A&P 1 Practice Exam 1

Which of the following types of cartilage serves as the embryonic precursor to long bones? A. Hyaline cartilage B. Elastic cartilage C. Fibrocartilage D. Articular cartilage

A. Hyaline cartilage

Which of the following types of epithelial tissues is best suited for areas of the body where diffusion or filtration occurs? A. Stratified columnar B. Simple cuboidal C. Simple squamous D. Stratified squamous

C. Simple squamous

This bone contains four major areas: squamous, tympanic, mastoid, and petrous. It is the ______ bone. A. mandible B. occipital C. temporal D. frontal

C. temporal

Which of the following bones does not articulate directly with any other bone in the skeleton? A. Hyoid B. Scapula C. Mandible D. Clavicle

A. Hyoid

You would expect to find ____________ fibers in areas that undergo a lot of stretch and rebound. A. elastic B. collagen C. reticular D. white

A. elastic

The mucus-secreting cells prevalent in simple columnar epithelium are known as __________. A. goblet cells B. cup cells C. chalice cells D. mucocells

A. goblet cells

The _____ is not an integral bone of the skull and is not attached by sutures to the remainder of the skull bones. A. sphenoid B. ethmoid C. maxilla D. mandible

A. sphenoid

The major distinction between endocrine glands and exocrine glands is that endocrine glands secrete their product into _________. A. the blood B. duct C. the stomach D. the bladder

A. the blood

How many bones form the adult vertebral column? A. 2 B. 26 C. 206 D. 62

B. 26

With which portion of an epithelial cell in the stomach would food be in contact? A. Basal surface B. Apical surface C. Basal lamina D. Reticular lamina

B. Apical surface

Of the following connective tissues, which generally takes the most time to recover from injury? A. Bone B. Cartilage C. Areolar connective tissue D. Adipose tissue

B. Cartilage

Which of the following tissues is the most abundant and widely distributed? A. Epithelial B. Connective C. Muscle D. Nervous

B. Connective

Which of the following specialized terms reflects the epithelial tissue found lining the inside of blood and lymph vessels? A. Epithelium B. Endothelium C. Mesothelium D. Squathelium

B. Endothelium

Which bones help form the orbital cavity? (you may select more than one answer) D. Lacrimal C. Zygomatic A. Temporal B. Frontal

B. Frontal, C. Zygomatic, D. Lacrimal

This skull bone is connected to the rest of the cranium posteriorly via the coronal suture. It is the ______ bone. A. sphenoid B. occipital C. parietal D. frontal

B. frontal

Of the following cell types, which are found patrolling areas exposed to harmful bacteria? A. Fibroblasts B. Osteocytes C. Macrophages D. Chrondroblasts

C. Macrophages

Of the four main classes of connective tissue, which has the least solid ground substance? A. Connective tissue proper B. Cartilage C. Bone tissue D. Blood

D. Blood

Why is blood classified as a connective tissue? A. Blood connects two areas of the body. B. Blood provides mechanical support of organs. C. Blood stores large quantities of lipids. D. Blood develops from mesenchyme.

D. Blood develops from mesenchyme.

Which of the following undifferentiated cells of connective tissue do not secrete the matrix of the tissue with which they are associated? A. Fibroblasts B. Osteoblasts C. Chondroblasts D. Hematopoietic stem cells

D. Hematopoietic stem cells

Which of the following glands are holocrine glands? A. Pancreas B. Sweat glands C. Salivary glands D. Sebaceous glands

D. Sebaceous glands

The presence of which type of epithelial tissue is a dead giveaway for glands? A. Simple squamous B. Stratified squamous C. Transitional epithelium D. Simple cuboidal

D. Simple cuboidal

Which characteristic of epithelial tissues would you expect to find in a duct that is subject to a high degree of pressure (such as the male urethra)? A. Cuboidal shape B. Simple layering C. Pseudostratified layering D. Stratified layering

D. Stratified layering

cardiac

Identify the muscle type... (features at arrows are huge hints!)

hyaline

In a single word, name this cartilage type.

Which of the following relationships between a tissue and its general function is not correct? A. Epithelial : digestion B. Connective : support C. Muscle : movement D. Nervous : control

A. Epithelial : digestion

An area in the body exposed to the external environment would be composed of which of the following tissue types? A. Epithelial tissue B. Connective tissue C. Muscle tissue D. Nervous tissue

A. Epithelial tissue

The basal lamina arises from which type of tissue? A. Epithelial tissue B. Connective tissue C. Nervous tissue D. Muscle tissue

A. Epithelial tissue

Which of the following tissue types would you expect to find on a surface of the body that is subjected to a friction? A. Epithelial tissue B. Connective tissue C. Muscle tissue D. Nervous tissue

A. Epithelial tissue

Which of the following types of cartilage is compressible and resists tension well? A. Hyaline cartilage B. Elastic cartilage C. Fibrocartilage D. Articular cartilage

C. Fibrocartilage

Which classification best suits the pancreas? A. Exocrine B. Endocrine C. Exocrine and endocrine D. Holocrine

C. Exocrine and endocrine

pseudostratified ciliated columnar

Name the tissue between the arrows...

A. spinal cord

This tissue would more likely be from the... A. spinal cord B. liver C. heart D. skin