Question 1

The gives rise to the .

Accepted Answer

A)  mesoderm; digestive glands
B)  endoderm; muscular system and skeletal system
C)  ectoderm; nervous system and epidermis
D)  endoderm; mesoderm
E)  mesoderm; endoderm

Question 2

All cells in this tissue reach the basement membrane and only cells that reach the free surface have cilia.

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A)  pseudostratified columnar
B)  simple columnar
C)  stratified columnar
D)  stratified cuboidal
E)  stratified squamous

Question 3

These features are common to all connective tissues except

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A)  most cells are not in direct contact with each other.
B)  interstitial fluid is so scarce that it is not visible with a light microscope.
C)  cells usually occupy less space than extracellular material.
D)  protein fibers are usually present in the ground substance.
E)  most of them are highly vascular.

Question 4

Plasma cells produce the ground substance that forms the matrix of connective tissues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In an epithelium, there is almost no extracellular matrix.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Fibroblasts and protein fibers are associated with both

Accepted Answer

A)  dense regular and dense irregular connective tissues.
B)  plasma and formed elements.
C)  elastic cartilage and hyaline cartilage.
D)  spongy bone and compact (dense)  bone.
E)  adipose tissue and reticular tissue.

Question 7

The clear gel inside a cell is called

Accepted Answer

A)  matrix.
B)  ground substance.
C)  interstitial fluid.
D)  cytosol.
E)  tissue fluid.

Question 8

This membrane lines passageways that open to the exterior environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  lamina propria
B)  endothelium
C)  synovial membrane
D)  serous membrane (serosa) 
E)  mucous membrane (mucosa)

Question 9

Skeletal muscle is described as

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A)  striated and voluntary.
B)  striated and involuntary.
C)  nonstriated and voluntary.
D)  nonstriated and involuntary.
E)  fibrous and contracting.

Question 10

Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)  help give the ground substance some of its qualities, such as

Accepted Answer

A)  helping to transfer charges in the nervous system.
B)  holding water and maintaining electrolyte balance.
C)  giving bone its brittle, inorganic structure.
D)  providing the major structural support of tendons and ligaments.
E)  acting as an energy reserve for muscle contraction.

Question 11

glands have branched ducts and secretory cells that form sacs at one end of the ducts.

Accepted Answer

A)  Areolar
B)  Simple acinar
C)  Simple coiled tubular
D)  Compound acinar
E)  Compound tubuloacinar

Question 12

glands secrete mucin, which combines with water to form a thick and sticky product, whereas glands produce a relatively watery fluid.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mucous; serous
B)  Merocrine; holocrine
C)  Apocrine; mixed
D)  Endocrine; exocrine
E)  Serous; mucous

Question 13

An epithelium with all cells tall and narrow and with every cell touching the basement membrane is called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Columnar cells lining the small intestine show a brush border of microvilli on the apical surface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

secrete into .

Accepted Answer

A)  Goblet cells; mucus; the blood
B)  Endocrine glands; hormones; ducts
C)  Exocrine glands; hormones; ducts
D)  Endocrine glands; hormones; the blood
E)  Exocrine glands; mucus; the blood

Question 16

The basement membrane is found between

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A)  epithelium and connective tissue.
B)  epithelium and extracellular material.
C)  epithelium and intracellular material.
D)  extracellular material and intracellular material.
E)  interstitial fluid and extracellular fluid.

Question 17

The clear gel that usually surrounds cells is called interstitial fluid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

epithelium is associated with rapid transport of substances through a membrane, whereas epithelium is associated with resistance to abrasion.

Accepted Answer

A)  Simple columnar; transitional
B)  Simple squamous; stratified squamous
C)  Simple cuboidal; pseudostratified
D)  Pseudostratified; simple squamous
E)  Pseudostratified; simple cuboidal

Question 19

tissue is highly vascular, whereas is not.

Accepted Answer

A)  Epithelial; cartilage
B)  Muscular; osseous tissue
C)  Dense regular connective; dense irregular connective tissue
D)  Areolar; cartilage
E)  Nervous; osseous tissue

Question 20

Nervous tissue consists predominantly of two cell types, neurons and

Accepted Answer

A)  fibroblasts.
B)  chondrocytes.
C)  neuroglia.
D)  myocytes.
E)  osteocytes.

Exam 5: The Human Tissues

Plasma cells produce the ground substance that forms the matrix of connective tissues.

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The clear gel that usually surrounds cells is called interstitial fluid.

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All cells in this tissue reach the basement membrane and only cells that reach the free surface have cilia.

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The clear gel inside a cell is called

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Skeletal muscle is described as

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Nervous tissue consists predominantly of two cell types, neurons and

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Fibroblasts and protein fibers are associated with both

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The basement membrane is found between

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An epithelium with all cells tall and narrow and with every cell touching the basement membrane is called

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The gives rise to the .

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epithelium is associated with rapid transport of substances through a membrane, whereas epithelium is associated with resistance to abrasion.

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Columnar cells lining the small intestine show a brush border of microvilli on the apical surface.

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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) help give the ground substance some of its qualities, such as

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glands secrete mucin, which combines with water to form a thick and sticky product, whereas glands produce a relatively watery fluid.

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In an epithelium, there is almost no extracellular matrix.

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glands have branched ducts and secretory cells that form sacs at one end of the ducts.

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This membrane lines passageways that open to the exterior environment.

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tissue is highly vascular, whereas is not.

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secrete into .

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These features are common to all connective tissues except

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