50 Questions
Which type of tissue is mostly derived from mesoderm?
Connective tissue
Which is a function of connective tissue?
Exchange of nutrients
Which type of connective tissue is abundant in newborns?
Brown adipose tissue
Which type of connective tissue cell surrounds endothelial cells of capillaries and regulates capillary blood flow?
Pericytes
What is the most abundant but least specialized cell in connective tissue?
Fibroblasts
Which type of connective tissue cell is responsible for synthesizing, storing, and releasing fat?
Adipocytes
Which type of connective tissue cell is derived from bone marrow and mediates inflammation and immediate hypersensitivity reactions?
Mast cells
Which type of connective tissue cell is NOT found in the central nervous system?
Mast cells
Which type of connective tissue cell is derived from stem cells in the bone marrow and matures into macrophages in connective tissue?
Monocytes
Which type of tissue gives rise to the entire nervous system?
Ectoderm
Which type of connective tissue proper cell is concentrated around blood vessels and is rich in heparin?
Mast cells
During neurulation, what invaginates to form the neural groove?
Neural plate
Which type of connective tissue cell is likely derived from myeloid stem cells and mediates inflammation and immediate hypersensitivity reactions?
Mast cells
Which type of connective tissue fiber is the majority of CT fibers?
Collagen
Which type of connective tissue contains fixed cells, collagen fibers, elastic fibers, ground substance, fluid, nerve fibers, and blood vessels?
Loose connective tissue
Which type of muscle tissue is voluntary and attached to bone and other tissues?
Skeletal muscle
Which type of muscle tissue is involuntary and forms the wall of the heart?
Cardiac muscle
Which type of muscle tissue is involuntary and found in the walls of hollow structures such as the gastrointestinal tract and urinary bladder?
Smooth muscle
Which type of muscle tissue contains branching fibers and can contract spontaneously?
Cardiac muscle
Which type of muscle tissue is specialized for slow, prolonged contraction and is found in the walls of hollow structures such as the gastrointestinal tract and urinary tract?
Smooth muscle
Which type of connective tissue cell forms a net around adipose tissue and liver sinusoids?
Reticular
Which type of connective tissue cell is responsible for synthesizing, storing, and releasing fat?
Adipocytes
What is the function of neuroglial cells?
Support, protect, and assist neurons
Which type of neuron transmits impulses between neurons in the central nervous system (CNS)?
Interneuron
Which layer of the meninges is highly vascular?
Pia mater
Which part of the neuron is responsible for receiving signals?
Dendrites
Which type of neuron has a short axon, one long dendron, and its cell body located in the dorsal ganglia of the spinal cord?
Sensory neuron
Which type of neuroglial cell is responsible for producing myelin in the central nervous system (CNS)?
Oligodendrocytes
Which part of the nervous system is composed of aggregates of neuronal cell bodies, dendrites, unmyelinated axons, and neuroglial cells?
Gray matter
Which type of neuroglial cell is the smallest?
Microglia
Which type of neuroglial cell lines the brain ventricles and the central spinal cord canal?
Ependymal cells
Which type of neuroglial cell forms myelinated and unmyelinated axon sheaths in the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
Schwann cells
Which component of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) receives peripheral signals and transmits them to the central nervous system (CNS)?
Sensory (afferent) component
Which component of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) transmits signals from the CNS to effector organs such as smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands?
Autonomic system
Which cranial nerves are part of the central nervous system (CNS)?
Olfactory (CN I) and optic (CN II)
Which cranial nerves innervate structures within and outside the head and neck?
CN X and CN XI
Which type of muscle tissue is specialized for slow, prolonged contraction and is found in the walls of hollow structures such as the gastrointestinal tract and urinary tract?
Smooth muscle
Which component of the Peripheral nervous system (PNS) transmits signals from the central nervous system (CNS) to effector organs?
Motor (efferent) component
Which type of system directly transmits impulses to skeletal muscles via a single neuron?
Somatic system
Which type of system transmits impulses to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands via two neurons?
Autonomic system
Which cranial nerves are part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
CN III-XII
Which cranial nerves innervate structures within and outside the head and neck?
CN X and CN XI
Which type of muscle tissue is striated and voluntary?
Skeletal muscle
Which type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of hollow structures such as the gastrointestinal tract and urinary tract?
Smooth muscle
Which type of muscle tissue can contract spontaneously and is inherent rhythmicity?
Cardiac muscle
Which type of connective tissue cell provides structural and metabolic support to neurons?
Astrocytes
Which type of connective tissue cell provides electric insulation for neurons in the central nervous system (CNS)?
Oligodendrocytes
Which type of connective tissue cell acts as resident macrophages in the nervous tissue?
Microglia
Which type of connective tissue cell lines the brain ventricles and the central spinal cord canal?
Ependymal cells
Which type of connective tissue cell surrounds endothelial cells of capillaries and regulates capillary blood flow?
Pericytes
Test your knowledge on the development of the nervous system with this quiz! Learn about the formation of the neural plate, neural crest, and neural folds, and understand how the entire nervous system arises from the ectoderm.
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