Chapter 4 MCQ Questions

Question 1

Which of the following is not a type of tissue?
a. muscle
b. nervous
c. embryonic
d. epithelial

Answer 1

c) Embryonic

Question 2

The process by which a less specialized cell matures into a more specialized cell is called ________.
a. differentiation
b. maturation
c. modigcation
d. specialization

Answer 2

a) Differentiation

Question 3

Differentiated cells in a developing embryo derive from ________.
a. endothelium, mesothelium, and epithelium
b. ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm
c. connective tissue, epithelial tissue, and muscle tissue
d. epidermis, mesoderm, and endothelium

Answer 3

b) Ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm

Question 4

Which of the following lines the body cavities exposed to the external environment?
a. mesothelium
b. lamina propria
c. mesenteries
d. mucosa

Answer 4

d) Mucosa

Question 5

In observing epithelial cells under a microscope, the cells are arranged in a single layer and look tall and narrow, and the nucleus is located close to the basal side of the cell. The specimen is what type of epithelial tissue?
a. columnar
b. stratiged
c. squamous
d. transitional

Answer 5

a) Columnar

Question 6

Which of the following is the epithelial tissue that lines the interior of blood vessels?
a. columnar
b. pseudostratified
c. simple squamous
d. transitional

Answer 6

c) Simple Squamous

Question 7

Which type of epithelial tissue specializes in moving particles across its surface?
a. transitional
b. stratified columnar
c. pseudo-stratified ciliated columnar
d. stratified squamous

Answer 7

c) Pseudo-stratified ciliated columnar

Question 8

The ________ exocrine gland stores its secretion until the glandular cell ruptures, whereas the ________ gland releases its apical region and reforms.
a. holocrine; apocrine
b. eccrine; endocrine
c. apocrine; holocrine
d. eccrine; apocrine

Answer 8

a) Holocrine; apocrine

Question 9

Connective tissue is made of which three essential components?
a. cells, ground substance, and carbohydrate gbers
b. cells, ground substance, and protein gbers
c. collagen, ground substance, and protein
gbers
d. matrix, ground substance, and fluid

Answer 9

b) Cells, ground substance, and protein gbers.

Question 10

Under the microscope, a tissue specimen shows cells located in spaces scattered in a transparent background. This is probably ________.
a. loose connective tissue
b. a tendon
c. bone
d. hyaline cartilage

Answer 10

d) Hyaline Cartilage

Question 11

Which connective tissue specializes in storage of fat?
a. tendon
b. adipose tissue
c. reticular tissue
d. dense connective tissue

Answer 11

b) Adipose Tissue

Question 12

Ligaments connect bones together and withstand a lot of stress. What type of connective tissue should you expect ligaments to contain?
a. areolar tissue
b. adipose tissue
c. dense regular connective tissue
d. dense irregular connective tissue

Answer 12

c) Dense Regular Connective Tissue

Question 13

In adults, new connective tissue cells originate from the ________.
a. mesoderm
b. mesenchyme
c. ectoderm
d. endoderm

Answer 13

a) Mesoderm

Question 14

In bone, the main cells are______.
a. gbroblasts
b. chondrocytes
c. lymphocytes
d. osteocytes

Answer 14

d) Osteocytes

Question 15

Striations, cylindrical cells, and multiple nuclei are observed in ________.
a. skeletal muscle only
b. cardiac muscle only
c. smooth muscle only
d. skeletal and cardiac muscles

Answer 15

a) Skeletal Muscles only

Question 16

The cells of muscles, myocytes, develop from ________.
a. myoblasts
b. endoderm
c. gbrocytes
d. chondrocytes

Answer 16

a) Myoblasts

Question 17

Skeletal muscle is composed of very hard working cells. Which organelles do you expect to find in abundance in skeletal muscle cell?
a. nuclei
b. striations
c. golgi bodies
d. mitochondria

Answer 17

d) Mitochondria

Question 18

The cells responsible for the transmission of the nerve impulse are ________.
a. neurons
b. oligodendrocytes
c. astrocytes
d. microglia

Answer 18

a) Neurons

Question 19

The nerve impulse travels down a(n) ________, away from the cell body.
a. dendrite
b. axon
c. microglia
d. collagen fiber

Answer 19

b) Axon

Question 20

Which of the following central nervous system cells regulate ions, regulate the uptake and/or breakdown of some neurotransmitters, and contribute to the formation of the blood-brain barrier?
a. microglia
b. neuroglia
c. oligodendrocytes
d. astrocytes

Answer 20

d) Astrocytes

Question 21

Which of the following processes is not a cardinal sign of inflammation?
a. redness
b. heat
c. fever
d. swelling

Answer 21

c) Fever

Question 22

When a mast cell reacts to an irritation, which of the following chemicals does it release?
a. collagen
b. histamine
c. hyaluronic acid
d. meylin

Answer 22

b) Histamine

Question 23

Atrophy refers to ________.
a. loss of elasticity
b. loss of mass
c. loss of rigidity
d. loss of permeability

Answer 23

b) Loss of Mass

Question 24

Individuals can slow the rate of aging by modifying all of these lifestyle aspects except for ________.
a) Diet
b) Exercise
c) Genetics
d) Stress

Answer 24

c) Genetics