes.

Extracellular matrix consists of

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Chemical Basis of Life

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Nervous System II: Divisions of the Nervous System

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Lymphatic System and Immunity

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