Week 3 A&P

Question 1

Which of the following is not one of the main tissue types found in the human body?

a) epithelial
b) connective
c) myocardial
d) muscle
e) nervous

Answer 1

c) myocardial

Question 2

The thin extracellular layer, consisting of the basal and reticular lamina, that anchors epithelial cells to underlying connective tissue is called the:

a) basement membrane
b) tunica adventitia
c) tight junction
d) adherens junctions
e) gap junctions

Answer 2

a) basement membrane

Question 3

Epithelial tissue -

a) is used as a covering of body surfaces
b) is used as a lining of body cavities and hollow organs
c) is used to form glands
d) usually has a free surface that interacts with the external environment
e) all of these answer choices are correct

Answer 3

e) all of these answer choices are correct

Question 4

This type of epithelial tissue forms the most superficial layer of the skin

a) simple squamous epithelium
b) simple cuboidal epithelium
c) stratified squamous epithelium
d) stratified cuboidal epithelium
e) simple columnar epithelium

Answer 4

c) stratified squamous epithelium

Question 5

This type of epithelial tissue lines the ducts of sweat glands and oesophageal glands

a) simple squamous epithelium
b) pseudostratified columnar epithelium
c) stratified squamous epithelium
d) stratified cuboidal epithelium
e) transitional epithelium

Answer 5

d) stratified cuboidal eptihelium

Question 6

This type of epithelial tissue lines the fallopian tubes, uterus, and some bronchioles of the respiratory tract

a) simple cuboidal epithelium
b) simple columnar epithelium
c) stratified columnar epithelium
d) stratified cuboidal eptithelium
e) transitional epithelium

Answer 6

b) simple columnar epithelium

Question 7

In which of the following locations would you most likely find transitional epithelial cells?

a) lining of the esophagus
b) outer layer of the skin
c) lining of the urinary bladder
d) on the surface of the heart
e) covering skull bones

Answer 7

c) lining of the urinary bladder

Question 8

Functional classification of exocrine glands is based on:

a) shape of the gland
b) size of the gland
c) how the gland release its secretory product
d) how the gland synthesises its secretory product
e) all of these answer choices are correct

Answer 8

c) how the gland release its secretory product

Question 9

This type of exocrine gland accumulates its secretory product in the cytosol of its cells until the cell ruptures and becomes part of the secretory product.

a) Apocrine
b) Exocrine
c) Holocrine
d) All of these answer choices are correct
e) None of these answer choices are correct

Answer 9

c) Holocrine

Question 10

The extracellular matrix of connective tissue consists of:

a) enzymes and membranous organelles
b) plasma membranes and ground substance
c) keratinized cells and protein fibbers
d) calcified crystals of minerals and enzymes
e) protein fibers and ground substance

Answer 10

e) protein fibers and ground substance

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT connective tissue:

a) blood
b) bone
c) cartilage
d) tendons
e) epidermis

Answer 11

e) epidermis

Question 12

Which of the following is a polysaccharide commonly found in the ground substance of connective tissue?

a) hyaluronic acid
b) melatonin
c) cholesterol
d) glycogen
e) starch

Answer 12

a) hyaluronic acid

Question 13

Which of the following types of fibbers are commonly found in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue?

a) elastic
b) reticular
c) collagen
d) all of these answer choices are correct
e) none of these answer choices are correct

Answer 13

d) all of these answer choices are correct

Question 14

Reticular fibers in soft organs like the spleen and liver form a supporting framework called the:

a) matrix
b) ground substance
c) areolar connective tissue
d) elastic connective tissue
e) hyaline cartiladge

Answer 14

c) areolar connective tissue

Question 15

Which of the following is a location where adipose tissue is commonly found?

a) subcutaneous layer deep to the skin
b) lining the chambers of the heart
c) surrounding the brain
d) inside the ear canal
e) in the cartilage found in joints

