Question 1

Which of the following is most descriptive of fascia?

Accepted Answer

A) Contractile 
B) Fatty 
C) Tough and supportive 
D) Glandular 
A) Contractile 
B) Fatty 
C) Tough and supportive 
D) Glandular

Question 2

Which type of cell conducts an action potential or electrical signal?

Accepted Answer

A) Astrocyte 
B) Glial cell 
C) Neuron 
D) Ependymal cell 
A) Astrocyte 
B) Glial cell 
C) Neuron 
D) Ependymal cell

Question 3

Which of the four major tissue types is able to regenerate and repair quickly when injured?

Accepted Answer

A) Nervous 
B) Muscle 
C) Epithelial 
D) Connective 
A) Nervous 
B) Muscle 
C) Epithelial 
D) Connective

Question 4

This tissue connects ribs to the breastbone (sternum),forms the rigid rings in the windpipe (trachea),and is found at the end of long bones in the joints.

Accepted Answer

A) Glial tissue 
B) Hyaline cartilage 
C) Cutaneous membrane 
D) Serous membrane 
A) Glial tissue 
B) Hyaline cartilage 
C) Cutaneous membrane 
D) Serous membrane

Question 5

In which of the following is intercellular matrix most abundant?

Accepted Answer

A) Pseudostratified columnar 
B) Simple squamous epithelium 
C) Connective tissue 
D) Simple columnar epithelium 
A) Pseudostratified columnar 
B) Simple squamous epithelium 
C) Connective tissue 
D) Simple columnar epithelium

Question 6

Which of the following is fat-storing connective tissue?

Accepted Answer

A) Glial 
B) Adipose 
C) Transitional epithelia 
D) Tissue that arises from chondrocytes 
A) Glial 
B) Adipose 
C) Transitional epithelia 
D) Tissue that arises from chondrocytes

Question 7

Simple squamous,pseudostratified,simple cuboidal,and stratified squamous

Accepted Answer

A) form tendons and connect muscle to bone. 
B) form ligaments and connect bone to bone. 
C) form continuous sheets and function in secretion,transport,and protection. 
D) are types of nervous tissue. 
A) form tendons and connect muscle to bone. 
B) form ligaments and connect bone to bone. 
C) form continuous sheets and function in secretion,transport,and protection. 
D) are types of nervous tissue.

Question 8

Which group is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) Types of serous membranes: pleura,peritoneum,mucosa 
B) Types of muscles: skeletal,cardiac,smooth 
C) Types of membranes: epithelial,connective tissue 
D) Types of epithelial membranes: cutaneous,mucous,serous 
A) Types of serous membranes: pleura,peritoneum,mucosa 
B) Types of muscles: skeletal,cardiac,smooth 
C) Types of membranes: epithelial,connective tissue 
D) Types of epithelial membranes: cutaneous,mucous,serous

Question 9

Which type of tissue allows for the rapid diffusion of oxygen from the alveoli in the lungs to the blood?

Accepted Answer

A) Osseous 
B) Fascia 
C) Simple squamous epithelium 
D) Synovial membrane 
A) Osseous 
B) Fascia 
C) Simple squamous epithelium 
D) Synovial membrane

Question 10

Which of the following is most descriptive of a bed sore?

Accepted Answer

A) Decubitus ulcer 
B) Sarcoma 
C) Malignant neoplasm 
D) Metastatic 
A) Decubitus ulcer 
B) Sarcoma 
C) Malignant neoplasm 
D) Metastatic

Question 11

Which of the following membranes secretes serous fluid?

Accepted Answer

A) Membrane that lines the respiratory tract 
B) Membrane that lines the digestive tract 
C) Membrane that lines the inner wall of the pleural cavity 
D) Membrane that lines the urinary tract 
A) Membrane that lines the respiratory tract 
B) Membrane that lines the digestive tract 
C) Membrane that lines the inner wall of the pleural cavity 
D) Membrane that lines the urinary tract

Question 12

Intercellular matrix is

Accepted Answer

A) most abundant in connective tissue. 
B) absent in blood and lymph. 
C) always hard. 
D) always elastic and stretchy. 
A) most abundant in connective tissue. 
B) absent in blood and lymph. 
C) always hard. 
D) always elastic and stretchy.

