Diversity of Cells and their Function

Question 1

What are the four steps for preparing tissue for microscopy

Answer 1

Tissue is dehydrated, put into organic solvent, impregnated with wax and then thin sections cut on a microtome

Question 2

Name the 4 main tissue types

Answer 2

Epithelium, connective, nervous, muscle

Question 3

Connective tissue forms what of the body?

Answer 3

framework

Question 4

Muscle are cells are built to do what?

Answer 4

generate force by contracting

Question 5

Nervous tissue consists of what?

Answer 5

Neurons and their supporting cells

Question 6

Give 3 functions of epithelia

Answer 6

mechanical barrier, chemical barrier, absorption

Question 7

Give the 3 cell shapes of epithelia

Answer 7

squamous, cuboidal, columnar

Question 8

Give the 3 layer structures of epithelia

Answer 8

stratified, pseudostratified, simple

Question 9

Name the 3 subtypes of connective tissue

Answer 9

soft connective tissue, hard connective tissue, blood and lymph

Question 10

What are chondrocytes?

Answer 10

cells of cartilage

Question 11

Name the 3 types of cartilage

Answer 11

hyaline, elastic, fibrocartilage

Question 12

What makes up the shaft of the bone?

Answer 12

cortical

Question 13

What makes us the end of the bone? (epiphyses)

Answer 13

cancellous

Question 14

Name the 3 major muscle types

Answer 14

smooth, cardiac, skeletal

Question 15

What is smooth muscle also known as?

Answer 15

involuntary or visceral

Question 16

What is skeletal muscle also known as?

Answer 16

voluntary or striated

Question 17

Intercalated discs can be seen where?

Answer 17

cardiac muscle

Question 18

Multipolar nervous tissue consist of how many dendrites and axons?

Answer 18

many dendrites, one axon

Question 19

Bi polar consists of how many dendrites and axons?

Answer 19

one of each

Question 20

pseudo unipolar gives rise to what?

Answer 20

axons in both directions