A&P 1 - Quiz 4: The Tissues

Nervous tissue consists mainly of neurons and collagen fibers.

Which statement best describes connective tissue?

What modification of the simple columnar epithelium allows for efficient absorption along portions of the digestive tract?

Which of the following statements is true of connective tissue?

Which of the following epithelia forms the walls of the air sacs across which gas exchange occurs in the lungs?

Select the correct statement regarding tissue repair.

Macrophages are found in areolar and lymphatic tissues.

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

Goblet cells are found within pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium.

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

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

Skin, lung, and blood vessel walls have which tissue characteristic in common?

Select the correct statement regarding adipose tissue.

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

Select the correct statement regarding epithelia.

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

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

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

A substance received or given off by your body will likely pass through which tissue type?

What are the three main components of connective tissue?

How is hyaline cartilage different from elastic or fibrocartilage?

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

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

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

Choose which tissue type likely functions to add support to an organ.

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

Cell type NOT found in areolar connective tissue.

Intercalated discs and striations are both characteristics of skeletal muscle.

Which is true concerning muscle tissue?

Squamous cells are flattened and scalelike when mature.

The primary blast cell for connective tissue proper is the ________.

Generally speaking, connective tissues are largely non-living extracellular matrix. Which of the following is an EXCEPTION?

Which tissue type would likely function to hold the kidneys in place?

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

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

Choose which tissue would line the uterine (fallopian) tubes and function as a 'conveyer belt' to help move a fertilized egg towards the uterus.

Endocrine glands are often called ducted glands.

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

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

The first step in tissue repair involves __________.

A smooth muscle cell has a central nucleus but lacks striations.

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

Which tissue in the wall of the uterus is required for labor contractions?

Healing of a surgical incision through the body wall will tend to increase the amount of areolar tissue.

The role of brown fat is to warm the body; whereas, the role of white fat is to store nutrients.

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

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

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

Heart muscle cells would tend to separate without ________.

Depending on the functional state of the bladder, transitional epithelium may resemble stratified squamous or stratified cuboidal epithelium.

Fibrocartilage is also known as gristle.

Cartilage tissue tends to heal less rapidly than bone tissue.

The shape of the external ear is maintained by ________.

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

A ciliated version of pseudostratified columnar epithelium containing mucus-secreting goblet cells ____________.

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

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

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

Which of the following is NOT found in cartilage but is found in bone?

Edema (swelling) occurs when ________.