Question 1

Name and briefly describe the different categories of epithelial tissues based on cell shape and number of layers of cells found in the tissue.

Accepted Answer

Based on cell shape,epithelial tissues c

Question 2

Compare and contrast the functional and structural characteristics of the three types of muscle tissue.

Accepted Answer

Both cardiac and skeletal muscle tissues

Question 3

Which of the light micrographs in the figure below shows a pseudostratified columnar epithelium?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of epithelial tissues?

Accepted Answer

A) Cells are tightly packed together. 
B) Large amount of extracellular matrix. 
C) Contains no blood vessels within tissue. 
D) Found on the exposed surfaces of the body. 
E) Line the inside of blood vessels. 
A) Cells are tightly packed together. 
B) Large amount of extracellular matrix. 
C) Contains no blood vessels within tissue. 
D) Found on the exposed surfaces of the body. 
E) Line the inside of blood vessels.

Question 5

Which of the light micrographs in the figure below shows a stratified cuboidal epithelium?

Accepted Answer

A) B 
B) C 
C) D 
D) E 
E) F 
A) B 
B) C 
C) D 
D) E 
E) F

Question 6

In the figure shown,which light micrograph shows cardiac muscle?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) All of these answer choices are correct. 
E) None of these answer choices are correct. 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) All of these answer choices are correct. 
E) None of these answer choices are correct.

Question 7

Which of the light micrographs in the following figure shows a type of epithelial tissue whose functions include movement of mucus over their apical surface by ciliary action?
1 B
2 C
3 E

Accepted Answer

A) 1 only 
B) 2 only 
C) 3 only 
D) 2 and 3 only 
E) All of these Answer choices are correct. 
A) 1 only 
B) 2 only 
C) 3 only 
D) 2 and 3 only 
E) All of these Answer choices are correct.

Question 8

Which of the following types of fibers are commonly found in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue?

Accepted Answer

A) Elastic 
B) Reticular 
C) Collagen 
D) All of these answer choices are correct. 
E) None of these answer choices are correct. 
A) Elastic 
B) Reticular 
C) Collagen 
D) All of these answer choices are correct. 
E) None of these answer choices are correct.

Question 9

What is the basic structural unit of compact bone tissue?

Accepted Answer

A) osteon 
B) stroma 
C) lamellae 
D) chromosome 
E) lacunae 
A) osteon 
B) stroma 
C) lamellae 
D) chromosome 
E) lacunae

Question 10

The thin extracellular layer,consisting of the basal and reticular lamina,that anchors epithelial cells to underlying connective tissue is called the

Accepted Answer

A) basement membrane. 
B) tunica adventitia. 
C) tight junction. 
D) adherens junctions. 
E) gap junctions. 
A) basement membrane. 
B) tunica adventitia. 
C) tight junction. 
D) adherens junctions. 
E) gap junctions.

Question 11

Which of the following is a location where adipose tissue is commonly found?

Accepted Answer

A) Subcutaneous layer deep to the skin 
B) Lining the chambers of the heart 
C) Surrounding the brain 
D) Inside the ear canal 
E) In the cartilage found in joints 
A) Subcutaneous layer deep to the skin 
B) Lining the chambers of the heart 
C) Surrounding the brain 
D) Inside the ear canal 
E) In the cartilage found in joints

Question 12

Which of the following figures shows tissue that is found in the trachea?

Accepted Answer

A) B 
B) C 
C) E 
D) F 
E) G 
A) B 
B) C 
C) E 
D) F 
E) G

Question 13

In the figure shown,which light micrograph shows the type of connective tissue that contains the Hardest matrix of all connective tissues?

Accepted Answer

A) J 
B) I 
C) G 
D) B 
E) D 
A) J 
B) I 
C) G 
D) B 
E) D

Question 14

Which of the light micrographs in the figure below shows a simple columnar epithelium?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Question 15

Which of the light micrographs in the figure below shows the type of epithelial tissue whose functions include filtration,diffusion,osmosis,and secretion in serous membranes?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Question 16

Which is a function of the tissue shown in diagram A?

