Anatomy 1

Question 1

Simple cuboidal

Answer 1

Location: covers the surface of ovaries
Function: secretion and absorption

Question 2

Simple columnar

Answer 2

Location: lines digestive tract from stomach to anus
Function: secretion and absorption

Question 3

Stratified squamous

Answer 3

Location: lining of the epidermis
Function: protective covering where friction is common

Question 4

Transitional

Answer 4

Location: urinary system organs
Function: stretches and the ability to return to normal shape

Question 5

Pseudostratified columnar

Answer 5

Location: respiratory tract
Function: absorption and secretion

Question 6

Bone (osseous tissue)

Answer 6

Location: any bone in the body
Function: to protect and structurally support body

Question 7

Hyaline cartilage

Answer 7

Location: larynx
Function: provides stiff yet flexible support

Question 8

Fibrocartilage

Answer 8

Location: cushionlike discs between vertebrae of spinal column
Function: resists compression

Question 9

Elastic cartilage

Answer 9

Location: auricle (external ear)
Function: supportive yet resists distortion

Question 10

Regular dense

Answer 10

Location: tendons and ligaments
Function: provides firm attachment and reduces friction

Question 11

Irregular dense

Answer 11

Location: dermis
Function: provides strength to resist forces applied in many directions

Question 12

Areolar

Answer 12

Location: deep to dermis
Function: universal packing tissue and glue to hold organs in place

Question 13

Adipose

Answer 13

Location: breast
Function: insulates body

Question 14

Reticular

Answer 14

Location: spleen
Function: forms internal framework of soft organs

Question 15

Blood (vascular)

Answer 15

Location: circulatory system
Function: provide antibodies that defend us from infection

Question 16

Simple squamous

Answer 16

Location: lines air sacs of the lungs
Function: secretion in membranes

Question 17

Skeletal muscle

Answer 17

Location: any muscle in body
Function: produces gross body movements

Question 18

Cardiac muscle

Answer 18

Location: heart
Function: pumps blood through vessels

Question 19

Smooth (visceral) muscle

Answer 19

Location: walls of stomach, uterus, blood vessels
Function: peristalsis

Question 20

Nervous tissue

Answer 20

Location: brain
Function: to receive and conduct electrochemical impulses to and from body parts

Question 21

Body membranes

Answer 21

Cover body surfaces, line body cavities, and form protective sheets around organs

Question 22

Cutaneous membrane

Answer 22

Skin, dry membrane, outermost protective boundary, covers body surface

Question 23

Mucous membrane

Answer 23

Lines all body cavities that open to the exterior body surface.
Location: digestive, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive systems

Question 24

Serous membrane

Answer 24

Lines open body cavities that are closed to the exterior of the body, occur in pairs.

Question 25

Visceral layer (serous)

Answer 25

Covers the outside of the organ

Question 26

Parietal layer (serous)

Answer 26

Lines a portion of the wall of ventral body cavity

Question 27

Peritoneum (serous)

Answer 27

Abdominal cavity

Question 28

Pleura (serous)

Answer 28

Around the lungs

Question 29

Pericardium (serous)

Answer 29

Around the heart

Question 30

Synovial membrane

Answer 30

Connective tissue, lines movable joints