Question 1

A 45-year-old woman is admitted to the hospital for surgical removal of a tumor on her thyroid gland. The surgeon informs her that she will have only a very thin scar. How could this be possible?

Accepted Answer

By making a sharp incision which minimiz...

Question 2

Which is True concerning muscle tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)   highly cellular and well vascularized
B)   cuboidal shape enhances function
C)   contains contractile units made of collagen
D)   is a single-celled tissueE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

The fiber type that gives connective tissue great tensile strength is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   elastic
B)   collagen
C)   reticular
D)   muscleE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

The ________ muscle cells are multinucleated due to the fusion of myoblasts.

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The answer of The ________ muscle cells are multinucleated due...

Question 5

Squamous cells are flattened and scalelike when mature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Cartilage has good regenerative capacity, while most epithelial tissues do not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

Figure 4.1
Using Figure 4.1, match the following:
-Supports and protects; stores calcium.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

Figure 4.1
Using Figure 4.1, match the...

Question 8

Tendons and ligaments are composed mainly of dense irregular connective tissue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

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 11

Cardiac muscle tissue is uninucleated, has intercalated discs, and is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Cardiac muscle tissue is uninucleated, has intercalated...

Question 12

Which statement best describes connective tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)   usually contains a large amount of matrix
B)   typically arranged in a single layer of cells
C)   primarily concerned with secretion
D)   usually lines a body cavityE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Smooth muscle cells possess central nuclei but lack striations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Macrophages are found in areolar and lymphatic tissues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The most reliable distinctions are two. ...

Question 16

Select the correct statement regarding epithelia.

Accepted Answer

A)   Simple epithelia form impermeable barriers.
B)   Stratified epithelia are tall, narrow cells.
C)   Stratified epithelia are present where protection from abrasion is important.
D)   Pseudostratified epithelia consist of at least two layers of cells stacked on top of one another.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 17

________ epithelium appears to have two or three layers of cells, but all the cells are in contact with the basement membrane.

Accepted Answer

A)   Stratified cuboidal
B)   Stratified columnar
C)   Transitional
D)   Pseudostratified columnarE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

How is blood unique among connective tissues?

Accepted Answer

Blood does not give mechanical...

Question 19

The shape of the external ear is maintained by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   adipose tissue
B)   elastic cartilage
C)   hyaline cartilage
D)   fibrocartilageE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

The shock-absorbing pads between the vertebrae are formed of fibrocartilage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Tissue: the Living Fabric

Squamous cells are flattened and scalelike when mature.

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

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Cartilage has good regenerative capacity, while most epithelial tissues do not.

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Macrophages are found in areolar and lymphatic tissues.

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

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The fiber type that gives connective tissue great tensile strength is ________.

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________ epithelium appears to have two or three layers of cells, but all the cells are in contact with the basement membrane.

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Cardiac muscle tissue is uninucleated, has intercalated discs, and is ________.

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A) B) C) D) E) Figure 4.1 Using Figure 4.1, match the following: -Supports and protects; stores calcium.

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Which statement best describes connective tissue?

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The shape of the external ear is maintained by ________.

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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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Which is True concerning muscle tissue?

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Tendons and ligaments are composed mainly of dense irregular connective tissue.

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Smooth muscle cells possess central nuclei but lack striations.

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The ________ muscle cells are multinucleated due to the fusion of myoblasts.

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The shock-absorbing pads between the vertebrae are formed of fibrocartilage.

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How is blood unique among connective tissues?

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Select the correct statement regarding epithelia.

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A 45-year-old woman is admitted to the hospital for surgical removal of a tumor on her thyroid gland. The surgeon informs her that she will have only a very thin scar. How could this be possible?

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