Quiz 2: Tissues

Question 1

What are 4 types of tissue?

Answer 1

Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, Nervous

Question 2

Where is epithelial tissue found?

Answer 2

Body surface, lining of body cavities

Question 3

Where is muscle tissue found?

Answer 3

Inside of the heart

Question 4

Where is connective tissue found?

Answer 4

All parts of the body

Question 5

Where is nervous tissue found?

Answer 5

Spinal chord

Question 6

Describe the structure of epithelial tissue.

Answer 6

Sheets of cells that cover the body’s surface/cavity

Tightly packed cells bound together by a specific junction

Question 7

How are epithelial cells classified?

Answer 7

By how many layers are formed and the overall shape created by the tissue

Question 8

What are the 5 characteristics that are shared by epithelial cells?

Answer 8

Polarity
Specialized contacts 
Regeneration
Supported by connective tissue
Avascular (inverted)

Question 9

What is the stem cell to all epithelial cells?

Answer 9

Mesenchyme

Question 10

What are the components common to all connective tissue?

Answer 10

Cells and protein fibers provide overall support and amorphous ground substance is found in intestinal fluid and cell adhesion

Question 11

What is the difference between epithelial tissue and connective tissue?

Answer 11

Epithelial tissue has fibers but connective tissue fibers are more developed

Question 12

What are the types of muscle?

Answer 12

Muscle
Cardiac
Smooth

Question 13

How do you tell muscle types apart?

Answer 13

Skeletal muscle – the specialized tissue that is attached to bones and allows movement.
Smooth muscle – located in various internal structures including the digestive tract, uterus, and blood vessels such as arteries.
Cardiac muscle – the muscle-specific to the heart.

Question 14

How do the differences between muscle types related to their function?

Answer 14

Skeletal: Voluntary movement
Cardiac: Contracts the heart
Smooth: Involuntary movement