Deck 6: Ttissues and Membranes

Question 1

Epithelial tissue:

A) has extensive intercellular material.
B) forms large continuous sheets of tissue.
C) forms tendons, ligaments, and capsules.
D) is described as visceral and parietal.

Answer 1

forms large continuous sheets of tissue.

Question 2

Squamous, cuboidal, and columnar:

A) refer to the layers of epithelial tissue.
B) are types of nervous tissue.
C) are shapes of epithelial tissue.
D) are found only within the thoracic cavity.

Answer 2

are shapes of epithelial tissue.

Question 3

Mucous membrane:

A) forms the pleurae.
B) forms the peritoneal membranes.
C) lines the respiratory tract.
D) is a type of connective tissue membrane.

Answer 3

lines the respiratory tract.

Question 4

Which of the following membranes is confined to the thoracic cavity?

A) meninges
B) peritoneum
C) synovial membranes
D) pleurae

Question 5

Which of the following is most descriptive of cartilage?

A) squamous cell epithelium
B) basement membrane
C) hyaline and elastic
D) endocrine and exocrine

Question 6

Which word is most descriptive of gangrenous tissue?

A) necrotic
B) scar
C) fibrotic
D) malignant

Question 7

Which of the following best describes scar tissue?

A) sarcoma
B) regeneration
C) meninges
D) fibrosis

Question 8

Why do tissues become stiffer and less efficient with aging?

A) The epithelial membranes become thicker.
B) There is an increase in intracellular fluid.
C) There is a decrease in collagen and elastin in connective tissue.
D) Muscle and nerve tissue hypertrophy.

Question 9

Which of the following does not appear in the thoracic cavity?

A) serous membranes
B) pleural membranes
C) serous fluid
D) peritoneal membrane

Question 10

Which type of connective tissue covers the brain and spinal cord?

A) meninges
B) synovial
C) serous
D) fasci