Question 1

Chondroblasts________.

Accepted Answer

A)   remain in compact bone even after the epiphyseal plate closes
B)   never lose their ability to divide
C)   are mature cartilage cells located in spaces called lacunae
D)   within the cartilage divide and secrete new matrix

Question 2

Select the correct statement regarding epithelia.

Accepted Answer

A)   Simple epithelia form impermeable barriers.
B)   Stratified epithelia are present where protection from abrasion is important.
C)   Pseudostratified epithelia consist of at least two layers of cells stacked on top of one another.
D)   Stratified epithelia are tall, narrow cells.

Question 3

Which tissue type is formed by many cells joining together, each contributing nuclei?

Accepted Answer

A)   skeletal muscle
B)   smooth muscle
C)   dense regular
D)   cardiac muscle

Question 4

Simple cuboidal epithelia are usually found in areas where secretion and absorption occur.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Connective tissues that possess a large quantity of collagen fibers often provide the framework for organs such as the spleen and lymph nodes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Intercalated discs and striations are both characteristic of skeletal muscle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Healing of a surgical incision through the body wall will tend to increase the amount of areolar tissue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Select the correct statement regarding adipose tissue.

Accepted Answer

A)   Its primary function is nutrient storage.
B)   Most of the cell volume is occupied by the nucleus.
C)   It is composed mostly of extracellular matrix.
D)   Mature adipose cells are highly mitotic.

Question 9

Elastic cartilage tissue is found in the walls of the large arteries that leave the heart.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How can one tell the difference between stratified squamous epithelium and transitional epithelium?

Accepted Answer

The most reliable distinctions are two. ...

Question 11

Merocrine glands produce their secretions by accumulating their secretions internally until the cell ruptures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Your instructor gives you an unknown organ for you to examine and identify through microscopy. What should you do first with the sample?

Accepted Answer

A)   fix it with preservative
B)   stain it to enhance contrast
C)   cut it into sections
D)   examine it for artifacts

Question 13

Which of the following would be of most importance to goblet cells and other glandular epithelia?

Accepted Answer

A)   multiple nuclei
B)   lysosomes
C)   microvilli
D)   Golgi apparatus

Question 14

A many-layered epithelium with cuboidal basal cells and flat cells at its surface would be classified as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   transitional
B)   simple cuboidal
C)   stratified squamous
D)   simple squamous

Question 15

The fiber type that gives connective tissue great tensile strength is________.

Accepted Answer

A)   collagen
B)   elastic
C)   musc le
D)   reticular

Question 16

Mesenchymal cells are most commonly found in________ connective tissue.

Accepted Answer

A)   areolar
B)   embryonic
C)   dense regular
D)   reticular

Question 17

Explain why an open wound would need a bed of granulation tissue for wound healing to occur.

Accepted Answer

Epithelium cannot grow across a defect w...

Question 18

A 6-year-old child fell off his bike and scraped his knee. Describe the first stage of wound healing.

Accepted Answer

The first stage is the inflammatory stag...

Question 19

How is epithelial tissue the opposite of connective tissue?

Accepted Answer

Epithelial versus connective distinction...

Question 20

In adult humans, most cancers are carcinomas or adenocarcinomas. These include cancers of the skin, lung, colon, breast, and prostate. Which of the four basic tissue types is involved? Why do you think this is so?

Accepted Answer

Epithelium gives rise to most cancers. T...

Exam 4: Tissues: the Living Fabric

A many-layered epithelium with cuboidal basal cells and flat cells at its surface would be classified as ________.

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Mesenchymal cells are most commonly found in________ connective tissue.

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Explain why an open wound would need a bed of granulation tissue for wound healing to occur.

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How can one tell the difference between stratified squamous epithelium and transitional epithelium?

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Intercalated discs and striations are both characteristic of skeletal muscle.

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Connective tissues that possess a large quantity of collagen fibers often provide the framework for organs such as the spleen and lymph nodes.

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Simple cuboidal epithelia are usually found in areas where secretion and absorption occur.

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Which of the following would be of most importance to goblet cells and other glandular epithelia?

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Elastic cartilage tissue is found in the walls of the large arteries that leave the heart.

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How is epithelial tissue the opposite of connective tissue?

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Select the correct statement regarding epithelia.

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Chondroblasts________.

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A 6-year-old child fell off his bike and scraped his knee. Describe the first stage of wound healing.

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In adult humans, most cancers are carcinomas or adenocarcinomas. These include cancers of the skin, lung, colon, breast, and prostate. Which of the four basic tissue types is involved? Why do you think this is so?

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The fiber type that gives connective tissue great tensile strength is________.

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Which tissue type is formed by many cells joining together, each contributing nuclei?

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Your instructor gives you an unknown organ for you to examine and identify through microscopy. What should you do first with the sample?

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Merocrine glands produce their secretions by accumulating their secretions internally until the cell ruptures.

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Select the correct statement regarding adipose tissue.

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Healing of a surgical incision through the body wall will tend to increase the amount of areolar tissue.

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