Question 1

Which is true concerning muscle tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)  highly cellular and well vascularized
B)  cuboidal shape enhances function
C)  is a single-celled tissue
D)  contains contractile units made of collagenE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Heart muscle cells would tend to separate without ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  myofilaments
B)  intercalated discs
C)  stroma
D)  flanaE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Cell type NOT found in areolar connective tissue.

Accepted Answer

A)  mast cell
B)  macrophage
C)  fibroblast
D)  chondrocyteE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

The shape of the external ear is maintained by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hyaline cartilage
B)  elastic cartilage
C)  fibrocartilage
D)  adipose tissueE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

In adult humans,most cancers are carcinomas or adenocarcinomas.These include cancers of the skin,lung,colon,breast,and prostate.Which of the four basic tissue types is involved? Why do you think this is so?

Accepted Answer

Epithelium gives rise to most cancers.Th...

Question 6

Which tissue type is formed by many cells joining together,each contributing a nucleus?

Accepted Answer

A)  skeletal muscle
B)  dense regular
C)  smooth muscle
D)  cardiac muscleE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Which statement best describes connective tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)  usually lines a body cavity
B)  usually contains a large amount of matrix
C)  primarily concerned with secretion
D)  typically arranged in a single layer of cellsE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Aunt Jessie woke up one morning with excruciating pain in her chest.She had trouble breathing for several weeks.Following a visit to the doctor,she was told she had pleurisy.What is this condition and what did it affect?

Accepted Answer

Pleurisy is an inflammation of the pleur...

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a step in tissue repair?

Accepted Answer

A)  inflammation
B)  formation of new stem cells
C)  restoration of blood supply
D)  regeneration and fibrosisE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

A smooth muscle cell has a central nucleus but lacks striations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Groups of cells that are similar in structure and perform a common or related function form a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tissue
B)  organism
C)  organ
D)  organ systemE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

A major characteristic of fibrocartilage is its unique amount of flexibility and elasticity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In terms of structure and function,compare the type of epithelium lining the trachea,air sacs of the lungs,and the epidermis of the skin.

Accepted Answer

The trachea is lined with ciliated pseud...

Question 14

Nervous tissue consists mainly of neurons and collagen fibers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT found in cartilage but is found in bone?

Accepted Answer

A)  organic fibers
B)  living cells
C)  blood vessels
D)  lacunaeE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

The salivary glands are a good example of a(n) ________ exocrine gland.

Accepted Answer

A)  simple branched alveolar
B)  compound tubular
C)  compound tubuloalveolar
D)  compound alveolarE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Explain why an open wound would need a bed of granulation tissue for wound healing to occur.

Accepted Answer

Epithelium cannot grow across a defect w...

Question 18

Connective tissue extracellular matrix is composed of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  all organic compounds
B)  fibers and ground substance
C)  ground substance and cells
D)  cells and fibersE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true of connective tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reticular fibers form thick,ropelike structures.
B)  Elastin fibers are sometimes called white fibers.
C)  Collagen fibers provides high tensile strength.
D)  When connective tissue is stretched,collagen gives it the ability to snap back.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

A ciliated version of pseudostratified columnar epithelium containing mucus-secreting goblet cells ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  is found in some of the larger glands
B)  lines most of the respiratory tract
C)  aids in digestion
D)  is more durable than all other epitheliaE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Exam 4: Tissue: the Living Fabric

The salivary glands are a good example of a(n) ________ exocrine gland.

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Explain why an open wound would need a bed of granulation tissue for wound healing to occur.

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In adult humans,most cancers are carcinomas or adenocarcinomas.These include cancers of the skin,lung,colon,breast,and prostate.Which of the four basic tissue types is involved? Why do you think this is so?

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Which of the following is NOT found in cartilage but is found in bone?

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In terms of structure and function,compare the type of epithelium lining the trachea,air sacs of the lungs,and the epidermis of the skin.

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Which statement best describes connective tissue?

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Groups of cells that are similar in structure and perform a common or related function form a(n) ________.

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A smooth muscle cell has a central nucleus but lacks striations.

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Which of the following is NOT a step in tissue repair?

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Heart muscle cells would tend to separate without ________.

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Connective tissue extracellular matrix is composed of ________.

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Aunt Jessie woke up one morning with excruciating pain in her chest.She had trouble breathing for several weeks.Following a visit to the doctor,she was told she had pleurisy.What is this condition and what did it affect?

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The shape of the external ear is maintained by ________.

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Cell type NOT found in areolar connective tissue.

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A major characteristic of fibrocartilage is its unique amount of flexibility and elasticity.

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Nervous tissue consists mainly of neurons and collagen fibers.

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A ciliated version of pseudostratified columnar epithelium containing mucus-secreting goblet cells ________.

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Which of the following statements is true of connective tissue?

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Which is true concerning muscle tissue?

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Which tissue type is formed by many cells joining together,each contributing a nucleus?

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