Deck 4: Tissue: the Living Fabric

Question 1

Which statement best describes connective tissue?

A) primarily concerned with secretion
B) usually lines a body cavity
C) typically arranged in a single layer of cells
D) usually contains a large amount of matrix

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Heart muscle cells would tend to separate without

A) stroma
B) flana
C) myofilaments
D) intercalated discs

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Cell type not found in areolar connective tissue.

A) macrophages
B) fibroblasts
C) chondrocytes
D) mast cells

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which cells are commonly found wedged between simple columnar epithelial cells?

A) macrophages
B) goblet cells
C) cilia
D) mast cells

Question 5

The blast cell for blood production is the .

A) fibroblast
B) hemocytoblast
C) chondroblast
D) osteoblast

Question 6

Select the correct statement regarding the stem cells of connective tissue.

A) Connective tissue does not contain cells.
B) Connective tissue cells are nondividing.
C) "Blast" cells are undifferentiated, actively dividing cells.
D) Chondroblasts are the main cell type of connective tissue proper.

Question 7

Glands, such as the thyroid, that secrete their products directly into the blood rather than through ducts are classified as .

A) exocrine
B) ceruminous
C) sebaceous
D) endocrine

Question 8

Which of the following is true about epithelia?

A) Pseudostratified epithelia are commonly keratinized.
B) Stratified epithelia are associated with filtration.
C) Simple epithelia are commonly found in areas of high abrasion.
D) Endothelium provides a slick surface lining all hollow cardiovascular organs.

Question 9

Select the correct statement regarding tissue repair.

A) The clot is formed from dried blood and transposed collagen fibers.
B) Inflammation causes capillaries to dilate and become permeable.
C) Granulation tissue is another name for a blood clot.
D) Granulation tissue is highly susceptible to infection.

Question 10

Arteries, veins, and lymphatics keep clots from sticking as long as their is intact and healthy.

A) mesothelium
B) endothelium
C) simple cuboidal epithelium
D) transitional epithelium

Question 11

Mesenchymal cells are most commonly found in connective tissue.

A) reticular
B) dense regular
C) areolar
D) embryonic

Question 12

Which tissue type arises from all three embryonic germ layers?

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

Question 13

The reason that intervertebral discs exhibit a large amount of tensile strength, which allows them to absorb shock, is because they possess .

A) collagen fibers
B) elastic fibers
C) hydroxyapatite crystals
D) reticular fibers

Question 14

Which of the following is not a step in tissue repair?

A) Restoration of blood supply
B) Formation of new stem cells
C) Inflammation
D) Regeneration and fibrosis.

Question 15

The simple columnar epithelium that form absorptive cells of the digestive tract have which characteristic?

A) dense microvilli
B) fibroblasts
C) a rich vascular supply
D) cilia

Question 16

Connective tissue matrix is composed of .

A) fibers and ground substance
B) all organic compounds
C) ground substance and cells
D) cells and fibers

Question 17

A many- layered epithelium with cuboidal basal cells and flat cells at its surface would be classified as .

A) transitional
B) simple cuboidal
C) stratified squamous
D) simple squamous

Question 18

Which of the following is a single- celled layer of epithelium that forms the lining of serous membranes?

A) simple cuboidal
B) pseudostratified columnar
C) simple columnar
D) simple squamous

Question 19

Groups of cells that are similar in structure and perform a common or related function form a(n)
)

A) organ
B) organ system
C) tissue
D) organism

Question 20

Which of the following would be of most importance to goblet cells and other glandular epithelium?

A) multiple nuclei
B) microvilli
C) Golgi bodies
D) lysosomes

Question 21

Edema occurs when

A) collagen fibers enlarge as they change from dehydrated to hydrated shape
B) reticular connective tissue invades the area
C) adipose cells enlarge by pinocytosis
D) areolar tissue soaks up excess fluid in an inflamed area

Question 22

Select the correct statement regarding epithelia.

