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Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology, 9/e

David Shier, Washtenaw Community College
Ricki Lewis, The University at Albany
Jackie Butler, Grayson County Community College

Tissues

Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions


1	A group of cells that performs a specific function is organized as a _____.
		A)	organ
		B)	tissue
		C)	system
		D)	organelle


2	The following belong together except which one?
		A)	epithelium
		B)	bone
		C)	connective
		D)	nerve


3	The _____ tissue is considered a type of lining for body areas.
		A)	epithelial
		B)	connective
		C)	nervous
		D)	muscle


4	Which tissue is thin and specialized for the diffusion of gases and ions?
		A)	cuboidal epithelial
		B)	connective
		C)	simple squamous epithelium
		D)	simple columnar epithelium


5	The air sacs in the lungs are comprised of _____ cells.
		A)	simple squamous
		B)	simple columnar
		C)	simple cuboidal
		D)	transitional


6	Simple _____ epithelial cells are specialized for secretion and are found in glands such as the pancreas.
		A)	columnar
		B)	cuboidal
		C)	squamous
		D)	transitional


7	The gastrointestinal tract is primarily lined with _____.
		A)	transitional cells
		B)	stratified squamous epithelium
		C)	simple columnar epithelium
		D)	connective tissue


8	Microvilli are found on the ends of _____ cells.
		A)	simple columnar
		B)	transitional
		C)	pseudostratified
		D)	squamous


9	The respiratory passages are lined with _____ cells.
		A)	columnar
		B)	cuboidal
		C)	transitional
		D)	pseudostratified columnar


10	Cilia have the function of removing foreign particles and mucus from the surface of the _____ system.
		A)	digestive
		B)	reproductive
		C)	integumentary
		D)	respiratory


11	The most protective and driest cells of the body are the _____ cell types.
		A)	connective tissue
		B)	nervous
		C)	stratified squamous epithelial
		D)	pseudostratified columnar epithelial


12	The _____ lining of the urinary bladder allows it to stretch without tearing or losing integrity.
		A)	cuboidal
		B)	transitional
		C)	muscle
		D)	squamous


13	Cells that secrete fluids without losing their internal structure are _____ secreting, in type.
		A)	merocrine
		B)	apocrine
		C)	holocrine
		D)	simple


14	The protein mucin is found in cells lining the _____.
		A)	outside of the skin
		B)	covering of the heart
		C)	inside of the intestines
		D)	fingernails


15	The sebaceous glands of the skin produce secretions by the _____ method of secretion.
		A)	merocrine
		B)	eccrine
		C)	holocrine
		D)	apocrine


16	The _____ tissue has the most numerous and diverse types of cells.
		A)	nervous
		B)	connective
		C)	muscle
		D)	epithelial


17	The background that connective cells is in is termed the _____.
		A)	ground substance
		B)	matrix
		C)	fiber network
		D)	stroma


18	The _____ cells are the ones that produce collagen.
		A)	fibroblast
		B)	macrophage
		C)	wandering cells
		D)	histiocytes


19	Which cells are the first to phagocytize foreign particles in the tissues such as bacteria in a wound?
		A)	fibroblasts
		B)	white blood cells
		C)	macrophages
		D)	mast cells


20	The source of the anticoagulant heparin is the _____ cell.
		A)	mast
		B)	macrophage
		C)	fibroblast
		D)	neutrophil


21	The _____ fibers cause a tissue to return to its original shape after distention.
		A)	collagen.
		B)	elastic
		C)	reticular
		D)	muscular


22	The deeper layers of the skin are comprised of _____ tissue cells.
		A)	adipose
		B)	loose connective
		C)	fibrous connective
		D)	elastic connective


23	Which tissue has the functions of storing energy, acting as insulation, and protecting organs such as the heart.
		A)	muscle
		B)	reticular connective tissue
		C)	adipose
		D)	dense connective tissue


24	What is the main tissue type comprising tendons and ligaments?
		A)	loose connective
		B)	fibrous connective
		C)	cartilage
		D)	reticular connective


25	Which of the following would heal the slowest?
		A)	bone
		B)	epithelium
		C)	cartilage
		D)	adipose


26	The primary cartilage cell is called a _____.
		A)	fibroblast
		B)	chondrocyte
		C)	osteocyte
		D)	osteoblast


27	What is the term for the space that a bone or cartilage cell lies in?
		A)	canaliculi
		B)	osteon
		C)	lacuna
		D)	Volkmann canal


28	The tissue that has an appearance of clear plastic or glass is most likely _____.
		A)	bone
		B)	hyaline cartilage
		C)	elastic cartilage
		D)	fibrocartilage


29	Most of the skeleton in a developing embryo is derived from _____ tissue.
		A)	hyaline cartilage
		B)	bone
		C)	elastic cartilage
		D)	fibrocartilage


30	The tough tissue that provides a cushion between the bones of the vertebral column is _____ primarily.
		A)	bone
		B)	hyaline cartilage
		C)	elastic cartilage
		D)	fibrocartilage


31	The flexibility of the outer ear is due mainly to _____ tissue.
		A)	hyaline
		B)	elastic cartilage
		C)	fibrocartilage
		D)	epithelial


32	The bone _____ are the concentric circles that surround a central blood vessel.
		A)	canals
		B)	osteocytes
		C)	lamellae
		D)	canaliculi


33	The center of a group of osteoblasts is a tube called the _____.
		A)	lamella
		B)	osteonic canal
		C)	Volkmann canal
		D)	canaliculi


34	The _____ represent the cracks in bone tissue that directly supply nutrients to the osteocytes.
		A)	canaliculi
		B)	lamellae
		C)	osteon
		D)	Haversian canal


35	Blood is classified as a _____ tissue because it has cells embedded in a matrix.
		A)	epithelial
		B)	muscle
		C)	nervous
		D)	connective


36	Most hematopoietic tissue is found in _____ tissue.
		A)	bone
		B)	blood
		C)	muscle
		D)	epithelial


37	The following belong together except which one?
		A)	red blood cell
		B)	macrophage
		C)	white blood cell
		D)	platelet


38	The _____ tissue contains the wandering macrophages, or reticuloendothelial cells, in the body.
		A)	circulatory
		B)	lymphatic
		C)	connective
		D)	immune


39	What is the only tissue with contractile properties?
		A)	muscle
		B)	nervous
		C)	connective
		D)	epithelial


40	The _____ tissue can be moved voluntarily.
		A)	epithelial
		B)	cardiac muscle
		C)	smooth muscle
		D)	skeletal muscle


41	Which contractile tissue is found within the walls of blood vessels?
		A)	epithelial
		B)	smooth muscle
		C)	cardiac muscle
		D)	skeletal muscle


42	The term intercalated disk is used to describe special cell junctions in which tissue?
		A)	nervous
		B)	cardiac muscle
		C)	smooth muscle
		D)	connective


43	The cells, which cannot reproduce in an adult, are the _____.
		A)	epithelial
		B)	smooth muscle
		C)	cardiac muscle
		D)	connective tissue


44	Which cells contain memory and capabilities to transmit information throughout the body?
		A)	neuroglia
		B)	neurons
		C)	white blood cells
		D)	cardiac muscle


45	Which of the following are not phagocytic?
		A)	neuron
		B)	macrophage
		C)	neutrophil
		D)	neuroglia


46	Which of the following cells can divide in the adult?
		A)	fibroblast
		B)	cardiac muscle
		C)	neuron
		D)	skeletal muscle

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