Human Anatomy and Physiology Quiz

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What is the primary cause of scurvy?

Calcium deficiency

Collagen overproduction

Excessive vitamin C intake

Lack of vitamin C (correct)

Which function does adipose tissue primarily serve?

Energy storage (correct)

Transport of nutrients

Immune protection

Physical protection of organs

Which of the following is NOT a symptom associated with Marfan Syndrome?

Excessive collagen production (correct)

Abnormally long limbs

Weakness in the aorta

Easily dislocated joints

What role do leukocytes play in connective tissue?

Immune protection Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a primary function of connective tissue?

Providing energy reserves Signup and view all the answers

What type of epithelium is characterized by cells that appear layered due to the distribution of nuclei at different levels?

Pseudostratified epithelium Signup and view all the answers

Which type of epithelial cell is described as having an oval nucleus and being taller than they are wide?

Columnar cells Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic is common to squamous cells?

Flat, wide, and irregular shape Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes transitional cells from other epithelial cell types?

They change shape depending on the stretch of the epithelium. Signup and view all the answers

What type of cell is approximately as tall as it is wide and has a nucleus located in the center?

Cuboidal cells Signup and view all the answers

Which epithelium type consists of cells that are not all reaching the apical surface?

Pseudostratified epithelium Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary shape of cuboidal epithelial cells?

Square-like or cube-shaped Signup and view all the answers

Transitional epithelium is primarily found in which part of the body?

Bladder Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic that distinguishes epithelial tissue from other tissue types?

High regeneration capacity Signup and view all the answers

Which type of epithelium consists of multiple layers of cells, with only the basal layer in contact with the basement membrane?

Stratified squamous epithelium Signup and view all the answers

What role does the basement membrane serve for epithelial tissue?

Anchors epithelial tissue to connective tissue Signup and view all the answers

Which function of epithelial tissue is primarily associated with protecting against dehydration and abrasion?

Physical protection Signup and view all the answers

What is a defining feature of simple epithelium?

All cells touching the basement membrane Signup and view all the answers

In addition to providing protection, what is another key function of epithelial tissue?

Regeneration Signup and view all the answers

Which type of connective tissue is not classified based on the number of cell layers?

Adipose tissue Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic of epithelial tissue allows for the detection of environmental changes?

Extensive innervation Signup and view all the answers

Which epithelial tissue type is most likely to be involved in absorption processes?

Simple columnar epithelium Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic feature of epithelial tissue?

Presence of extracellular matrix Signup and view all the answers

What is a primary characteristic of hyaline cartilage?

It offers support with some flexibility. Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cartilage is best suited for absorbing pressure?

Fibrocartilage Signup and view all the answers

What is a function of bone tissue?

It supports tissues and protects vital organs. Signup and view all the answers

Which component is NOT found in bone tissue?

Elastic fibers Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of lymph in the body?

To function in immunity Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle tissue has no visible striations?

Smooth muscle Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of neurons?

To transmit and receive nerve impulses Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the neuron carries the action potential away from the cell body?

Axon Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary feature of Simple Squamous Epithelium?

Forms the lining of air sacs in the lungs Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic is true about Simple Cuboidal Epithelium?

Ideal for absorption and secretion Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes Ciliated Simple Columnar Epithelium from Nonciliated?

Cilia project from the apical surface Signup and view all the answers

Which function is primarily associated with Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium?

Secretion of mucus Signup and view all the answers

In which locations is Stratified Squamous Epithelium typically found?

Skin and oral cavity Signup and view all the answers

What differentiates Keratinized Stratified Squamous Epithelium from Nonkeratinized?

Absence of cell nuclei Signup and view all the answers

Which statement about Transitional Epithelium is correct?

Apical cells are flattened when stretched Signup and view all the answers

What role do exocrine glands serve?

Secreting substances through ducts to epithelial surfaces Signup and view all the answers

Which type of epithelial tissue is specialized for secretion and absorption?

