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Human Anatomy, 6/e
Kent Van De Graaff, Weber State University
Histology
Multiple Choice Quiz
Please answer all questions
1
The tissues of the body are assigned to four principal types. _________________ covers body surfaces, lines cavities and ducts, and forms glands.
A)
epithelial tissue
B)
connective tissue
C)
muscle tissue
D)
nervous tissue
2
The lens of the eye and the enamel of teeth arise from what embryonic germ layer?
A)
ectoderm
B)
mesoderm
C)
endoderm
D)
trophoblast
3
Simple _____________ epithelium is found lining small tubes and ducts that have excretory, secretory, or absorptive functions.
A)
squamous
B)
cuboidal
C)
columnar
D)
ciliated columnar
4
What type of epithelium lines the uterine tubes, aiding the movement of the ova through them?
A)
stratified squamous epithelium
B)
pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
C)
simple ciliated columnar epithelium
D)
nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium
5
Where in the body is transitional epithelium located?
A)
in the oral cavity
B)
lining the ducts of sweat glands
C)
in the respiratory air sacs
D)
in the urinary tract
6
Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium is adapted for ___________________.
A)
protection
B)
absorption
C)
secretion
D)
excretion
7
The types of glands that secrete a watery substance without loss of cell cytoplasm are called _____________ glands.
A)
mammary
B)
merocrine
C)
holocrine
D)
aprocrine
8
Mammary glands are classified as what type, based on their structure?
A)
unicellular
B)
coiled tubular
C)
simple tubular
D)
compound acinar
9
____________________ is characterized by large amounts of densely packed collagenous fibers running parallel to the direction of force placed on them.
A)
dense irregular connective tissue
B)
elastic connective tissue
C)
dense regular connective tissue
D)
reticular connective tissue
10
The type of cartilage found in intervertebral discs is __________________.
A)
hyaline cartilage
B)
elastic cartilage
C)
costal cartilage
D)
fibrocartilage
11
In compact bone, ________________ connect adjacent lacunae providing a pathway for nutrients to pass between osteocytes.
A)
lamellae
B)
canaliculi
C)
osteonic canals
D)
blood vessels
12
The natural aging of tissues and organs in the body is _______________.
A)
senescence atrophy
B)
necrosis
C)
somatic death
D)
disuse atrophy
13
_______________ are transplants between twins.
A)
autografts
B)
allografts
C)
isografts
D)
heterografts
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