Histo

Desmosomes

Hold structures together & allows communication

Which of the following is not a type of fibrous connective tissue?

Hyaline cartilage

After six months of lifting weights at the gym, you notice that some of your muscles have increased in size. This increase in size is due to __________ of muscle cells.

Hypertrophy

If you gently rub your thumb and forefinger together, each finger is contacting

Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium

What is the most abundant protein in the body?

collagen

Which is the first type of connective tissue to form in the embryo and the source of all other adult connective tissue?

Mesenchyme

The psuedostratified columnar epithelium of the bronchi in smokers may transform into stratified squamous epithelium. This is an example of

Metaplasia

Microscopic folds that increase surface area

Microvilli

Membranes that line passageways that open to the outside environment are called

Mucous membranes (mucosa)

Epithelial tissues have an attached (basal) border and free (apical) border. This arrangement is known as

Polarity

An epithelium whose cells are tall and narrow, with each one touching the basement membrane and reaching the apical surface, is called __________ epithelium.

Simple Columnar

Microvilli are found in ______ epithelium, which can be found in ______ where there is a need for increased surface area for absorption

Simple columnar; small intestine

Which type of epithelial tissue would be the least protective?

Simple squamous

Which of the following is not lined by nonkeratizined stratified squamous epithelium?

Small intestine

Collagenous fibers are very abundant in __________.

Tendons, ligaments, and the deeper portion of the skin

What feature of your ear accounts for its ability to regain its shape after it has been deformed or compressed?

The elastic fibers present in the ears cartilage

tight junctions

Tight, rivet like (apical) Prevents things from flowing through

Found in the urinary bladder, __________ epithelium resembles __________ stratified epithelium, but the ____ cells are ovoid

Transitional; apical

In an epithelium, there is almost no extracellular matrix.

True

Which of the following is not a fiber found in connective tissue?

Areolar

There are four types of body membranes. Select the exemption

Cartilaginous

Which primary tissue type is most abundant in the body?

Connective

Gap junctions

Creates a channel

The largest of the body membranes, commonly called the skin is the _____ membrane

Cutaneous

Mesoderm

Dermis of skin

The pericardium is a two layered serous membrane that

Encloses the heart

Ectoderm

Epidermis of skin

Which tissue type covers body surfaces and lines the inside of organs and body cavities?

Epithelial

Endoderm

Epithelial lining of respiratory tract

In what tissue would you expect to find very little, if any, extracellular matrix?

Epithelial tissue

The membrane that lines the digestive, respiratory, urinary and reproductive tracts consist of

Epithelium and areolar connective tissue

Connective tissues contain abundant cells that are on contact with one another

False

Desmosomes are more effective than tight junctions in preventing substances from passing between cells.

False

In nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium, the cells in the superficial layer are dead

False

The process of a cell changing shape in response to its environment is called neoplasia

False

Some simple columnar and pseudostratified columnar epithelia have _________ cells, which produce a protective mucous coating over the mucous membranes.

Goblet

Mesenchyme

embryonic connective tissue

Which is avascular (lacks blood vessels)?

epithelial tissue