Simple Columnar Epithelium Signup and view all the answers

How many layers of cells are found in Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium?

Two or more Signup and view all the answers

What type of secretion is primarily associated with unicellular exocrine glands?

Mucus Signup and view all the answers

Where is Nonciliated Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium primarily found?

In male urethra and epididymis Signup and view all the answers

Which type of epithelial tissue provides the thinnest barrier for gas exchange?

Simple Squamous Epithelium Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the smooth muscle layers in the stomach?

To contract and relax for mixing materials Signup and view all the answers

Which type of membrane covers the external surface of the body?

Cutaneous membrane Signup and view all the answers

What condition describes the change of mature epithelium to a different form due to environmental adaptation?

Metaplasia Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of the serous membrane?

To reduce friction between organs within closed cavities Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of body membrane?

Cardiac membrane Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes hypertrophy?

Increase in the size of existing cells Signup and view all the answers

Which type of tissue is primarily responsible for regulating muscle contraction in the stomach?

Nervous tissue Signup and view all the answers

What is atrophy characterized by?

Decreased cell number or size Signup and view all the answers

Neoplasia can best be described as:

Uncontrolled tissue growth, often forming a tumor Signup and view all the answers

What does the term necrosis refer to?

Irreversible tissue death Signup and view all the answers

Which component of the digestive tract is lined with simple columnar epithelium?

Stomach Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the primary functions of mucous membranes?

To perform absorptive, protective, and secretory functions Signup and view all the answers

Which type of connective tissue is found in the synovial membrane?

Areolar connective tissue Signup and view all the answers

What happens to tissue repair efficiency as a person ages?

It becomes less efficient Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Tissue Organization

Tissues are groups of similar cells and extracellular material that perform a shared function
Examples of tissue functions: providing protection, support, and transport
Histology is the study of tissues

Four Tissue Types

Epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous
These tissues have varied structures and functions

Epithelial Tissue Characteristics

Covers body surfaces and lines body cavities
Forms the majority of glands
Composed of one or more layers of closely packed cells
Contains minimal or no extracellular matrix
Lacks blood vessels

Cellularity

Composed mostly of tightly packed cells

Polarity

Has an apical surface exposed to the external or internal environment
May have microvilli or cilia
Has a lateral surface with intercellular junctions
Has a basal surface attached to connective tissue

Attachment to Basement Membrane

A complex structure produced by epithelium and connective tissue
Consists of three layers: lamina lucida, lamina densa, and reticular lamina
Contains collagen fibers and specific proteins and carbohydrates
Forms a selective barrier between epithelium and connective tissue

Avascularity

Without blood vessels
Nutrients are obtained from the apical or basal surface

Extensive Innervation

Detects changes in the surrounding environment
High regeneration capacity: Cells frequently damaged or lost
Deepest epithelial cells (stem cells) adjacent to the basement membrane continuously regenerate

Functions of Epithelial Tissue

Physical protection: Protects external and internal surfaces
Selective permeability: Some substances cannot pass
Secretion: Specialized cells produce and release substances
Sensations: Contains nerve endings for touch, pressure, temperature, pain, etc
Specialized epithelium (neuroepithelium) houses cells for sight, taste, smell, hearing, and equilibrium

Epithelial Classification

Two parts indicate classification:
- First part: Number of cell layers (simple or stratified)
- Second part: Shape of cells at their apical surface (squamous, cuboidal, columnar, transitional)

Simple Epithelium

One layer thick
All cells are in direct contact with the basement membrane
Found in areas where stress is minimal
Functions in filtration, absorption, and secretion

Stratified Epithelium

Two or more cell layers thick
Only the deepest layer is in contact with the basement membrane
Found in areas subject to stress (better able to withstand wear and tear)

Pseudostratified Epithelium

Appears layered due to nuclei at different levels
All cells are attached to the basement membrane
Some cells don't reach the apical surface; a type of simple epithelium

Squamous Cells

Flat, wide, and irregular in shape
Arranged like flattened floor tiles
Nucleus flattened

Cuboidal Cells

Approximately as tall as they are wide
Nucleus is spherical and centrally located

Columnar Cells

Slender and taller than they are wide
Nucleus is oval

Transitional Cells

Change shape based on stretch of the epithelium
Polyhedral in shape when relaxed, flattened when stretched (e.g., Lining of the bladder)

Simple Squamous Epithelium

Thinnest possible barrier. Consisting of single layer of flattened cells, spherical to oval nucleus.
Allows rapid movement of molecules across surfaces.
Forms lining of air sacs of lungs.
Found lining blood and lymph vessel walls (called endothelium).
Forms mesothelium (lining of cavities).

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

Contains uniformly shaped cells used for small ducts and glands.
Single layer of cells, cuboidal in shape.
Absorbs fluid across the apical surface.
Secretes specific molecules (e.g., walls of kidney tubules, most glands, smaller ducts of exocrine glands, surface of ovary, thyroid gland).

Simple Columnar Epithelium (Nonciliated)

Single layer of columnar cells ideal for secretory and absorptive functions.
Often contains microvilli (collectively called a brush border).
Often contains unicellular glands (goblet cells) that secrete glycoprotein (mucin) forming mucus.
Lines most of the digestive tract

Simple Columnar Epithelium (Ciliated)

Has cilia projecting from the apical surface to move mucus.
Goblet cells are interspersed.
Lines uterine tubes, helps move oocytes from the ovary to the uterus.
Found in bronchioles.

Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium

Appears to consist of multiple cell layers but is actually simple, with nuclei scattered at different distances.
Not all cells reach the apical surface.
Houses goblet cells and may have cilia.
Found in large passageways of the respiratory system, male urethra, and epididymis.

Stratified Squamous Epithelium (Nonkeratinized)

Alive all the way to the apical surface
Has microscopically visible cell nuclei
Kept moist by secretions (e.g., saliva, mucus)
Lacks keratin (protective protein) Lines the oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, vagina, and anus.

Stratified Squamous Epithelium (Keratinized)

Superficial layers are dead
Cells lack nuclei; filled with keratin
Cells in the basal region migrate toward the apical surface, fill with keratin, and die.
Found in the epidermis.

Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium

Contains two or more layers of cells; these cells are cuboidal in shape
Primarily protective
Forms walls of ducts of most exocrine glands (e.g. ducts of sweat glands)

Stratified Columnar Epithelium

Two or more layers of cells.
Cells at apical surface are columnar in shape.
Protective and secretory functions.
Found in large ducts of salivary glands; the membranous segment of the male urethra.

Transitional Epithelium

Restricted to the urinary tract
In relaxed state: Apical cells are large and rounded
In stretched state: Apical cells are flattened
Contains binucleated cells.

Glands

Individual cells or multicellular organs
Composed predominantly of epithelial tissue
Secrete substances for use elsewhere or to eliminate wastes (like mucus, electrolytes, hormones, enzymes, urea)

Endocrine Glands

Lack ducts
Secrete hormones into interstitial fluid and blood
Act as chemical messengers influencing cell activity elsewhere

Exocrine Glands

Formed from invaginated epithelium in connective tissue
Connected to epithelial surface by a duct (epithelium-lined tube for gland secretion)
Includes sweat glands, mammary glands, and salivary glands

Unicellular Exocrine Glands

Typically do not contain a duct
Located close to the epithelium surface
Goblet cell is the most common example

Multicellular Exocrine Glands

Contain numerous cells, such as acini (cell clusters producing secretions)
Contain ducts transporting secretions to the epithelial surface
Often surrounded by a fibrous capsule, partitioned into lobes.

