Ch. 8-9
Adipose tissue is
a storage tissue
The union of basal and fibroreticular laminae together forms the
basement membrane
Which of the following contains osteocytes?
bone
Which of the following is not a principal type of tissue?
cardiac
Which of the following is not a type of connective tissue?
cardiac
Which of the following contains intercalated disks?
cardiac muscle
Which of the following tissues lacks a direct blood supply and consequently heals very slowly?
cartilage
Of the many different kinds of protein compounds in the body, which is the most abundant?
collagen
The most abundant and widespread tissue in the body is
connective.
The fluid environment that fills the spaces between the cells of the body is called
extracellular matrix
The strongest and most durable type of cartilage is
fibrocartilage
During the first two weeks after conception, cells form three primary germ layers which become increasingly more differentiated in a process called
histogenesis
Cells in a tissue are surrounded by or embedded in a complex extracellular material called a
matrix
What is the main function of muscle tissue?
movement
A lubricating substance produced by goblet cells is called
mucus.
Which types of tissue have a limited capacity to regenerate?
muscle and nervous
The conducting unit of the nerve tissue is the
neuron.
Which of the following is an example of a serous membrane?
pleura peritoneum pericardium
What is the major function of epithelial tissue?
protection
Besides water, extracellular matrix contains
proteins and proteoglycans
The growth of functional new tissue is called
regeneration.
The connective tissue membranes that line the spaces between bones and joints are called _____ membranes
synovial
The tip of the nose and the external ear are composed of
elastic cartilage
Which of the following is not a primary germ layer?
epiderm
Stratified squamous (keratinized) epithelial cells are found in the
epidermis.
Which principal type of tissue covers and protects body surfaces and lines body cavities?
epithelial
The two major categories of body membranes are
epithelial and connective
All glands in the body can be classified as either
exocrine or endocrine
Which type of tissue has cube-shaped cells and can be found lining the kidney tubules?
simple cuboidal epithelium
During embryonic development, new kinds of cells can be formed from a special kind of undifferentiated cell called a
stem cell