Plasma Membrane Structure and Transport Quiz
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Which type of tissue is specialized for contraction?

  • Epithelial tissue
  • Muscle tissue (correct)
  • Connective tissue
  • Nervous tissue

Which type of epithelium lines cavities not open to the outside?

  • Simple squamous epithelium (correct)
  • Simple columnar epithelium
  • Simple cuboidal epithelium
  • Stratified squamous epithelium

What type of tissue is the skin primarily composed of?

  • Epithelial tissue (correct)
  • Connective tissue
  • Nervous tissue
  • Muscle tissue

Which type of muscle tissue is found only in the heart?

<p>Cardiac muscle tissue (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of blood vessels?

<p>Smooth muscle tissue (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle tissue is striated and can be voluntarily controlled?

<p>Skeletal muscle tissue (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of tissue is specialized for transmitting electrical impulses?

<p>Nervous tissue (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of tissue is most concentrated in the brain and spinal cord?

<p>Nervous tissue (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of epithelium covers the surface of the body?

<p>Stratified squamous epithelium (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of the stomach and uterus?

<p>Smooth muscle tissue (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a component of the plasma membrane?

<p>Nucleus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which process involves the movement of water molecules across a permeable membrane?

<p>Osmosis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of microvilli?

<p>To increase surface area of the plasma membrane (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of ribosomes?

<p>To manufacture proteins (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of endoplasmic reticulum is involved in detoxification of drugs or toxins?

<p>Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of mitochondria?

<p>To provide energy for the cell (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between benign and malignant tumors?

<p>Benign tumors do not invade surrounding tissues, while malignant tumors do (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is cellular differentiation?

<p>The process of cell specialization (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of hyaline cartilage?

<p>To provide flexible support (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of mucous membranes?

<p>To line passageways that open to the exterior (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which component is NOT found in the plasma membrane?

<p>Nucleic acids (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which transport process involves the movement of solutes down a concentration gradient?

<p>Facilitated diffusion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which process involves the formation of vesicles containing extracellular fluid or solid material?

<p>Endocytosis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which solution has higher solute concentration outside the cell, causing water to flow out of the cell?

<p>Hypertonic solution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organelle is responsible for protein synthesis?

<p>Ribosomes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of endoplasmic reticulum is involved in the synthesis of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids?

<p>Both smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organelle provides energy for the cell?

<p>Mitochondria (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which tumors spread from the original location to other tissues?

<p>Metastasis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of tissue is found between the tips of ribs, sternum, and voice box, providing flexible support?

<p>Hyaline cartilage (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of epithelium covers surfaces that are not open to the outside?

<p>Simple cuboidal epithelium (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of membrane lines cavities not open to the outside?

<p>Serous membrane (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of epithelium covers the surface of the body?

<p>Stratified squamous epithelium (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of blood vessels?

<p>Smooth muscle tissue (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of tissue is specialized for transmitting electrical impulses?

<p>Nervous tissue (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle tissue is striated and can be voluntarily controlled?

<p>Skeletal muscle tissue (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of mucous membranes?

<p>To keep epithelial surfaces moist (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle tissue is found only in the heart?

<p>Cardiac muscle tissue (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of synovial membranes?

<p>To line freely moving joint cavities (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of tissue is most concentrated in the brain and spinal cord?

<p>Nervous tissue (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle tissue is nonstriated and involuntary?

<p>Smooth muscle tissue (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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