Histology

Question 1

What are the four basic tissue types?

Answer 1

Epithelium
Connective tissue
Muscle
Nervous tissue

Question 2

What is epithelium?

Answer 2

Epithelia (singular = epithelium) cover surfaces of the body or line hollow organs, and also form glands
They occur as sheets of cells and vary widely in size, shape, orientation and function

Question 3

What is the function of connective tissue?

Answer 3

Connective tissue forms the framework of the body, but beyond that it has a dynamic role in the development, growth and homeostasis of tissues, and, via fat, in energy storage

Question 4

Which of the salivary glands has larger numbers of mucous secreting cells?

Answer 4

Submandibular gland

Question 5

Which glands in the body have the unique striated ducts?

Answer 5

Salivary glands

Question 6

What do the striated ducts of the salivary glands do?

Answer 6

Modify the saliva passing through them, making them hypotonic to our blood

Question 7

What are the layers of the digestive tract?

Answer 7

Mucosa - epithelium, lamina propria, muscularis mucosae
Submucosa - loose connective tissue
Muscularis propria - an inner circular layer and an outer longitudinal layer of thick smooth muscle
Adventitia or serosa - connective tissue

Question 8

What function does non-keratinised stratified squamous epithelium have and where can it be found?

Answer 8

Protective
Oral cavity
Oesophagus
Anal canal
Pharynx

Question 9

What is the name given to the three muscular strips of longitudinal muscle on the large intestine?

Answer 9

Teniae coli

Question 10

Where are the ganglia of the enteric nervous system?

Answer 10

Between the two layers of muscularis externa