Question 1

What tissue has cells that are filled with large fat droplets that push the nuclei close to the cell membrane?

Accepted Answer

A)   dense connective tissue
B)   cartilage
C)   adipose tissue
D)   loose connective tissueE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Tendons and ligaments are composed primarily of this tissue type.

Accepted Answer

A)   dense connective tissue
B)   cartilage
C)   elastic cartilage
D)   loose connective tissueE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Permanent wrinkling of skin is usually due to changes caused by excessive exposure to

Accepted Answer

A)   water.
B)   heat.
C)   dry air.
D)   sunlight.
E)   collagen.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 4

Which rigid connective tissue has no direct blood supply and is enclosed by a perichondrium?

Accepted Answer

A)   dense connective tissue
B)   cartilage
C)   adipose tissue
D)   loose connective tissueE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Cardiac muscle is found in the wall of the

Accepted Answer

A)   stomach.
B)   intestine.
C)   urinary bladder.
D)   heart.
E)   blood vessels.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 6

The brain and spinal cord are composed of this tissue type.

Accepted Answer

A)   epithelial
B)   connective
C)   nervous
D)   muscleE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT true concerning simple columnar epithelium?

Accepted Answer

A)   lines the uterus and stomach
B)   cells are thin and delicate
C)   a single layer of cells
D)   an elongated nucleus
E)   secretes digestive fluid and absorbs nutrientsF) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 8

What serous membrane covers the organs of the abdomen?

Accepted Answer

A)   parietal pleura
B)   parietal peritoneum
C)   visceral pleura
D)   visceral peritoneumE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Stratified squamous epithelium lines the oral cavity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What cells respond by conducting electrical impulses along cellular processes?

Accepted Answer

A)   neurons
B)   neuroglia
C)   chondrocytes
D)   fibroblastsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

A single layer of flattened epithelium would constitute the tissue called _____________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Which choice below best describes secretions of apocrine glands?

Accepted Answer

A)   fluid product released from the cell membrane by exocytosis
B)   cellular product containing portions of cells that pinch off during secretion
C)   disintegrated entire cells filled with secretory productsD) All of the above
E) B) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following cell types are least likely to reproduce?

Accepted Answer

A)   endothelial cells that line the digestive system
B)   fibroblasts of connective tissue
C)   skeletal muscle cells
D)   red bone marrow cells
E)   epithelial cells of the outer layer of the skinF) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 14

Muscle tissue conducts nerve impulses from one neuron to another and coordinates body activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 15

What membranes line body cavities and tubes that open to the outside of the body?

Accepted Answer

A)   mucous
B)   serous
C)   epithelial
D)   cutaneous
E)   synovialF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

Bone cells are also called osteocytes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

These are flask-shaped glandular cells that secrete mucus onto the free surface of tissues.

Accepted Answer

A)   microvilli
B)   cilia
C)   goblet cells
D)   none of the aboveE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

The tissue through which gases are exchanged between the blood and the air in the lungs is

Accepted Answer

A)   stratified squamous epithelium.
B)   simple squamous epithelium.
C)   simple cuboidal epithelium.
D)   simple columnar epithelium.
E)   stratified columnar epithelium.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above B

Question 19

Merocrine glands and apocrine glands are examples of endocrine glands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Tissues

What tissue has cells that are filled with large fat droplets that push the nuclei close to the cell membrane?

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Tendons and ligaments are composed primarily of this tissue type.

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Permanent wrinkling of skin is usually due to changes caused by excessive exposure to

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Which rigid connective tissue has no direct blood supply and is enclosed by a perichondrium?

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Cardiac muscle is found in the wall of the

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The brain and spinal cord are composed of this tissue type.

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Which of the following is NOT true concerning simple columnar epithelium?

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What serous membrane covers the organs of the abdomen?

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Stratified squamous epithelium lines the oral cavity.

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What cells respond by conducting electrical impulses along cellular processes?

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A single layer of flattened epithelium would constitute the tissue called _____________.

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Which choice below best describes secretions of apocrine glands?

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Which of the following cell types are least likely to reproduce?

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Muscle tissue conducts nerve impulses from one neuron to another and coordinates body activities.

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What membranes line body cavities and tubes that open to the outside of the body?

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Bone cells are also called osteocytes.

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These are flask-shaped glandular cells that secrete mucus onto the free surface of tissues.

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The tissue through which gases are exchanged between the blood and the air in the lungs is

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Merocrine glands and apocrine glands are examples of endocrine glands.

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

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