Exam 4: Tissues and Membranes

Collagen and elastin are ____________________ molecules made by cells called ____________________.

The fluid that prevents friction as the heart beats is:

The type of muscle that is also called visceral is:

Which statement is NOT true of connective tissue (CT)?

Which serous membrane is NOT paired with its proper location?

The parietal pleura is found:

The most important physical characteristic of the protein elastin is that it is ____________________.

Fibrous connective tissue is made primarily of ____________________.

The serous membrane that lines the abdominal cavity is the ____________________.

The connective tissue membrane that covers a muscle is the:

Which statement is NOT true of bone and cartilage?

Cartilage matrix differs from bone matrix in that cartilage is ____________________ and bone is not.

The meninges are connective tissue membranes found:

The protein hemoglobin is found in ____________________ cells and contains the mineral ____________________.

The fluid that traps bacteria and dust in the respiratory tract is ____________________.

Exocrine glands secrete their products into ____________________.

The function of red blood cells is to transport ____ bonded to the protein ____.

The type of muscle tissue found in the uterus is ____________________.

Which statement is NOT true of mucous membrane tracts?

The space between two neurons is called: