What do the glands shown in A and B both have in common?
A. Both are exocrine glands.
Which of the following is a property of epithelial tissue?
D. Epithelial tissue is innervated.
Which of the numbered cell types is primarily responsible for producing protein fibers found in connective tissue proper?
A. 2
Cells 3 and 6 are both classified as ______.
A. white blood cells
Which of the following statements is NOT characteristic of the areolar connective tissue pictured in the figure?
C. Areolar connective tissue is avascular.
Which of the following is NOT a role of connective tissue?
D. absorption
Which of the following glands might utilize the secretory mechanism and duct structure shown in A?
D. salivary
Which of the following cellular processes is portrayed in A?
D. exocytosis
Which of the following increases the surface area of certain epithelial tissues?
B. microvilli
Where is transitional epithelium found?
A. in areas subjected to stretching
Exocrine glands ________.
C. secrete substances onto body surfaces
All epithelia have two surfaces, an apical surface and a basal surface, that differ in both structure and function. True or False
True
Which of the following substances would NOT be found in significant amounts in the extracellular matrix of the illustrated areolar connective tissue?
A. keratin
Connective tissues ________.
A. primarily consist of extracellular matrix
In connective tissue, the role of collagen fibers is to ________.
B. provide tensile strength
Which tissue is correctly paired with its primary cell type?
D. bone: osteoblast
Choose the correct pairing for a tissue and its embryonic origin.
C. Epithelium is derived from all three primary germ layers: ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm.
The wall of the alveolus (air sac) in the lung is composed of which type of epithelium?
B. simple squamous epithelium
The proximal tubule of the nephron (kidney tubule) in the kidney is composed of which type of epithelium?
A. simple cuboidal epithelium
The epithelium of the esophagus is composed of which type of epithelial tissue?
B. simple columnar epithelium
The epithelium of the esophagus is composed of which type of epithelial tissue?
C. stratified squamous epithelium
Which part of the neuron (a specialized nerve cell) receives signals from other cells and is also the main metabolic region of the neuron?
B. soma
Which of the three muscle cell types has multiple nuclei?
C. skeletal
Which muscle cell type has visible striations but is not under voluntary control?
B. cardiac
Which of the following epithelial tissue locations is NOT correctly matched to its function?
A. skin: absorption
Which of the following describes a holocrine gland?
A. Holocrine glands secrete their products by rupturing.
Mucous cells are ________.
D. unicellular exocrine glands
Pseudostratified epithelium consists of multiple cell layers. True or False
False
Which tissue type consists of a sheet of cells that covers a body surface or lines a body cavity?
B. epithelial tissue
Which type of epithelium lines the interior of the urinary bladder?
A. transitional epithelium
Which type of gland produces hormones?
D. endocrine glands
Which numbered cell type initiates inflammatory responses to infection or tissue damage?
C. 5
________ are highly phagocytic cells that are a part of the body's defense system. These cells can be localized (fixed), or they can wander throughout the body.
E. Macrophages
Why are adipose, blood, and bone all considered to be connective tissues?
C. They have a common origin, mesenchyme.
What is the most obvious structural feature of areolar connective tissue?
D. the loose arrangement of its fibers
Which is the most atypical connective tissue since it does not connect things or provide structural support?
A. blood
________ is the tissue that regulates and controls body functions.
A. Nervous tissue
All connective tissues arise from an embryonic tissue called mesenchyme. True or False
True
Author
lonelygirl
ID
219953
Card Set
Chapter 4 Tissue: The Living Fabric (Mastering A&P)