A) Simple epithelia form impermeable barriers.
B) Stratified epithelia are tall, narrow cells.
C) Pseudostratified epithelia consist of at least two layers of cells stacked on top of one another.
D) Stratified epithelia are present where protection from abrasion is important.

Question 23

Figure 4.1Using Figure 4.1, match the following:
Composed of cells in a fluid matrix.

Question 24

Inability to absorb digested nutrients and secrete mucus might indicate a disorder in which tissue?

A) simple columnar
B) transitional
C) stratified squamous
D) simple squamous

Question 25

The first step in tissue repair involves .

A) replacement of destroyed tissue by the same kind of cells
B) inflammation
C) proliferation of fibrous connective tissue
D) formation of scar tissue

Question 26

Pseudostratified columnar epithelium ciliated variety _.

A) aids in digestion
B) possesses no goblet cells
C) is not an epithelial classification
D) lines most of the respiratory tract

Question 27

Chondroblasts _.

A) never lose their ability to divide
B) are mature cartilage cells located in spaces called lacunae
C) within the cartilage divide and secrete new matrix
D) remain in compact bone even after the epiphyseal plate closes

Question 28

Select the correct statement regarding adipose tissue.

A) Most of the cell volume is occupied by the nucleus.
B) Its primary function is nutrient storage.
C) It is composed mostly of extracellular matrix.
D) Mature adipose cells are highly mitotic.

Question 29

epithelium appears to have two or three layers of cells, but all the cells are in contact with the basement membrane.

A) Stratified cuboidal
B) Transitional
C) Pseudostratified columnar
D) Stratified columnar

Question 30

How is hyaline cartilage different from elastic or fibrocartilage?

A) Fibers are not normally visible.
B) It forms most of the embryonic skeleton..
C) It is more vascularized.
D) It contains more nuclei.

Question 31

Which of the following is true about the mode of secretion of exocrine glands?

A) Merocrine glands are not altered by the secretory process.
B) Holocrine cells are slightly damaged by the secretory process, but repair themselves.
C) These glands are ductless.
D) Apocrine cells are destroyed, then replaced, after secretion.

Question 32

Which of the following is not found in the matrix of cartilage but is found in bone?

A) lacunae
B) blood vessels
C) living cells
D) organic fibers

Question 33

Figure 4.2Using Figure 4.2, match the following:
Cardiac muscle.

Question 34

The fiber type that gives connective tissue great tensile strength is .

A) muscle
B) elastic
C) collagen
D) reticular

Question 35

What tissue has lacunae, calcium salts, and blood vessels?

A) areolar tissue
B) cartilage tissue
C) fibrocartilaginous tissue
D) osseous tissue

Question 36

Figure 4.2Using Figure 4.2, match the following:
Simple squamous epithelium.

Question 37

Which of the following statements is true of connective tissue?

A) When connective tissue is stretched, collagen gives it the ability to snap back.
B) Collagen fibers provides high tensile strength.
C) Reticular fibers form thick, ropelike structures.
D) Elastin fibers are sometimes called white fibers.

Question 38

The shape of the external ear is maintained by _ .

A) hyaline cartilage
B) adipose tissue
C) fibrocartilage
D) elastic cartilage

Question 39

What are the three main components of connective tissue?

A) fibroblasts, chondroblasts, and osteoblasts
B) collagen, elastin, and reticular fibers
C) ground substance, fibers, and cells
D) alveoli, fibrous capsule, and secretory cells

Question 40

Which is true concerning muscle tissue?

A) is a single- celled tissue
B) cuboidal shape enhances function
C) contains contractile units made of collagen
D) highly cellular and well vascularized

Question 41

All epithelial tissue rests upon a(n) composed of connective tissue.

Question 42

How can one tell the difference between stratified squamous epithelium and transitional epithelium?

Question 43

What are the primary germ layers during embryonic development and what do they ultimately produce?

