Chapter 4

Question 1

The epithelial membrane that lines the closed ventral cavities of the body

Answer 1

Serous membrane

Question 2

The epithelial membrane that lines body cavities open to the exterior membrane

Answer 2

Mucous membrane

Question 3

Consists of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium.

Answer 3

Cutaneous

Question 4

Found lining the digestive and respiratory tracts

Answer 4

Mucous membrane

Question 5

Makes up the pleura and pericardium.

Answer 5

Serous membrane

Question 6

Lines blood vessels and the heart

Answer 6

Endothelium

Question 7

Derived from mesenchyme

Answer 7

Tendon

Question 8

Has a surface to which nothing is attached.

Answer 8

Skin epidermis

Question 9

Moves blood through the body

Answer 9

Cardiac muscle

Question 10

Moves food through the GI tract

Answer 10

Smooth muscle

Question 11

the regeneration capacity of Smooth muscle

Answer 11

Moderate regenerative ability

Question 12

the regeneration capacity of Skeletal muscle

Answer 12

Weak regenerative ability

Question 13

the regeneration capacity of Cardiac muscle

Answer 13

Virtually no functional regenerative ability

Question 14

the regeneration capacity of Areolar connective tissue

Answer 14

Regenerates extremely well

Question 15

the regeneration capacity of tendons and ligaments

Answer 15

Moderate regenerative ability

Question 16

1) Which of the following is NOT found in cartilage but is found in bone?
A) living cells 
B) lacunae
C) blood vessels
D) organic fibers

Answer 16

C) blood vessels

Question 17

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

Answer 17

collagen fibers

Question 18

What tissue has lacunae, calcium salts, and blood vessels

Answer 18

bone (osseous tissue)

Question 19

How is hyaline cartilage different from elastic cartilage or fibrocartilage

Answer 19

Fibers are not normally visible

Question 20

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

Answer 20

fibroblast

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Golgi apparatus

Question 22

Which of the following is a modification of the simple columnar epithelium that allows for efficient absorption along portions of the digestive tract?

Answer 22

dense microvilli

Question 23

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

Answer 23

lines most of the respiratory tract

Question 24

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

Answer 24

simple squamous

Question 25

Which statement best describes connective tissue

Answer 25

usually contains a large amount of matrix

Question 26

connective tissue extracellular matrix is composed of ________.

Answer 26

fibers and ground substance

Question 27

Cell type NOT found in areolar connective tissue.

Answer 27

chondrocyte

Question 28

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

Answer 28

epithelial tissue

Question 29

The fiber type that gives connective tissue great tensile strength is ________.

Answer 29

collagen

Question 30

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

Answer 30

issue

Question 31

The shape of the external ear is maintained by ________.

Answer 31

elastic cartilage

Question 32

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

Answer 32

simple columnar

Question 33

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

Answer 33

endocrine

Question 34

Which of the following is true about epithelia

Answer 34

Endothelium provides a slick surface lining all hollow cardiovascular organs.

Question 35

Chondroblasts ________.

Answer 35

within the cartilage divide and secrete new matrix

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Pseudostratified columnar

Question 37

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

Answer 37

stratified squamous

Question 38

Edema (swelling) occurs when ________.

Answer 38

areolar tissue soaks up excess fluid in an inflamed area

Question 39

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

Answer 39

Merocrine glands are not altered by the secretory process

Question 40

Heart muscle cells would tend to separate without

Answer 40

intercalated discs

Question 41

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

Answer 41

endothelium

Question 42

Which is true concerning muscle tissue?

Answer 42

highly cellular and well vascularized

Question 43

The first step in tissue repair involves ________.

Answer 43

inflammation

Question 44

What are the three main components of connective tissue?

Answer 44

ground substance, fibers, and cells

Question 45

Which of the following statements is true of connective tissue

Answer 45

Collagen fibers provide high tensile strength

Question 46

Select the correct statement regarding the stem cells of connective tissue

Answer 46

"Blast" cells are undifferentiated, actively dividing cells.

Question 47

Select the correct statement regarding tissue repair.

Answer 47

inflammation causes capillaries to dilate and become permeable.

Question 48

Select the correct statement regarding epithelia.

Answer 48

Stratified epithelia are present where protection from abrasion is important.

Question 49

Select the correct statement regarding adipose tissue.

Answer 49

its primary function is nutrient storage.

Question 50

Which cells are commonly found wedged between simple columnar epithelial cells?

Answer 50

goblet cells

Question 51

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

Answer 51

formation of new stem cells

Question 52

Mesenchymal cells are most commonly found in ________ connective tissue.

Answer 52

embryonic

Question 53

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

Answer 53

adipose

Question 54

Which tissue type is formed by many cells joining together, each contributing a nucleus?

Answer 54

skeletal muscle

Question 55

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

Answer 55

hyaline cartilage

Question 56

Your instructor gives you an unknown organ for you to examine and identify through microscopy. What should you do first with the sample?

Answer 56

fix it with preservative

Question 57

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

Answer 57

ciliated simple columnar epithelium

Question 58

Skin, lung, and blood vessel walls have which tissue characteristic in common?A) reticular fibers

Answer 58

elastic fibers

Question 59

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

Answer 59

adipose

Question 60

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

Answer 60

compound tubuloalveolar

Question 61

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

Answer 61

smooth muscle