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1
A group of cells that performs a specific function is organized as a _____.
A)organ
B)tissue
C)system
D)organelle
2
Which of the following does not belong with the others?
A)epithelium
B)bone
C)connective
D)nervous
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 apical surface 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 epithelium
B)transitional epithelium
C)muscle
D)squamous epithelium
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)adipocytes
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)dense connective tissue
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 an osteon is a tube called the _____.
A)lamella
B)central canal
C)Volkmann canal
D)canaliculi
34
The _____ represent the tubes 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
Which of the following does not belong with the others?
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 do not usually divide 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
47
Epithelial tissue is characterized by each of these traits, except that ____________.
A)it lacks blood vessels
B)it functions in secretion, absorption, and excretion
C)epithelial cells are loosely packed and have much intercellular material
D)it is anchored to a basement membrane
48
Microvilli, which function to increase surface area, are more likely to be found in ____________ epithelium.
A)simple cuboidal
B)simple squamous
C)transitional
D)simple columnar
49
Epithelium that appears layered due to the varying levels at which nuclei are found in cells, but in reality is not layered, is _________________.
A)transitional epithelium
B)pseudostratified columnar epithelium
C)stratified squamous epithelium
D)stratified columnar epithelium
50
The outer layer of the skin is composed of ______________________.
A)transitional epithelium
B)pseudostratified columnar epithelium
C)stratified squamous epithelium
D)stratified columnar epithelium
51
The primary purpose of stratification, or layering, in epithelial tissue is for increased _____________.
A)protection
B)secretion
C)absorption
D)thickening of the basement membrane
52
What type of epithelium lines the urinary bladder and is capable of distention?
A)stratified cuboidal epithelium
B)stratified squamous epithelium
C)transitional epithelium
D)stratified columnar epithelium
53
An exocrine gland that loses small parts of its cell body during secretion, as is the case for the mammary gland, is further classified as a(n) ____________ gland.
A)merocrine
B)apocrine
C)holocrine
D)endocrine
54
Connective tissues are somewhat similar to epithelial tissues in all of these characteristics except ___________________.
A)they have abundant extracellular material
B)they can usually reproduce themselves
C)they often serve more than one function
D)they occur throughout the body
55
What function do fibroblasts serve in connective tissue?
A)carry on phagocytosis
B)secrete heparin that prevents blood clotting
C)secrete proteins that become fibers in the connective tissue matrix
D)release histamine associated with allergies and inflammation
56
Connective tissue fibers that have great tensile strength and can be found in ligaments and tendons are _________________.
A)elastic fibers
B)collagenous fibers
C)reticular fibers
D)yellow fibers
57
The type of cartilage found in intervertebral discs of the vertebral column is ________________.
A)hyaline cartilage
B)elastic cartilage
C)yellow cartilage
D)fibrocartilage
58
Choosing from the following list of connective tissues, which one consists of cells in a fluid matrix?
A)loose connective tissue
B)adipose tissue
C)bone
D)blood
59
Which muscle tissue is multinucleate, voluntary, and bears striations?
A)skeletal muscle
B)smooth muscle
C)multiunit smooth muscle
D)cardiac muscle
60
Neuroglial cells help neurons in each of these ways, with the exception of _______________.
A)supporting and binding nervous tissue
B)carrying on phagocytosis
C)playing a role in cell-to-cell communications
D)transmitting nervous impulses
61
Which of the following is NOT one of the four major types of tissues?
A)epithelial
B)connective
C)nervous
D)skeletal muscle
62
The only major type of tissue specialized for movement is the _____ tissue.
A)nervous
B)epithelial
C)muscle
D)connective
63
The cells lining blood vessels and the lung alveoli are classed as _____ epithelium.
A)columnar
B)stratified squamous
C)simple squamous
D)cuboidal
64
The kidney tubules are lined with _____ epithelial cells.
A)columnar
B)cuboidal
C)squamous
D)ciliated
65
The cells that directly and specifically secrete mucus are called _____ cells.
A)epithelial
B)endocrine
C)exocrine
D)goblet
66
The term _____ refers to the fact that an epithelial tissue has only one layer of cells.
A)stratified
B)cuboidal
C)simple
D)pseudostratified







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