Question 1

What connective tissue functions to store fat?

Accepted Answer

A)   Areolar connective tissue
B)   Adipose tissue
C)   Reticular tissue
D)   Hyaline cartilageE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

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)   collagenF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

What tissue type is found in the walls of hollow organs like the stomach and is under involuntary control?

Accepted Answer

A)   Skeletal muscle
B)   Cardiac muscle
C)   Nervous tissue
D)   Epithelial tissue
E)   Smooth muscleF) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 4

Smooth muscle is found in the wall of the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   stomach
B)   heart
C)   kidney
D)   lung
E)   thoracic cavityF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

Describe the secretions of merocrine glands.

Accepted Answer

A)   A fluid product released through the cell membrane by exocytosis
B)   A cellular product containing portions of cells that pinch off during secretion
C)   Entire cells that disintegrate to release the secretory products
D)   Large molecular compounds called hormonesE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

What 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) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 7

The esophagus carries food from the mouth to the stomach. The inner lining is under constant friction as food passes through. What type of epithelial tissue would be best to protect the esophagus?

Accepted Answer

A)   Stratified squamous epithelium
B)   Simple squamous epithelium
C)   Simple cuboidal epithelium
D)   Simple columnar epithelium
E)   Pseudostratified columnar epitheliumF) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 8

What cells respond by conducting electrical impulses along cellular processes?

Accepted Answer

A)   Neurons
B)   Neuroglia
C)   Chondrocytes
D)   FibroblastsE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

What tissue type provides support, fills spaces, and stores fat?

Accepted Answer

A)   Epithelial tissue
B)   Connective tissue
C)   Nervous tissue
D)   Muscle tissueE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Lacrimal glands release a watery solution, called tears, over the eye. What type of gland are lacrimal glands?

Accepted Answer

A)   Merocrine gland
B)   Apocrine gland
C)   Holocrinegland
D)   Endocrine glandE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

What type of muscle tissue enables us to make facial expressions and move the bones?

Accepted Answer

A)   Skeletal muscle
B)   Cardiac muscle
C)   Smooth muscleD) All of the above
E) A) and B)

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What membrane is more commonly called the skin?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mucous membrane
B)   Serous membrane
C)   Epithelial membrane
D)   Cutaneous membrane
E)   Synovial membraneF) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 14

Blood is composed of formed elements suspended in a fluid extracellular matrix called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   serous fluid
B)   interstitial fluid
C)   serum
D)   plasmaE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Blood is not a connective tissue because it wanders around the body and is never in a fixed location.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What serous membrane covers the organs of the abdomen?

Accepted Answer

A)   Parietal pleura
B)   Parietal peritoneum
C)   Visceral pleura
D)   Visceral peritoneumE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Arrector pili are muscles within the skin that cause fine hair to stand on end, as would occur with goose bumps. Arrector pili muscles are composed of __________ muscle tissue.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Arrector pili are muscles within the skin...

Question 18

What type of epithelium would be best suited for high rates of diffusion and filtration?

Accepted Answer

A)   Simple squamous epithelium
B)   Stratified squamous epithelium
C)   Pseudostratified columnar epithelium
D)   Transitional epithelium
E)   Stratified columnar epitheliumF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

What cell is specialized for phagocytosis and works to clear foreign particles from tissues?

Accepted Answer

A)   Macrophage
B)   Mast cell
C)   Fibroblast
D)   Goblet cellE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 20

What type of secretion is typically watery and has a high enzyme content?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mucus
B)   Sebum
C)   Serous fluid
D)   Ceruminous secretionE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 5: Tissues

What type of muscle tissue enables us to make facial expressions and move the bones?

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Lacrimal glands release a watery solution, called tears, over the eye. What type of gland are lacrimal glands?

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What connective tissue functions to store fat?

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Smooth muscle is found in the wall of the __________.

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What tissue type is found in the walls of hollow organs like the stomach and is under involuntary control?

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What serous membrane covers the organs of the abdomen?

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

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What type of secretion is typically watery and has a high enzyme content?

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

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The esophagus carries food from the mouth to the stomach. The inner lining is under constant friction as food passes through. What type of epithelial tissue would be best to protect the esophagus?

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Describe the secretions of merocrine glands.

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Blood is not a connective tissue because it wanders around the body and is never in a fixed location.

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What cells respond by conducting electrical impulses along cellular processes?

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What membrane is more commonly called the skin?

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Arrector pili are muscles within the skin that cause fine hair to stand on end, as would occur with goose bumps. Arrector pili muscles are composed of __________ muscle tissue.

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Blood is composed of formed elements suspended in a fluid extracellular matrix called ________.

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What tissue type provides support, fills spaces, and stores fat?

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

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What cell is specialized for phagocytosis and works to clear foreign particles from tissues?

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What type of epithelium would be best suited for high rates of diffusion and filtration?

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