Tissues of The Body
Which type of connective tissue is avascular
Cartilage
______ muscle tissue has no visible striating and has spindle-shaped cells
Smooth
Jacinda tore her Achilles (calcaneal) tendon during a recent track meet. She has injured
dense connective tissue
Glands, such as the thyroid, that secrete their products directly into the blood rather than through ducts are classified as ________.
endocrine
Type of tissue that can be simple or stratified
epithelial tissue
Type of tissue that has an apical surface and a basement membrane
epithelial tissue
Type of tissue that is common in glands and their ducts
epithelial tissue
Which of these characteristics best describes cardiac muscle tissue:
movement is involuntary and cells possess striations
Type of tissue that can be described as voluntary or involuntary
muscle tissue
Type of tissue that is specialized to contract and produce movement
muscle tissue
Type of tissue that is found in the brain and spinal cord
nervous tissue
Type of tissue whose two functional characteristics are irritability and conductivity
nervous tissue
Which type of tissue conducts electrochemical impulses?
nervous tissue
neurons and neuroglia are components of _______
nervous tissue
The cell type found in nervous tissue is the ________
neuron
Bone is best described as ______
osseous tissue
Damaged tissues that are repaired by the same kind of cells experience a replacement process known as
regeneration
Identify the type of tissue that is found in lymph nodes, the spleen, and bone marrow:
reticular connective tissue
Forms the lining of the stomach and small intestine
simple columnar
The type of epithelial tissue found lining organs of the digestive system such as the small intestines is ______
simple columnar
A tissue constructed of a single layer of flattened cells is known as
simple squamous epithelium
Which of the following is not classified as connective tissue
skeletal muscle
The type of muscle found in the walls of hollow organs, such as the stomach, and in the walls of blood vessels is:
smooth muscle
Which tissue performs peristalsis to move substances, such as food, through the hollow organs of the body?
smooth muscle tissue
Best suited for areas subjected to friction
stratified squamous
Lines the esophagus and forms the skin epidermis
stratified squamous
Many layers of flattened cells should be termed ________ epithelial tissue.
stratified squamous
Which of the following epithelial tissues is composed of many layers of cells?
stratified squamous epithelium
Groups of cells that are similar in both structure and function are known as
tissues
Found in the bladder lining; peculiar cells that slide over one another
transitional
Which type of tissue is situated in the lining of the urinary bladder and urethra where stretching occurs?
transitional epithelium
Lines much of the respiratory tract
Pseudostratified columnar (ciliated)
Propels substances across its surface
Pseudostratified columnar (ciliated)
Which of the following tissues is constructed of many collagen fibers?
Scar tissue
______ tissue is commonly called fat
adipose
Epithelial tissues have one free surface or edge known as the _______ surface
apical
The presence of chondrocytes indicates that a tissue is
cartilage
The type of tissue consisting of cells embedded in an extracellular matrix is ________ tissue.
connective
The tissue that is usually well vascularized and has an extensive extracellular matrix is called ________
connective tissue
Type of tissue that can be classified as loose or dense
connective tissue
Type of tissue that consists of living cells surrounded by an extracellular matrix
connective tissue
Type of tissue that contains collagen, elastic, or reticular fibers
connective tissue
Type of tissue that supports, protects, and binds tissues together
connective tissue
The tissue shown in figure 3.3 most likely
covers and lines body surfaces
_______ glands posses ducts that transport secretions onto epithelial surfaces
Exocrine
The illustration of simple squamous epithelial is
Label A
The illustration of simple cuboidal epithelial is _______
Label B
The illustration of cardiac muscle tissue is
Label C
The illustration of stratified squamous epithelial is
Label D
The illustration of skeletal muscle tissue is _______
Label E