Answer 15

a) subcutaneous layer deep to the skin

Question 16

The pubic symphysis and intervertebral discs are composed of this type of connective tissue

a) adipose tissue
b) elastic cartilage
c) fibrocartilage
d) dense irregular connective tissue
e) reticular connective tissue

Answer 16

c) fibrocartilage

Question 17

What is the basic structural unit of compact bone tissue?

a) osteon
b) stroma
c) lamellae
d) chromosome
e) lacunae

Answer 17

a) osteon

Question 18

Spongy bone tissue lacks:

a) lamellae
b) lacunae
c) osteocytes
d) osteons
e) canaliculi

Answer 18

d) osteons

Question 19

The extracellular matrix of blood tissue consists of:

a) red blood cells
b) while blood cells
c) plasma
d) lymph
e) albumin

Answer 19

c) plasma

Question 20

Which of the following types of membranes found in the human body does NOT contain epithelial tissue?

a) mucous membrane
b) serous membrane
c) cutaneous membrane
d) synovial membrane

Answer 20

d) synovial membrane

Question 21

This type of membrane lines a body cavity that does not open directly to the exterior and the organs contained in that body cavity.

a) cutaneous membrane
b) serous membrane
c) mucous membrane
d) basement membrane
e) synovial membrane

Answer 21

b) serous membrane

Question 22

immature, undifferentiated cells that can divide to replace lost or damaged cells are called:

a) stem cells
b) parenchymal cells
c) fibrotic cells
d) granulocytes
e) agranulocytes

Answer 22

a) stem cells

Question 23

Which of the following types of tissues is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body?

a) skeletal muscle
b) smooth muscle
c) cardiac muscle
d) intercalated cells
e) myoblasts

Answer 23

c) cardiac muscle

Question 24

Which of the following types of cells are considered excitable cells because they are able to produce electrical signals?

a) neuroglial cells and myofibers
b) myofibers and connective tissues cells
c) neuroglial cells and neurons
d) neurons and epithelial cells
e) myofibers and neurons

Answer 24

e) myofibers and neurons

Question 25

Which of the following is a term used to describe a decrease in the size of cells within a tissue or organ that ultimately results in reduction in the overall size of the tissue or organ?

a) atrophy
b) hyperplasia
c) hypertrophy
d) adhesion
e) anorexia

Answer 25

a) atrophy

Question 26

Which of the following is a term used to describe an increase in the size of a tissue that is the result of an increase in the size, not number, of cells in that tissue?

a) atrophy
b) hyperplasia
c) hypertrophy
d) anaplasia
e) adhesion

Answer 26

c) hypertrophy

Question 27

Mucus-secreting cells found distributed among the simple columnar epithelial linings of the gastrointestinal and respiratory system are called:

a) fibroblasts
b) macrophages
c) goblet cells
d) mast cells
e) osteocytes

Answer 27

c) goblet cells

Question 28

Flat sheets of pliable tissue that cover or line a part of the body are referred to as:

a) lymph
b) stroma
c) interstitium
d) membranes
e) serum

Answer 28

d) membranes

Question 29

in which of the following types of membranes would you expect to find goblet cells?

a) mucous membrane
b) serous membrane
c) cutaneous membrane
d) synovial membrane
e) plasma membrane

Answer 29

a) mucous membrane

Question 30

The two principal types of cells found in nervous tissue are:

a) neuroglial cells and neurons
b) neurons and mast cells
c) neurons and dendritic cells
d) neuroglial cells and myofibers
e) neurons and somites

Answer 30

a) neuroglial cells and neurons

Question 31

Electrical signals called _________ travel along the plasma membrane of a neuron and stimulate the release of chemicals called ________ that are then used to communicate with other cells

a) action potentials; neurotransmitters
b) action potentials; hormones
c) action potentials; cytokines
d) threshold potentials; cytokines
e) threshold potentials; neurotransmitters

Answer 31

a) action potentials; neurotransmitters