Chapter 3: Cells and Tissues
_________ tissue is commonly called fat
Adipose
Acts as a storage depot for fat
Adipose connective tissue
Provides insulation for the body
Adipose connective tissue
Ephithelial tissues have one free surface or edge known as the _________ surface
Apical
Composes the lamina propria and packages organs; includes a gel-like matrix with all categories of fibers and many cell types
Areolar connective tissue
Contains cylindrical cells with branching ends
Cardiac
Displays intercalated discs
Cardiac
Tissues of the circulatory pump
Cardiac
Changes the internal volume of an organ as it contracts
Cardiac and Skeletal
Involuntary controlled
Cardiac and smooth
The presence of chondrocytes indicate that the tissue is ________
Cartilage
The structural and functional unit of all living things is the _________
Cell
Most widely distributed tissue type in the body
Connective
Packages and protects body organs
Connective
Supports body organs
Connective
The type of tissue consisting of cells embedded in an extracellular matrix is ____________ tissue
Connective
Type of tissue that consists of living cells surrounded by an extracellular matrix
Connective tissue
Types of muscle that contains collagen, elastic, or reticular fibers
Connective tissue
Jacinda tore her Achilles (calcaneal) tendon during a recent track meet. She has injured _____________
Dense connective tissue
Composes the majority of the dermis of the skin
Dense fibrous connective tissue
Provides great strength through parallel bundles of collagenic fibers; found in tendons
Dense fibrous 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
The type of epithelial tissue found lining organs of the digestive system such as the small intestines is _________
Simple Cuboidal
Forms thin serous membranes; a single layer of flattened cells
Simple Squamous
A tissue constructed of a single layer of flattened cells known as __________
Simple squamous epithelium
Allows you to direct your eyeballs
Skeletal
Concerned with locomotion of the body as a whole
Skeletal
Contains long, non branching cylindrical cells
Skeletal
Found attached to bones
Skeletal
Multinucleate
Skeletal
Which of the following is NOT classified as connective tissue?
Skeletal Muscle
Banded appearance
Skeletal and cardiac
Voluntarily controlled
Skeletal muscle
Contains spindle-shaped cells
Smooth
Found in the walls of stomach, uterus, and arteries
Smooth
Single nucleus in each cell
Smooth
_________ muscle tissue has no visible striations and has spindle-shaped cells
Smooth
Best suited for areas subjected to friction
Stratified Squamous
Lines the esophagus and forms the skin epidermis
Stratified Squamous
Which of these characteristics best describes cardiac muscle tissue:
Movement is involuntary and cells possess straitions
Allows for organ movements within the body
Muscle
Allows you to smile, grasp, swim, ski, and shoot an arrow
Muscle
The cells of this tissue shorten to exert force
Muscle
Type of tissue that is specialized to contract and produce movement
Muscle tissue
Types of tissues that can be described as voluntary or involuntary
Muscle tissue
Basis of the major controlling system of the body
Nervous
Forms the brain and spinal cord
Nervous
Transmits electrochemical impulses
Nervous
Neurons and neuroglial are components of ___________
Nervous tissue
Type of tissue that is found in the brain and spinal cord
Nervous tissue
Which tissue type conducts electrochemical impulses?
Nervous tissue
The cell type found in the nervous system is the _________
Neuron
Bone is best described as ______
Osseous tissue
Contains cells arranged concentrically around a nutrient canal; matrix is hard due to calcium salts
Osseous tissue
Forms the bony skeleton
Osseous tissue
Lines much of the respiratory tract
Pseudostratified Columnar
Propels substances (e.g., mucus) across its surface
Pseudostratisfied Columnar (citilated)
Damaged tissues that are repaired by the same kind of cells experience a replacement process known as ______
Regeneration
Forms the stroma or internal "skeleton" of lymph nodes, the spleen, and other lymphoid organs
Reticular connective tissue
Which of the following tissues is constructed of many collagen fibers?
Scar tissue
Forms the lining of the stomach and small intestine
Simple Columnar
Cells of this tissue may absorb and/or secrete substances
Epithelium
Forms hormones
Epithelium
Forms mucous, serous, and epidermal membranes
Epithelium
_____________ glands possess ducts that transport secretions onto epithelial surfaces
Exocrine
Intercalated discs found in cardiac muscle tissues are___
Gap junctions
Forms the embryonic skeleton and the surfaces of bones at the joints; reinforces the trachea
Hyaline cartilage
Matrix with no specific shape, heavily invaded with fibers; appears glassy and smooth
Hyaline cartilage
Many layers of flattened cells should be termed ________ epithelial tissue.
Stratisfied Squamous
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