A&P 1 - Saladin 6; Chapter 5 Review

T or F Adipocytes are limited to adipose tissue.

False Adipocytes are also found in areolar tissue, either singly or in small clusters.

T or F In all connective tissues, the matrix occupies more space than cells do.

False Adipose tissue is an exception; cells constitute most of its volume.

T or F Cartilage is always covered by a fibrous perichondrium.

False Perichondrium is lacking from fibrocartilage and from hyaline articular cartilage.

T or F The esophagus is protected from abrasion by keratinized stratified squamous epithelium.

False The esophageal epithelium is nonkeratinized.

T or F Tight junctions function primarily to prevent cells from pulling apart.

False Tight junctions serve mainly to restrict the passage of material between cells.

T or F All cells of a pseudostratified columnar epithelium contract the basement membrane.

True

T or F Metaplasia is a normal, healthy tissue transformation but neoplasia is not.

True

T or F Nerve and muscle cells are not the body's only electrically excitable cells.

True

T or F Not all skeletal muscle is attached to bones.

True

T or F The stroma of a gland does not secrete anything.

True

A fixative serves to: a. stop tissue decay b. improve contrast c. repair a damaged tissue d. bind epithelial cells together e. bind cardiac myocytes together

a. stop tissue decay

Transitional epithelium is found in: a. the urinary system b. the respiratory system c. the digestive system d. the reproductive system e. all of the above

a. the urinary system

State meaning, and give a term in which it is used: apo-

away - apoptosis

The external surface of the stomach is covered by: a. a mucosa b. a serosa c. the parietal peritoneum d. a lamina propria e. a basement membrane

b. a serosa

The shape of the external ear is due to: a. skeletal muscle b. elastic cartilage c. fibrocartilage d. articular cartilage e. hyaline cartilage

b. elastic cartilage

The most abundant formed element(s) of blood is/are: a. plasma b. erythrocytes c. platelets d. leukocytes e. proteins

b. erythrocytes

The collagen of areolar tissue is produced by: a. macrophages b. fibroblasts c. mast cells d. leukocytes e. chondrocytes

b. fibroblasts

An epithelium rests on a layer called ----- between its deepest cells and the underlying connective tissue.

basement membrane

----- prevent fluids from seeping between epithelial cells. a. Glycosaminoglycans b. Hemidesmosomes c. Tight junctions d. communicating juncitons e. Basement membrane

c. Tight junctions

Which of these is a primary germ layer? a. epidermis b. mucosa c. ectoderm d. endothelium e. epithelium

c. ectoderm

State meaning, and give a term in which it is used: chondro-

cartilage - chondrocyte

Tendons and ligaments are made mainly of the protein ----- .

collagen

State meaning, and give a term in which it is used: necro-

dead - necrosis

Tendons are composed of ----- connective tissue. a. skeletal b. areolar c. dense irregular d. yellow elastic e. dense regular

e. dense regular

A seminiferous tubule of the testis is lined with ----- epithelium. a. simple cuboidal b. pseudostratified columnar ciliated c. stratified squamous d. transitional e. stratified cuboidal

e. stratified cuboidal

Muscle cells and axons are often called ----- because of their shape.

fibers

State meaning, and give a term in which it is used: plas-

formed - neoplasia

State meaning, and give a term in which it is used: hyalo-

glassy - hyaline

Osteocytes and chondrocytes occupy little cavities called ----- .

lacunae

Fibers and ground substance make up the ----- of a connective tissue.

matrix (extracellular material)

The simple squamous epithelium the lines the peritoneal cavity is called ----- .

mesothelium

A/an ----- adult stem cell can differentiate into two or more mature cell types.

multipotent

Any form of pathological tissue death is called ----- .

necrosis

State meaning, and give a term in which it is used: ecto-

outer - ectoderm

State meaning, and give a term in which it is used: -gen

producing - collagen

State meaning, and give a term in which it is used: squamo-

scale - squamous

Any epithelium in which every cell touches the basement membrane is called a/an ----- epithelium.

simple

The only type of muscle that lacks gap junctions is ----- .

skeletal muscle

State meaning, and give a term in which it is used: histo-

tissue - histology

State meaning, and give a term in which it is used: holo-

whole - holocrine