Ch. 3 Connect Questions Flashcards
Interstitial fluid and extracellular fluid are alternate names for __________.
ground substance
intracellular fluid
cytosol
plasma
ground substance
Which of the following comprise the membrane that lines the digestive, respiratory, urinary and reproductive tracts?
Simple squamous epithelium and dense irregular connective tissue
Areolar and dense irregular connective tissue
Epithelium and lamina propria
Areolar tissue and lamina propria
Simple squamous epithelium and areolar tissue
Epithelium and lamina propria
The external surface of the stomach is covered by a __________.
mucosa
serosa
parietal peritoneum
lamina propria
basement membrane
serosa
The interior of the respiratory tract is lined with __________.
a serosa
mesothelium
a mucosa
endothelium
peritoneum
a mucosa
Which of the following is not a feature common to all connective tissues?
Most cells are not in direct contact with each other.
Extracellular material is so scarce that it is not visible with a light microscope.
Cells usually occupy less space than extracellular material.
Protein fibers are usually present in the ground substance.
Most connective tissues are highly vascular.
Extracellular material is so scarce that it is not visible with a light microscope.
Osteocytes and chondrocytes occupy little cavities called ___________.
lacunae
Which of the following tissues lines body cavities, covers the body surface, and forms the lining of many organs?
interstitial tissue
muscle tissue
adipose tissue
epithelial tissue
nervous tissue
epithelial tissue
The basement membrane is found between an __________.
epithelium and connective tissue
epithelium and extracellular material
epithelium and intracellular material
extracellular material and intracellular material
interstitial fluid and extracellular fluid
epithelium and connective tissue
An epithelium rests on a layer called the __________ membrane, between its deepest cells and the underlying connective tissue.
basement
(T/F) Smooth and cardiac muscle are under involuntary control.
true
___________ tissues respond quickly to outside stimuli by means of changes in membrane potential, thus they are called __________ tissues.
Muscular and nervous; excitable
Connective and muscular; responsive
Adipose and areolar; complex
Epithelial and connective; irritable
Nervous and connective; excitable
Muscular and nervous; excitable
Nervous tissue consists predominantly of two cell types, neurons and __________.
fibroblasts
chondrocytes
neuroglia
myocytes
osteocytes
neuroglia
(T/F) Mesoderm gives rise to muscle, bone, and blood.
true
The four primary tissue types found in adult organs include all of the following except _________.
connective
fibrous
nervous
epithelial
muscular
fibrous
The pseudostratified columnar epithelium of the bronchi in smokers may transform into stratified squamous epithelium. This change in cellular anatomy is an example of __________.
neoplasia
metaplasia
atrophy
differentiation
hyperplasia
metaplasia
