Histology

Question 1

What does the Axon do?

Answer 1

carry impulse away from the cell body

Question 2

What is the function of Dendrites?

Answer 2

Carry electrical charges towards the cell body

Question 3

What cells are found in the lacunae?

Answer 3

Osteocytes

Question 4

What is found between these cells that junctions a connection to form the tissues?

Answer 4

Intercalated discs

Question 5

What does the Epithelial tissue make up?

Answer 5

the lining of the body

Question 6

How many layers does simple squamous epithelium have?

Answer 6

a single layer of flattened cells

Question 7

How many layers does Simple cuboidal epithelium have?

Answer 7

a single layer of cube-like cells

Question 8

How many layers does simple columnar epithelium?

Answer 8

a single layer of long columnar cells

Question 9

How is the Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium different?

Answer 9

it is a single layer of cells but it looks stratified on first appearance

Question 10

What is the basement membrane?

Answer 10

the noncellular layer that attaches the epithelium to lower layers

Question 11

How is Stratified squamous different?

Answer 11

it is many layers of flattened cells

Question 12

How is Keratinized epithelium different from non-keratinized epithelium?

Answer 12

it is found on the skin and is toughened by the protein keratin

Question 13

How is Non-keratinized epithelium different from Keratinized epithelium?

Answer 13

it is found in the oral cavity and vagina; it is a mucous membrane

Question 14

Where is loose connective tissue found?

Answer 14

wrapping around organs or under the epidermis

Question 15

Where is Transitional epithelium located?

Answer 15

In the lining of parts of the urinary tract including the bladder

Question 16

What does else does connective tissues have?

Answer 16

fibers and a large amount of matrix

Question 17

What is loose connective tissue composed of?

Answer 17

Collagenous, elastic, and reticular fibers

Question 18

What type of cells does Dense regular connective tissue contain?

Answer 18

fiberocytes and a small amount of matrix

Question 19

What are Dense regular connective tissue composed of?

Answer 19

a regular arrangement of collagenous fibers

Question 20

What does Dense regular connective tissue make up?

Answer 20

tendons and ligaments

Question 21

What does Dense irregular connective tissue do?

Answer 21

provide structural strength

Question 22

What does Elastic connective tissue contain?

Answer 22

elastic fibers

Question 23

Where is elastic connective tissue found?

Answer 23

walls of large arteries

Question 24

What does Reticular connective tissue consist of?

Answer 24

reticular fibers

Question 25

What does Adipose tissue consist of?

Answer 25

Adipocytes

Question 26

What is the most common kind of cartilage?

Answer 26

Hyaline cartilage

Question 27

What does Hyaline cartilage contain?

Answer 27

semisolid matrix, collagenous fibers, and chondrocytes (cartilage cells)

Question 28

How is Fibrocartilage different from Hyaline cartilage?

Answer 28

has the same components but there are more collagenous fibers

Question 29

Where is Fibrocartilage found?

Answer 29

the joints between the bones of the thigh and leg

Question 30

What does Elastic cartilage consist of?

Answer 30

a matrix, chondrocytes, elastic fibers

Question 31

What does bone consist of?

Answer 31

osteocytes (the cells) and collagenous fibers

Question 32

What does Blood consist of?

Answer 32

plasma (matrix), erythrocytes (red blood cells), and leukocytes (white blood cells)

Question 33

What are Platelets?

Answer 33

small flat disks in the blood that aid in clotting

Question 34

What is Muscular tissue composed of?

Answer 34

specialized cells involved in contraction

Question 35

What does the Skeletal muscle make up?

Answer 35

body muscles

Question 36

In Skeletal muscles, what does the fusion of individual cells produce?

Answer 36

longer, mature cells that are multinucleate

Question 37

Is the skeletal muscle striated? Yes or No?

Answer 37

yes

Question 38

What is the skeletal muscle also called?

Answer 38

voluntary muscle

Question 39

Is the cardiac muscle striated? Yes or No?

Answer 39

yes

Question 40

Where is the cardiac muscle found?

Answer 40

in the heart

Question 41

The cardiac muscle is...

Answer 41

involuntary

Question 42

How many nucleus does the Cardiac muscle have?

Answer 42

1

Question 43

What does the intercalated disc do?

Answer 43

allow communication between cells for conduction of impulses (cardiac cycle)

Question 44

Is smooth muscle striated? yes or no?

Answer 44

no

Question 45

Smooth muscle is..

Answer 45

involuntary

Question 46

Where is the nucleus located in smooth muscle?

Answer 46

the center of the cell

Question 47

Where is smooth muscle found?

Answer 47

in glands and other areas not under conscious control

Question 48

What does the Nervous tissue consist of?

Answer 48

the neuron and associated glial cells

Question 49

What are the extensions in the Neurons called?

Answer 49

dendrites, soma, and an axon