Question 44

Figure 4.1Using Figure 4.1, match the following:
Supports and protects; stores calcium.

Question 45

All of the following statements refer to events of tissue repair. Put the events in proper numbered order according to the sequence of occurrence. The initial event, the injury, is already indicated as number one.
1. The skin receives a cut that penetrates into the dermis and bleeding begins.
2. Epithelial regeneration is nearly complete.
3. Granulation tissue is formed.
4. Blood clotting occurs and stops the blood flow.
5. The wound retracts.
6. Macrophages engulf and clean away cellular debris.
7. Fibroblasts elaborate connective tissue fibers to span the break.

Question 46

Figure 4.2Using Figure 4.2, match the following:
The tissue that forms the framework for the lamina propria of mucous membranes is
connective tissue.

Question 47

Figure 4.1Using Figure 4.1, match the following:
Provides tensile strength with the ability to absorb compressive shock.

Question 48

Kidney tubules are composed of epithelium.

Question 49

Figure 4.1Using Figure 4.1, match the following:
Three to six rows of cells covering a tissue in which the cells may be the same shape from the basement membrane to the surfaces would be epithelia.

Question 50

Figure 4.2Using Figure 4.2, match the following:
Skeletal muscle.

Question 51

Figure 4.2Using Figure 4.2, match the following:
How is blood unique among connective tissues?

Question 52

Since mature adipocytes rarely divide, how can adults gain weight?

Question 53

Explain what is meant by epithelial tissue being avascular but innervated.

Question 54

The salivary glands are a good example of a(n) exocrine gland.

Question 55

Figure 4.1Using Figure 4.1, match the following:
Forms tendons and ligaments.

Question 56

Figure 4.2Using Figure 4.2, match the following:
Simple cuboidal epithelium.

Question 57

Figure 4.1Using Figure 4.1, match the following:
Supports and protects; insulates against heat loss; reserve source of fuel.

Question 58

How is epithelial tissue the opposite of connective tissue?

Question 59

The uppermost layer of skin is composed of .

Question 60

Figure 4.2Using Figure 4.2, match the following:
Stratified squamous epithelium.

Question 61

Nervous tissue consists mainly of neurons and collagen fibers.

Question 62

Cartilage tissue tends to heal less rapidly than bone tissue.

Question 63

A major characteristic of fibrocartilage is its unique amount of flexibility and elasticity.

Question 64

Macrophage- like cells are found in many different tissues, and may have specific names that reflect their location or specializations. What is the one functional characteristic common to all macrophage- like cells?

Question 65

Tendons and ligaments are composed mainly of dense irregular connective tissue.

Question 66

Elastic cartilage tissue is found in the walls of the large arteries that leave the heart.

Question 67

Endocrine glands are often called ducted glands.

Question 68

Cardiac muscle tissue is uninucleated, has intercalated discs, and is _.

Question 69

Functions of connective tissues include binding, support, insulation, and protection.

Question 70

Epithelial tissues always exhibit polarity; that is, they have a free surface and a basal surface.

Question 71

Cartilage has good regenerative capacity, while most epithelial tissues do not.

Question 72

The basic difference between dense irregular and dense regular connective tissues is in the amount of elastic fibers and adipose cells present.

Question 73

What distinguishes cancer cells from the cells of benign neoplasms?

Question 74

Merocrine glands produce their secretions by accumulating their secretions internally until the cell ruptures.

Question 75

Simple cuboidal epithelia are usually found in areas where secretion and absorption occur.

Question 76

Tendon tears or breaks are difficult to repair both physiologically and surgically. Why?

Question 77

The shock- absorbing pads between the vertebrae are formed of fibrocartilage.

Question 78

Squamous cells are flattened and scalelike when mature.

Question 79

The muscle cells are multinucleated due to the fusion of myoblasts.

Question 80

Connective tissues that possess a large quantity of collagen fibers often provide the framework for organs such as the spleen and lymph nodes.