Question 1

Which of the following is the culprit in obesity?

Accepted Answer

A)  osseous tissue 
B)  adipose tissue 
C)  squamous epithelium 
D)  glia 
A)  osseous tissue 
B)  adipose tissue 
C)  squamous epithelium 
D)  glia B

Question 2

Which of the following is characterized by cells that are arranged like tiles on a floor?

Accepted Answer

A)  osseous tissue 
B)  fascia 
C)  ligaments 
D)  squamous epithelium 
A)  osseous tissue 
B)  fascia 
C)  ligaments 
D)  squamous epithelium D

Question 3

Collagen and elastic fibers are found in the intercellular matrix of

Accepted Answer

A)  squamous epithelial tissue. 
B)  glandular tissue. 
C)  connective tissue. 
D)  nervous tissue. 
A)  squamous epithelial tissue. 
B)  glandular tissue. 
C)  connective tissue. 
D)  nervous tissue. C

Question 4

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 5

Which of the following is true of an exocrine gland?

Accepted Answer

A)  made of connective tissue 
B)  secretes hormones 
C)  secretes its products to the outside or onto a surface 
D)  only secretes sweat 
A)  made of connective tissue 
B)  secretes hormones 
C)  secretes its products to the outside or onto a surface 
D)  only secretes sweat

Question 6

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 7

Ligaments,tendons,and cartilage are types of

Accepted Answer

A)  epithelial tissue. 
B)  connective tissue. 
C)  muscle tissue. 
D)  nervous tissue. 
A)  epithelial tissue. 
B)  connective tissue. 
C)  muscle tissue. 
D)  nervous tissue.

Question 8

What type of tissue is most likely to prevent a kidney from "floating"?

Accepted Answer

A)  simple squamous epithelium 
B)  muscle tissue 
C)  adipose tissue 
D)  stratified columnar epithelium 
A)  simple squamous epithelium 
B)  muscle tissue 
C)  adipose tissue 
D)  stratified columnar epithelium

Question 9

Which of the following is least descriptive of epithelial tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)  squamous 
B)  glial 
C)  cuboidal 
D)  columnar 
A)  squamous 
B)  glial 
C)  cuboidal 
D)  columnar

Question 10

Chondrocytes and osteocytes form

Accepted Answer

A)  squamous epithelium. 
B)  transitional epithelium. 
C)  astrocytes and ependymal cells. 
D)  cartilage and bone. 
A)  squamous epithelium. 
B)  transitional epithelium. 
C)  astrocytes and ependymal cells. 
D)  cartilage and bone.

Question 11

The intercellular matrix of this tissue is the hardest of all connective tissue.

Accepted Answer

A)  fibrocartilage 
B)  collagen 
C)  osseous tissue 
D)  muscle 
A)  fibrocartilage 
B)  collagen 
C)  osseous tissue 
D)  muscle

Question 12

A ligament is best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  malignant. 
B)  glandular epithelium. 
C)  tough band of connective tissue. 
D)  squamous epithelium. 
A)  malignant. 
B)  glandular epithelium. 
C)  tough band of connective tissue. 
D)  squamous epithelium.

Question 13

What is the most abundant of the four types of tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)  epithelial tissue 
B)  muscular tissue 
C)  connective tissue 
D)  nervous tissue 
A)  epithelial tissue 
B)  muscular tissue 
C)  connective tissue 
D)  nervous tissue

Question 14

In which of the following is intercellular matrix most abundant?

Accepted Answer

A)  bone
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B)  simple squamous epithelium 
C)  blood 
D)  simple columnar epithelium 
A)  bone
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B)  simple squamous epithelium 
C)  blood 
D)  simple columnar epithelium

Question 15

In which type of tissue is plasma the interstitial matrix?

Accepted Answer

A)  simple squamous epithelium 
B)  adipose tissue 
C)  blood 
D)  cartilage 
A)  simple squamous epithelium 
B)  adipose tissue 
C)  blood 
D)  cartilage

Question 16

Stratified means

Accepted Answer

A)  flat and shiny. 
B)  layered. 
C)  striped. 
D)  hard. 
A)  flat and shiny. 
B)  layered. 
C)  striped. 
D)  hard.

Question 17

Which type of membrane lines the body cavities that open to the exterior of the body?

Accepted Answer

A)  serous membrane 
B)  synovial membrane 
C)  mucous membrane 
D)  meninges 
A)  serous membrane 
B)  synovial membrane 
C)  mucous membrane 
D)  meninges

Question 18

Endocrine and exocrine glands are

Accepted Answer

A)  connective tissue. 
B)  epithelial tissue. 
C)  adipose tissue. 
D)  glial tissue. 
A)  connective tissue. 
B)  epithelial tissue. 
C)  adipose tissue. 
D)  glial tissue.

Question 19

In which of the following are intercalated discs found?

Accepted Answer

A)  blood 
B)  ligaments 
C)  cardiac muscle 
D)  neurons 
A)  blood 
B)  ligaments 
C)  cardiac muscle 
D)  neurons

Question 20

The pleura,pericardium,and peritoneum are

Accepted Answer

A)  confined to the thoracic cavity. 
B)  confined to the abdominopelvic cavity. 
C)  serous membranes. 
D)  mucous membranes. 
A)  confined to the thoracic cavity. 
B)  confined to the abdominopelvic cavity. 
C)  serous membranes. 
D)  mucous membranes.

Exam 6: Tissues and Membranes

Which of the following is the culprit in obesity?

Which of the following is characterized by cells that are arranged like tiles on a floor?

Collagen and elastic fibers are found in the intercellular matrix of

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

Which of the following is true of an exocrine gland?

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

Ligaments,tendons,and cartilage are types of

What type of tissue is most likely to prevent a kidney from "floating"?

Which of the following is least descriptive of epithelial tissue?

Chondrocytes and osteocytes form

The intercellular matrix of this tissue is the hardest of all connective tissue.

A ligament is best described as

What is the most abundant of the four types of tissue?

In which of the following is intercellular matrix most abundant?

In which type of tissue is plasma the interstitial matrix?

Stratified means

Which type of membrane lines the body cavities that open to the exterior of the body?

Endocrine and exocrine glands are

In which of the following are intercalated discs found?

The pleura,pericardium,and peritoneum are

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