Accepted Answer

A) heat production 
B) pumping of blood 
C) propulsion of food 
D) contraction of bladder 
E) conduct nerve impulses to muscle fibers 
A) heat production 
B) pumping of blood 
C) propulsion of food 
D) contraction of bladder 
E) conduct nerve impulses to muscle fibers

Question 17

In the diagram shown below,which cellular junction is a tight junction?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT one of the main tissue types found in the human body?

Accepted Answer

A) epithelial 
B) connective 
C) myocardial 
D) muscle 
E) nervous 
A) epithelial 
B) connective 
C) myocardial 
D) muscle 
E) nervous

Question 19

Which of the following types of membranes found in the human body does NOT contain epithelial tissue?

Accepted Answer

A) Mucous membrane 
B) Serous membrane 
C) Cutaneous membrane 
D) Synovial membrane 
A) Mucous membrane 
B) Serous membrane 
C) Cutaneous membrane 
D) Synovial membrane

Question 20

Which of the light micrographs in the following figure shows the type of epithelial tissue whose structure allows it to be stretched or distended?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) D 
C) E 
D) G 
E) H 
A) A 
B) D 
C) E 
D) G 
E) H

Exam 4: The Tissue Level of Organization

Name and briefly describe the different categories of epithelial tissues based on cell shape and number of layers of cells found in the tissue.

Compare and contrast the functional and structural characteristics of the three types of muscle tissue.

Which of the light micrographs in the figure below shows a pseudostratified columnar epithelium?

Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of epithelial tissues?

Which of the light micrographs in the figure below shows a stratified cuboidal epithelium?

In the figure shown,which light micrograph shows cardiac muscle?

Which of the light micrographs in the following figure shows a type of epithelial tissue whose functions include movement of mucus over their apical surface by ciliary action? 1 B 2 C 3 E

Which of the following types of fibers are commonly found in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue?

What is the basic structural unit of compact bone tissue?

The thin extracellular layer,consisting of the basal and reticular lamina,that anchors epithelial cells to underlying connective tissue is called the

Which of the following is a location where adipose tissue is commonly found?

Which of the following figures shows tissue that is found in the trachea?

In the figure shown,which light micrograph shows the type of connective tissue that contains the Hardest matrix of all connective tissues?

Which of the light micrographs in the figure below shows a simple columnar epithelium?

Which of the light micrographs in the figure below shows the type of epithelial tissue whose functions include filtration,diffusion,osmosis,and secretion in serous membranes?

Which is a function of the tissue shown in diagram A?

In the diagram shown below,which cellular junction is a tight junction?

Which of the following is NOT one of the main tissue types found in the human body?

Which of the following types of membranes found in the human body does NOT contain epithelial tissue?

Which of the light micrographs in the following figure shows the type of epithelial tissue whose structure allows it to be stretched or distended?

An Introduction to the Human Body

The Chemical Level of Organization

The Cellular Level of Organization

The Integumentary System Unit Ii: Principles of Support and Movement

The Skeletal System: Bone Tissue

The Skeletal System: the Axial Skeleton

The Skeletal System: the Appendicular Skeleton

Joints

Muscle Tissue

The Muscular System Unit Iii: Control Systems of the Human Body

Nervous Tissue

The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves

The Brain and Cranial Nerves

The Autonomic Nervous System

Sensory, Motor and Integrative Systems

The Special Senses

The Endocrine System Unit Iv: Maintenance of the Human Body

The Cardiovascular System: the Blood

The Cardiovascular System: the Heart

The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Hemodynamics

The Lymphatic System, Nonspecific Resistance to Disease, and Immunity

The Respiratory System

The Digestive System

Metabolism

The Urinary System

Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Homeostasis Unit V: Continuity

The Reproductive Systems

Development and Inheritance

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