Histology Multiple Choice Questions

Histology Multiple Choice Questions

• Question 1: DNA is found in the nucleus, but also in mitochondria.
• Question 2: Steroid synthesis occurs in the smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
• Question 3: Peroxisomes reduce the potential for oxidative insult during catabolic activity.
• Question 4: Protein production occurs in the Golgi apparatus.
• Question 5: Zonula occludens provides a barrier between adjacent cells.
• Question 6: Collagen type III fibers are found in the connective tissue matrix.
• Question 7: Collagen type III is mostly found in loose connective tissue.
• Question 8: Plasma cells are responsible for antibody production.
• Question 9: IgE antibodies attach to mast cells, triggering allergic responses.
• Question 10: Yellow coloration of fat is due to numerous lipid droplets.
• Question 11: Cement lines are found in osteonal bone.
• Question 12: Interstitial growth of cartilage does not primarily determine long bone length.
• Question 13: Collagen type II is primarily found in hyaline cartilage.
• Question 14: Hyaline cartilage supports and aids in movement.
• Question 15: Adipose tissue stores lipids and cushions organs.
• Question 16: Blood transports various substances, protecting and supporting the body.
• Question 17: Skeletal muscle produces heat.
• Question 18: Smooth muscle propels materials through the gastrointestinal tract.
• Question 19: Tight junctions, gap junctions, and adherens junctions are three types of epithelial junctions.
• Question 20: Four tissue types are epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissue.
• Question 21: Simple squamous cells are flat and single-layered.
• Question 22: Simple cuboidal epithelium is found in glands and ducts.
• Question 23: Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium lines nasal passages, trachea, and bronchi.
• Question 24: Epithelial tissue covers surfaces and lines cavities.
• Question 25: Connexins are proteins found in gap junctions.
• Question 26: Histologically, ascending, transverse, and descending colons are indistinguishable.
• Question 27: Spinal cord is not primarily connective tissue.
• Question 28: Sphincter of Oddi regulates bile flow.
• Question 29: Epithelioid tissue forms a packed, non-surface-exposed layer.
• Question 30: Plicae circulares are also called the valve of Kerckring.
• Question 31: Schwann cells are not neuroglia.
• Question 32: Stratified squamous epithelium lines the upper esophagus.
• Question 33: Bone lining cells are resting osteoblasts.
• Question 34: Hyaline cartilage forms the fetal skeleton.
• Question 35: Motor neurons and interneurons are multipolar.
• Question 36: Keratinocytes are the most abundant epidermal cells.
• Question 37: Chief cells secrete pepsinogen.
• Question 38: Canaliculi are small tunnels in bone.
• Question 39: Hyaline cartilage is the most abundant type.
• Question 40: Perichondrium covers cartilage.
• Question 41: Red fibers have high mitochondria density.
• Question 42: Langerhans cells are skin macrophages.
• Question 43: Microfilaments contribute to the cytoskeleton.
• Question 44: Glomerulus is a capillary tuft within the kidney.
• Question 45: Multipolar neurons are present in the retina.
• Question 46: Gray matter consists of nerve cell bodies.
• Question 47: Tendons are composed of dense regular connective tissue.
• Question 48: Flask-shaped secretory portions are called alveolar glands.
• Question 49: Interneurons are the most abundant neuron type.
• Question 50: Enamel covers the visible part of a tooth.
• Question 51: The process of cells using transport for particulate matter is endocytosis.
• Question 52: All three types of muscle (skeletal, smooth, and cardiac) are specialized for contraction
• Question 53: Serosa is an outer layer with mesothelium.
• Question 54: Ceruminous glands are apocrine sweat glands.
• Question 55: Phase contrast microscopes create three-dimensional images.
• Question 56: Pia mater intimately covers the brain.
• Question 57: Microvilli create the brush border.
• Question 58: Free nerve endings are non-encapsulated sensory receptors.
• Question 59: Ribosomes are responsible for protein synthesis.
• Question 60: Endosteum lines the inside of bone.
• Question 61: Red fibers contain high mitochondria concentration.
• Question 62: Hyaline cartilage forms the skeleton of a fetus.
• Question 63: Some smooth muscle and cardiac muscle cells contain centrally placed nuclei.
• Question 64: Epidermis, dermis, hypodermis are three layers that form the skin.
• Question 65: Smooth endoplasmic reticulum is involved in lipid metabolism.
• Question 66: Hyaline cartilage makes up the Adam's apple.
• Question 67: Multipolar neurons are motor neurons.
• Question 68: Stratified squamous epithelium forms the epidermis.
• Question 69: Hyaline cartilage forms the epiphyseal growth plate.
• Question 70: Cartilage matrix contains 40-60% water.
• Question 71: Simple columnar epithelium lines the gastrointestinal tract.
• Question 72: Cholesterol synthesis is not a liver function.
• Question 73: Keratohyaline granules are found in stratum granulosum.
• Question 74: Nissl bodies are clusters of ribosomes in neurons.
• Question 75: Soma is the neuron cell body.
• Question 76: Smooth muscle composes the walls of visceral organs.
• Question 77: Fixation is a process to allow tissue to hold its form..
• Question 78: Keratinization is a characteristic of epidermal cells.
• Question 79: Woven bone refers to immature bone.
• Question 80: Lacuna is the space where chondrocytes are located.
• Question 81: Nail bed is underneath the skin of the nail.
• Question 82: Microglia are CNS macrophages.
• Question 83: Osteocytes are mature bone cells.
• Question 84: Pseudostratified epithelium may appear stratified, but isn't.
• Question 85: Rough endoplasmic reticulum contains digestive enzymes.
• Question 86: Portal triads are composed of portal vein, hepatic artery and bile duct.
• Question 87: Fixation preserves the tissue form.
• Question 88: Staining allows visualization of tissue.
• Question 89: Hyaline cartilage composes the hammer, anvil and stirrup.
• Question 90: Ganglia and spinal cord are elements of the CNS.
• Question 91: Plasmalemma is the cell's limiting membrane.
• Question 92: Liver's functional unit is a lobule.