Histology
Blood is a type of connective tissue.
True
Which structures are highlighted?
cell bodies of Purkinje cells
Which structures are highlighted?
myelin sheaths
Which structure is highlighted?
pancreatic islet
Which structure is highlighted?
basement membrane
Which structure is highlighted?
cell body
The highlighted fibers are produced by what cell type?
fibroblast
Which tissue is highlighted?
gray matter
Cardiac muscle is found in the ________.
heart
Which structures are highlighted?
intercalated discs
Which structure is highlighted?
ventral funiculus
All the following are examples of connective tissue EXCEPT __________
neurons
What is a characteristic of the highlighted muscle tissue?
uni-nucleated
________ are cells that make up the brain and spinal cord and transmit electrical signals from receptor to effectors.
Neurons
Epithelial tissues can be classified according to cell shape. __________ epithelial cells are scalelike and flattened.
Squamous
Endocrine and exocrine glands are classified as epithelium because they usually develop from epithelial membranes.
True
This connective tissue consists of large round densely packed cells with the nucleus pushed to one side.
adipose
Squamous epithelial cells ________.
are thin and flat, like fish scales
This type of connective tissue is found under epithelia, packaging organs, and surrounding capillaries
areolar
Conduction velocity in the highlighted structure is dependent on which of the following features?
axon diameter
Which structures are highlighted?
axons
Which structures are highlighted?
cilia
This connective tissue looks like strands of wavy hair. It is very strong and attaches muscles to bones.
dense regular
What term is used to refer to the highlighted epithelium in a blood vessel?
endothelium
This tissue type is a covering and lining tissue. It also includes glands
epithelial
This is the toughest kind of cartilage. It is found in places that receive a lot of mechanical stress.
fibrocartilage
Epithelial tissues are found ________.
lining hollow organs
All connective tissue is derived from an embryonic tissue known as __________.
mesenchyme
Which structures are highlighted?
myelinated nerve fiber
Of the two major cell types found in nervous tissue, __________ cells are highly specialized to generate and conduct electrical signals
neurons
Which structures are highlighted?
nodes of Ranvier
Which structures are highlighted?
nuclei
Which tissue is highlighted?
perichondrium
Which structure is highlighted?
perisoteal bone collar
Which of the following is a function of the highlighted cell?
phagocytosis
Which formed elements are highlighted?
platelets
Select the tissue that is a simple epithelium.
pseudostratified
Which epithelial type is highlighted?
pseudostratified columnar epithelium
Which type of tissue is highlighted?
red bone marrow
Which of the following is synthesized in the highlighted structure?
ribosomal RNA
What is a function of the highlighted cells?
secrete bone matrix
This epithelial tissue forms the kidney tubules, and the ducts and secretory portions of small glands.
simple cuboidal
Which epithelial type is highlighted?
simple cuboidal epithelium
Which muscle tissue type is controlled voluntarily?
skeletal
What mechanism allows for a contraction of the highlighted cell?
sliding filament
Which structure is highlighted?
stratified squamous epithelium, keratinized
Which structure is highlighted?
striation
Which structures are highlighted?
striations