Method of Secretion

Merocrine: Package secretions into vesicles and release them by exocytosis (e.g., lacrimal glands, salivary glands, some sweat glands, exocrine glands of the pancreas, gastric glands of the stomach)
Apocrine: Pinch off a portion of the apical membrane along with secretory product; damaged cells repair; release is by exocytosis (e.g., mammary glands, some axillary and pubic sweat glands)
Holocrine: Accumulates a product inside a cell until it ruptures releasing the product and the cell itself (e.g., oil-producing glands in the skin, sebaceous glands).

Connective Tissues: Cells in a Support Matrix

Consists of cells, protein fibers, and ground substance.
Most diverse, abundant, and widely distributed.
Designed to support, protect, and bind organs.
Examples include: tendons, ligaments, body fat, cartilage, bone, and blood.

Connective Tissue Support Matrix: Characteristics (Cells)

Resident cells (stationary) are permanently housed within the connective tissue
- Fibroblasts: Most abundant; produce fibers and ground substance.
- Adipocytes (fat cells): Appear as small clusters. In large amounts, the tissue is termed adipose connective tissue.
- Mesenchymal cells: Type of embryonic stem cell that replaces damaged cells, producing committed connective tissue cells.
- Fixed Macrophages: Relatively large, irregular shaped cells. Derived from monocytes - phagocytize (engulf) damaged cells or pathogens; scattered throughout matrix.
Wandering cells (mobile) are continuously moving through the connective tissue
Mast cells: Small, mobile cells close to blood vessels, secrete heparin to inhibit blood clotting, and histamine to dilate blood vessels.
Plasma cells: Formed when B-lymphocytes are activated by foreign material, produce antibodies to immobilize foreign materials.
Free macrophages: Mobile phagocytic cells that function like fixed macrophages.
Other leukocytes (neutrophils, lymphocytes): Phagocytize bacteria and attack and kill foreign materials.

Connective Tissue Support Matrix: Characteristics (Protein Fibers)

Collagen fibers: Strong, flexible, resistant to stretching; numerous in tendons and ligaments.
Reticular fibers: Thinner than collagen fibers; tough but flexible; abundant in stroma (connective tissue framework) of lymphoid organs (lymph nodes, spleen, liver)
Elastic fibers: Branching wavy fibers that stretch and recoil easily; found in skin, lungs, and arteries.

Connective Tissue Support Matrix: Characteristics (Ground Substance)

Nonliving material
Produced by connective tissue cells
Contains large molecules, and water.
Can be viscous (e.g., blood) or semisolid (e.g., cartilage) or solid (e.g., bone).
Ground substance + protein fibers = extracellular matrix

Connective Tissue Functions

Physical protection; Support and structural framework; Binding of structures; Storage; Transport; Immune protection.

Clinical Views (Scurvy, Marfan Syndrome)

Scurvy: Deficiency of vitamin C; needed for healthy collagen.
Marfan syndrome: Genetic disease of connective tissue, skeletal, cardiovascular, and visual abnormalities. (abnormally long limbs, fingers, toe; malformed thoracic cage, vertebral column; easily dislocated joints, weakness in aorta, abnormal heart valves)

Tissues in Organs and Body Membranes

Organs: Composed of two or more tissue types that work together to perform specific complex functions. (e.g. stomach - contains all four types)
Body Membranes: Formed from epithelial tissue bound to underlying connective tissue; four types: mucous, serous, cutaneous, and synovial

Tissue Development and Aging

Metaplasia: Change in a mature epithelium to a different form in response to the environment (e.g., smokers' trachea epithelium from pseudostratified ciliated columnar to nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium; chronic acid reflux - esophagus epithelium changes from nonkeratinized to simple columnar).
Hypertrophy: Increased cell size
Hyperplasia: Increased cell number
Neoplasia: Abnormal tissue growth
Atrophy: Shrinkage of tissue (due to normal aging, lack of use)
Necrosis: Tissue death due to irreversible damage.
Aging of Tissues: Changes in support, maintenance, replacement of cells; changes to structure and composition of tissues; declining amount of collagen, delayed tissue repair. Accelerated decline with poor diet and circulation problems.

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