Question 1

What is the most abundant cell type in connective tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)   Macrophage
B)   Mast cell
C)   Fibroblast
D)   Goblet cellE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

What muscle tissue can be consciously controlled?

Accepted Answer

A)   Smooth muscle tissue
B)   Skeletal muscle tissue
C)   Intercalated muscle tissue
D)   Cardiac muscle tissueE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

All exocrine glands secrete their product into ducts that open onto surfaces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A skeletal muscle fiber contains many nuclei.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What type of tissue is found at the end of the ribs, connecting the ribs to the sternum (breastbone) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Adipose tissue
B)   Elastic cartilage
C)   Fibrocartilage
D)   Hyaline cartilage
E)   Areolar connective tissueF) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 6

What is the function of epithelial tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)   Secretion
B)   Absorption
C)   Protection
D)   Excretion
E)   All of the choices are correctF) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

What is the function of adipose tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)   Causes movement of the limbs
B)   Provides framework for organs
C)   Stores energy
D)   Forms inner lining of body cavities
E)   Gives shape to the earF) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 8

Block-shaped cells, each with a centrally located nucleus, form a single layer in what type of epithelial tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)   Simple columnar epithelium
B)   Stratified squamous epithelium
C)   Simple cuboidalepithelium
D)   Pseudostratified columnar epitheliumE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Most organs of the digestive system have an inner lining composed of the tissue called ______________ epithelium.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Most organs of the digestive system have...

Question 10

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

Question 11

Epithelial tissues are anchored to adjacent tissues by what thin, nonliving layer?

Accepted Answer

A)   Apical surface
B)   Basement membrane
C)   Microvilli
D)   Mucous membraneE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

What tissue type consists of thick, closely packed collagen fibers with few cells in between?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dense connective tissue
B)   Hyaline cartilage
C)   Adipose tissue
D)   Loose connective tissueE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Since an epithelialmembrane is composed of two or more kinds of tissues, it is an example of a(an) ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Since an epithelialmembrane is composed of two...

Question 14

What type of connective tissue cell occupies small chambers called lacunae?

Accepted Answer

A)   Chondrocytes
B)   Adipocytes
C)   Fibroblasts
D)   MacrophagesE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

The type of connective tissue called __________ forms the intervertebral discs that separate the individual parts of the backbone.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The type of connective tissue called __________...

Question 16

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) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)   It lines the uterus and stomach.
B)   Its cells are thin and delicate.
C)   It consists of a single layer of cells.
D)   Its cells contain an elongated nucleus.
E)   It secretes digestive fluid and absorbs nutrients.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 18

What tissue lines the air sacs of lungs and allows for the rapid exchange of respiratory gases?

Accepted Answer

A)   Simple columnar epithelium
B)   Stratified squamous epithelium
C)   Simple squamous epithelium
D)   Pseudostratified columnar epitheliumE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

What type of connective tissue is found around the kidneys, behind the eyeballs, and in between skin and underlying organs?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dense connective tissue
B)   Cartilage
C)   Adipose tissue
D)   Areolar tissueE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Blood is pumped through the heart chambers and into blood vessels by the action of _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   skeletal muscle
B)   cardiac muscle
C)   smooth muscleD) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Exam 5: Tissues

A skeletal muscle fiber contains many nuclei.

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What type of connective tissue is found around the kidneys, behind the eyeballs, and in between skin and underlying organs?

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Since an epithelialmembrane is composed of two or more kinds of tissues, it is an example of a(an) ________.

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What is the function of adipose tissue?

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What tissue lines the air sacs of lungs and allows for the rapid exchange of respiratory gases?

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What tissue type consists of thick, closely packed collagen fibers with few cells in between?

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The type of connective tissue called __________ forms the intervertebral discs that separate the individual parts of the backbone.

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Blood is pumped through the heart chambers and into blood vessels by the action of _________.

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Block-shaped cells, each with a centrally located nucleus, form a single layer in what type of epithelial tissue?

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What is the function of epithelial tissue?

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What type of tissue is found at the end of the ribs, connecting the ribs to the sternum (breastbone) ?

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What is the most abundant cell type in connective tissue?

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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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What muscle tissue can be consciously controlled?

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Most organs of the digestive system have an inner lining composed of the tissue called ______________ epithelium.

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What type of connective tissue cell occupies small chambers called lacunae?

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Epithelial tissues are anchored to adjacent tissues by what thin, nonliving layer?

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

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

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All exocrine glands secrete their product into ducts that open onto surfaces.

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