Chapter 4: Quiz 3 Flashcards
(15 cards)
Which statement best describes connective tissue?
usually contains a large amount of matrix
Matrix is composed of ________.
Fibers and ground substance
Cell types likely to be seen in areolar connective tissue include all except ________.
Chondrocytes
The fiber type that gives connective tissue great tensile strength is ________.
Collagen
Organized groups of cells (plus their intercellular substances) that have a common purpose form a(n) ________.
Tissue
Inability to absorb digested nutrients and secrete mucus might indicate a disorder in which tissue?
Simple columnar
Glands, such as the thyroid, that secrete their products directly into the blood rather than through ducts are classified as ________.
Endocrine
Which of the following is true about epithelia?
Endothelium provides a slick surface lining all hollow cardiovascular organs.
________ epithelium appears to have two or three layers of cells, but all the cells are in contact with the basement membrane.
Pseudostratified columnar
A multilayered epithelium with cuboidal basal cells and flat cells at its surface would be classified as ________.
Stratified squamous
Multicellular exocrine glands can be classified ________.
functionally into merocrine, holocrine, and apocrine divisions
Which of these is not considered connective tissue?
Muscle
Cartilage tissue tends to heal less rapidly than bone tissue.
True
Intercalated discs and striations are found in skeletal muscle.
False
Smooth muscle cells possess central nuclei but lack striations.
True
