Connective, Muscle, and Nervous Tissue

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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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