Chapter 2 (Section B)

Question 1

Three classifications of epithelial cells

Answer 1

squamous, cuboidal, and columnar

Question 2

Thin and flat epithelial cells that allow molecules to easily pass through

Answer 2

squamous

Question 3

Where are squamous cell found?

Answer 3

lining of the lymphatic system and circulatory system, alveoli of the lungs, kidney tubules, and capillaries

Question 4

box shaped epithelial cells that actively secrete and absorb

Answer 4

cuboidal

Question 5

Where are cuboidal cells found?

Answer 5

kidney tubules and gland ducts

Question 6

Epithelial cells that are rectangular and typically in a basal layer; absorb and secrete molecules

Answer 6

Columnar

Question 7

Where are columnar cells found?

Answer 7

female reproductive and digestive tracts

Question 8

Epithelial cells that can change shape or stretch (such as bladder cells)

Answer 8

transitional epithelial cells

Question 9

single layer epithelial cells

Answer 9

simple epithelial cells

Question 10

multiple layer epithelial cells

NOT STRIATED

Answer 10

stratified epithelial cells

Question 11

Epithelial cells that secrete specific water based fluid often containing protein (ex. breast milk, saliva, hormones)

Answer 11

Glandular epithelial cells

Question 12

tissue that supports, binds or connects other tissue

Answer 12

Connective tissue

Question 13

Three categories of connective tissue

Answer 13

loose, dense, and specialized

Question 14

made of collagen, elastin, and reticulin fibers: holds organs in place

Answer 14

Loose connective tissue

Question 15

made up of collagen, elastin, and reticulin fibers; makes up tendon and ligaments connecting muscle to bone and bone to bone

Answer 15

dense connective tissue

Question 16

Specialized connective tissue examples

Five examples

Answer 16

adipose, cartilage, bone, blood and lymph fluid

Question 17

Three types of muscle tissue

Answer 17

skeletal, cardiac and smooth

Question 18

groups of cells of the nervous system controlling body movement and body functions

Answer 18

Nervous tissue

Question 19

neurons transmitting nerve signals

Answer 19

nerve cells

Question 20

Nervous tissue found in the central nervous system that forms myelin, protects and forms neurons and maintains homeostasis; do not propagate nerve signals

Answer 20

Neuroglial cells

Question 21

Central Nervous System

Answer 21

Brain and spinal cord

Question 22

peripheral nervous system

Answer 22

nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord

Question 23

Efferent nerves

Answer 23

nerve signal carrying a signal from the brain to the body

Question 24

Afferent nerves

Answer 24

nerve signal carrying a signal from the body to the brain

Question 25

responsible for involuntary contractions

Answer 25

Smooth muscle

Question 26

responsible for voluntary contractions; makes up 40 percent of body mass

Answer 26

skeletal muscle

Question 27

involuntary, found only in the heart, branched and striated

Answer 27

cardiac muscle

Question 28

fibers run parallel appearing striped

Answer 28

striated muscle fibers