Chapter 4 - Tissues

Question 1

Blood is which type of tissue

Answer 1

connective

Question 2

Cells that are flat and thin are classified as

Answer 2

squamous

Question 3

Cells the store fat are called

Answer 3

adipocytes

Question 4

Characteristics of epithelia include all of the following except

Answer 4

polarity
attachment
extracellular matrix
avascularity
regeneration

Question 5

Chondrocytes are to cartilage as osteocytes are to

Answer 5

bone

Question 6

Glands that secrete their product by the bursting of cells are

Answer 6

holocrine glands

Question 7

Osseous tissue is also called

Answer 7

bone

Question 8

The dominant fiber type in dense connective tissue is

Answer 8

collagen

Question 9

The epithelium that forms air sacs in the lungs is

Answer 9

simple squamous

Question 10

The heart and blood vessels are lined by

Answer 10

simple squamous

Question 11

The most common type of cartilage is ______

Answer 11

hyaline

Question 12

The three categories of connective tissues are

Answer 12

connective tissue proper, fluid connective tissues, and supporting connective tissues

Question 13

The three types of protein fibers in connective tissue are

Answer 13

collagen, reticular, and elastic.

Question 14

The two major types of cell layering in epithelia are

Answer 14

simple and stratified.

Question 15

Transitional epithelium is found

Answer 15

in the urinary tract

Question 16

Unlike cartilage, bone

Answer 16

is highly vascular.

Question 17

Which of the tissues are classified as “connective tissue proper”?

Answer 17

Loose connective
- Areolar
- Adipose
- Reticular

Dense connective
- Dense regular
- Elastic
- Dense-irregular

Question 18

What are the four main tissue categories?

Answer 18

epithelial
connective
neural
muscle

Question 19

Which tissue lines the small intestine and the stomach?

Answer 19

simple columnar

Question 20

You would find pseudostratified columnar epithelium lining the