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A biology student accidentally loses the labels of two prepared slides she is studying. One is a slide of an intestine, the other of an esophagus. You volunteer to help her sort them out. How would you decide which slide is which?

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Because animal intestine is modified for...

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Name two cell types that contain histamine and heparin

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mast cells...

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A type of epithelium found where absorption or secretion takes place is ___epithelium.


A) pseudostratified columnar
B) simple squamous
C) simple columnar
D) simple cuboidal
E) any of the above

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Identify the three major subdivisions of extracellular fluid found in the body

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plasma, in...

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_______is the fluid component of connective tissue

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_________support, protect, and nourish nerve cells

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In _____growth, cartilage grows wider or thicker in diameter

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Which one of the following is not one of the four main tissue categories?


A) connective tissue
B) epithelial tissue
C) muscle tissue
D) osseous tissue
E) neural tissue

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Chondrocytes are to cartilage as osteocytes are to


A) bone.
B) blood.
C) neural tissue.
D) epithelium.
E) fat.

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A type of intercellular junction that stops materials from crossing an epithelium between cells is termed an)


A) gap junction.
B) occluding junction.
C) desmosome.
D) intermediate junction.
E) any of the above

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Defense cells in blood are called white blood cells or___________

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_________function to propagate electrical signals from one place to another.

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The three kinds of formed elements in blood are ______,______, and____ .

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red cells,...

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Indicate an advantage for having simple rather than stratified epithelium lining the gas- exchange surfaces of the lungs.

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The epithelia are thin, keepin...

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The heart and blood vessels are lined by


A) simple cuboidal epithelium.
B) simple columnar epithelium.
C) simple squamous epithelium.
D) transitional epithelium.
E) pseudostratified columnar epithelium.

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Tissue that is specialized for contraction is _____ tissue.


A) dense connective
B) loose connective
C) nerve
D) muscle
E) epithelial

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Epithelial cells exhibit modifications that adapt them for


A) support.
B) conduction.
C) contraction.
D) circulation.
E) secretion.

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All four types of body tissue are found in a skeletal muscle

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Epithelial cells that are adapted for absorption or secretion usually have ____ at their free surface.


A) cilia
B) mitochondria
C) Golgi complexes
D) microvilli
E) junctional complexes

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Which of the following connective tissue cells produces collagen?


A) macrophage
B) fibroblasts
C) mast cell
D) adipocytes
E) lymphocyte

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