Question 13

The words visceral and parietal

Accepted Answer

A) describe pleural and peritoneal membranes. 
B) describe two types of glands. 
C) refer to connective tissue membranes. 
D) are layers of meninges. 
A) describe pleural and peritoneal membranes. 
B) describe two types of glands. 
C) refer to connective tissue membranes. 
D) are layers of meninges.

Question 14

The alveolar wall in the distal lungs is designed for rapid diffusion of the respiratory gases,O₂,and CO₂ across the alveolar wall.The alveolar wall is composed of

Accepted Answer

A) adipose tissue. 
B) transitional epithelium. 
C) dense,fibrous connective tissue. 
D) simple squamous epithelium. 
A) adipose tissue. 
B) transitional epithelium. 
C) dense,fibrous connective tissue. 
D) simple squamous epithelium.

Question 15

Transitional epithelial tissue

Accepted Answer

A) is found in organs that need to stretch (e.g. ,urinary bladder). 
B) contracts,causing movement. 
C) has a hard intercellular matrix. 
D) is nervous tissue. 
A) is found in organs that need to stretch (e.g. ,urinary bladder). 
B) contracts,causing movement. 
C) has a hard intercellular matrix. 
D) is nervous tissue.

Question 16

Which of the following is descriptive of the peritoneum?

Accepted Answer

A) Serous membrane 
B) Abdominopelvic cavity 
C) Parietal and visceral layers 
D) All of the above 
A) Serous membrane 
B) Abdominopelvic cavity 
C) Parietal and visceral layers 
D) All of the above

Question 17

Which group is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) Appearance of muscle: striated and smooth 
B) Types of cartilage: hyaline,elastic,fibrocartilage 
C) Types of epithelial membranes: cutaneous,mucous,serous 
D) Types of connective tissue: tendons,ligaments,fat,glia 
A) Appearance of muscle: striated and smooth 
B) Types of cartilage: hyaline,elastic,fibrocartilage 
C) Types of epithelial membranes: cutaneous,mucous,serous 
D) Types of connective tissue: tendons,ligaments,fat,glia

Question 18

Which of the following is most related to a carcinoma and sarcoma?

Accepted Answer

A) Decubitus ulcer 
B) Cancer 
C) Pressure sore 
D) Bed sore 
A) Decubitus ulcer 
B) Cancer 
C) Pressure sore 
D) Bed sore

Question 19

Squamous

Accepted Answer

A) means striated or striped. 
B) means joint lining. 
C) refers to the flattened appearance of fish scales. 
D) refers to electrical conduction. 
A) means striated or striped. 
B) means joint lining. 
C) refers to the flattened appearance of fish scales. 
D) refers to electrical conduction.

Question 20

Which tissue type is the most abundant?

Accepted Answer

A) Epithelial 
B) Muscular 
C) Connective 
D) Nervous 
A) Epithelial 
B) Muscular 
C) Connective 
D) Nervous

Exam 6: Tissues and Membranes

Which of the following is most descriptive of fascia?

Which type of cell conducts an action potential or electrical signal?

Which of the four major tissue types is able to regenerate and repair quickly when injured?

This tissue connects ribs to the breastbone (sternum),forms the rigid rings in the windpipe (trachea),and is found at the end of long bones in the joints.

In which of the following is intercellular matrix most abundant?

Which of the following is fat-storing connective tissue?

Simple squamous,pseudostratified,simple cuboidal,and stratified squamous

Which group is incorrect?

Which type of tissue allows for the rapid diffusion of oxygen from the alveoli in the lungs to the blood?

Which of the following is most descriptive of a bed sore?

Which of the following membranes secretes serous fluid?

Intercellular matrix is

The words visceral and parietal

The alveolar wall in the distal lungs is designed for rapid diffusion of the respiratory gases,O₂,and CO₂ across the alveolar wall.The alveolar wall is composed of

Transitional epithelial tissue

Which of the following is descriptive of the peritoneum?

Which group is incorrect?

Which of the following is most related to a carcinoma and sarcoma?

Squamous

Which tissue type is the most abundant?

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Integumentary System and Body Temperature

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Autonomic Nervous System

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