Test #2

__ are composed of similarly specialized cells that have a common structure or perform a common function in the body.

The four primary tissue types found in the human body are:

Transitional epithelium functions in

Glands that secrete products into ducts are __; and those that secrete into body fluids and blood are called __/

Glands are classified by the ways the glands secrete their products. Which of the following is paired correctly?
a. Halocrine glands release fluid products by exocytosis.
b. Merocrine glands lose portions of their cell bodied during secretion
c. Apocrine glands release entire cells
d. Merocrine glands release fluid products by exocytosis

The __ is the most ommon cell type in connective tissue, and is a fixed star shaped cell that secretes fibers and is large in size.

__ are made of the protein elastin, are stretchy and add flexibility to certain types of connective tissue.

__ is a loose connective tissue designed to store fat.

Tendons and ligaments are made up of __

Tendons connect __ to __; and ligaments connect __ to __.

Cartilage cells called __ lie within lacunae in the gellike matrix.

__ is the most rigid connective tissue with deposits of mineral salts and collagen within the matrix.

Blood is composed of cells suspended in a liquid mtrix called __.

Which of the following is matched correctly?
a. red blood cell- blood clotting
b. white blood cell- carries oxygen
c. platelets- fight infection
d. none of the above

Nerve cells, called __, conduct nervous impulses; while helper cells, or __, support and nourish the neurons.

forms framework of outer ear

functions as a heat insulator beneath the skin

contains large amounts of fluid and lacks fibers

forms flexible part of nose and found at the ends of bones

pads between vertebrae (intervertebral disks) that acts as a shock absorber

found in respiratory tubules

coordinates, regulates, and integrates body functions

contains intercalated disks

muscle that lacks striations

striated and involuntary

striated and voluntary

muscle attached to bones

moves food through digestive tract

found only in the heart

fucntions in the exchange of gases in the lungs and lines blood and lymph vessels as well as body cavities

this type of epithelium lines the stomach and intestines where it secretes digestive fluid and absorbs nutrients

In __ cilia may be present, along with mucus secreting goblet cells that line and sweep debris from rspiratory tubules

__ make up the outer layer of skin and lines the mouth, throuat, vagina, and anal canal.

found in the tissues of the urinary bladder