Deck 6: Tissues and Membranes

Question 1

Which of the following is true of an exocrine gland?

A) made of connective tissue
B) secretes hormones
C) secretes its products to the outside or onto a surface
D) only secretes sweat

Answer 1

secretes its products to the outside or onto a surface

Question 2

In which type of tissue is plasma the interstitial matrix?

A) simple squamous epithelium
B) adipose tissue
C) blood
D) cartilage

Answer 2

blood

Question 3

This type of tissue is found in organs that need to stretch (i.e.,urinary bladder).

A) transitional epithelium
B) loose connective tissue
C) adipose tissue
D) simple squamous epithelium

Answer 3

transitional epithelium

Question 4

Ligaments,tendons,and cartilage are types of

A) epithelial tissue.
B) connective tissue.
C) muscle tissue.
D) nervous tissue.

Question 5

In which of the following is intercellular matrix most abundant?

A) bone
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B) simple squamous epithelium
C) blood
D) simple columnar epithelium

Question 6

Which of the following is most related to bone?

A) epithelial tissue
B) plasma
C) adipose
D) hard intercellular matrix

Question 7

Which of the four major tissue types is able to regenerate and repair quickly when injured?

A) nervous
B) muscle
C) epithelial
D) connective

Question 8

Identify the type of cell that conducts an action potential or electrical signal.

A) astrocyte
B) glial cell
C) neuron
D) ependymal cell

Question 9

Which word refers to the flattened appearance of fish scales?

A) striated
B) stratified
C) squamous
D) glia

Question 10

Which of the following is the culprit in obesity?

A) osseous tissue
B) adipose tissue
C) squamous epithelium
D) glia

Question 11

In which of the following are intercalated discs found?

A) blood
B) ligaments
C) cardiac muscle
D) neurons

Question 12

Which of the following is most descriptive of a bed sore?

A) decubitus ulcer
B) sarcoma
C) malignant neoplasm
D) metastatic

Question 13

What type of tissue is most likely to prevent a kidney from "floating"?

A) simple squamous epithelium
B) muscle tissue
C) adipose tissue
D) stratified columnar epithelium

Question 14

Which of the following is most related to mucous membrane?

A) dermis
B) lines all the body cavities that open to the exterior of the body
C) skin
D) epidermis

Question 15

What is the most abundant of the four types of tissue?

A) epithelial tissue
B) muscular tissue
C) connective tissue
D) nervous tissue

Question 16

Which of the following is most related to a carcinoma and sarcoma?

A) decubitus ulcer
B) cancer
C) pressure sore
D) bed sore

Question 17

Which of the following membranes form(s)the outer lining of the lungs?

A) parietal pleura
B) visceral peritoneum
C) meninges
D) visceral pleura

Question 18

Which type of membrane lines the body cavities that open to the exterior of the body?

A) serous membrane
B) synovial membrane
C) mucous membrane
D) meninges

Question 19

Fascia and capsular tissue are most similar to

A) tendons and ligaments.
B) fat.
C) epithelial lining of the alveoli.
D) bone.

Question 20

Which type of membrane lines the ventral body cavities that are not open to the exterior of the body?

A) serous membrane
B) mucous membrane
C) synovial membrane
D) meninges

Question 21

Stratified means

A) flat and shiny.
B) layered.
C) striped.
D) hard.

Question 22

Collagen and elastic fibers are found in the intercellular matrix of

A) squamous epithelial tissue.
B) glandular tissue.
C) connective tissue.
D) nervous tissue.

Question 23

Osseous tissue is

A) also called bone tissue.
B) formed from chondrocytes.
C) classified as squamous,cuboidal,and columnar.
D) classified as skeletal,smooth,and cardiac.

Question 24

Which group is incorrect?

A) appearance of muscle:striated and smooth
B) types of cartilage:hyaline,elastic,fibrocartilage
C) types of epithelial membranes:cutaneous,mucous,serous
D) types of connective tissue:tendons,ligaments,fat,glia

Question 25

The pleura,pericardium,and peritoneum are

A) confined to the thoracic cavity.
B) confined to the abdominopelvic cavity.
C) serous membranes.
D) mucous membranes.

Question 26

Which of the following is least descriptive of epithelial tissue?

A) squamous
B) glial
C) cuboidal
D) columnar

Question 27

Which group is incorrect?

A) types of serous membranes:pleura,peritoneum,mucosa
B) types of muscles:skeletal,cardiac,smooth
C) types of membranes:epithelial,connective tissue
D) types of epithelial membranes:cutaneous,mucous,serous

Question 28

Endocrine and exocrine glands are

A) connective tissue.
B) epithelial tissue.
C) adipose tissue.
D) glial tissue.

Question 29

Chondrocytes and osteocytes form

A) squamous epithelium.
B) transitional epithelium.
C) astrocytes and ependymal cells.
D) cartilage and bone.

Question 30

A ligament is best described as

A) malignant.
B) glandular epithelium.
C) tough band of connective tissue.
D) squamous epithelium.

Question 31

The intercellular matrix of this tissue is the hardest of all connective tissue.

A) fibrocartilage
B) collagen
C) osseous tissue
D) muscle

Question 32

Which of the following is characterized by cells that are arranged like tiles on a floor?

A) osseous tissue
B) fascia
C) ligaments
D) squamous epithelium

Question 33

This type of tissue allows for the rapid diffusion of oxygen from the alveoli in the lungs to the blood.

A) osseous
B) fascia
C) simple squamous epithelium
D) synovial membrane