BIO211 - Connect 3

Check all of the statements that are true regarding keratinized stratified squamous epithelium.

-Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium forms the epidermis of the skin. -In keratinized stratified squamous epithelial tissue, the cells on the apical (outer) surface are dead.

Check the functions of connective tissue.

-supporting the internal frame of the body, energy storage, hormone transport, protecting the vital organs, forming the structural framework of the liver

Ligaments are very strong but resistant to stretch. Which protein fiber probably predominates?

Collagen

Which body membrane protects the body from water loss and harm to internal organs?

Cutaneous

Select all that apply to ground substance.

It is nonliving It may contain hyaluronic acid

Select the functions that are appropriate for epithelium in the stomach to perform.

Secreting substances for chemical digestion in the stomach

hen glands have dilated, pouch-like endings, they are referred to as ________ glands.

acinar

Most epithelial tissues have one free, or ______ surface not attached to other cells.

apical

The basal surface of most epithelial tissues is attached to a ____________ membrane, a specialized type of extracellular material secreted by epithelial and connective tissue cells.

basement

Epithelial tissue

cells can be cube or column shaped

Epithelial tissue can be ________ according to cell shape and number of layers.

classified

Fibers that are flexible but resist stretching

collagen fibers

Glands that split are known as

compound

The largest membrane of the body, the ______________ provides a protective barrier from environmental factors such as chemicals, water, microbes, and mechanical trauma.

cutaneous membrane

A _____________ receives signals from other cells.

dendrite

Fibers that can recoil to their original shape

elastic fibers

If a gland secretes its products through a duct to the surface of the small intestine epithelium, it must be an

exocrine gland

Epithelial tissue consists almost entirely of cells, with very little _______________ between them.

extracellular matrix

True or false: Nervous tissue likely provides the shape and support for the stomach.

false

True or false: Neurons are in larger number, and provide supportive functions for glial cells

false

Select all the cells that remain in a connective tissue, helping to support, maintain, and repair the extracellular matrix.

fibroblasts, mesenchymal cells, adipocytes

Epithelial tissue covers body surfaces and forms _________ that are derived developmentally from body surfaces.

glands

A ___________ gland releases fragments of lysed cells within its secretions.

holocrine

Endocrine glands secrete products called _____________.

hormones

Methods of secretion include: ____________, apocrine, and holocrine.

merocrine

The basement membrane helps attach the epithelial cells to underlying tissues, and it plays an important role in supporting and guiding cell ____________ during tissue repair.

migration

Epithelial cells retain the ability to undergo __________ and therefore are able to replace damaged cells with new epithelial cells.

mitosis

Glands that secrete fluids containing mucin are called ____________ glands.

mucous

Consisting of an epithelium, a lamina propria and muscularis mucosae, a _________________ lines passageways of the body such as those of the digestive, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive tracts.

mucous membrane

The digestive tract is lined with a __________. These line body cavities that _______ open up to the outside of the body

mucous membrane; do

The _____________ are the most numerous cells of nervous tissue.

neuroglia

The conductive cells of nervous tissue are called _____________.

neurons

The excitable cells of the nervous system are called___________.

neurons

Nervous tissue consists of cells called ___________ that receive, transmit, and process nerve impulses. It also contains a larger number of cells called _____________ (or supporting cells), which do not _______________ but instead they ____________ and provide nourishment and protection. Each neuron has a prominent cell body that houses both the nucleus and other organelles. The shorter more numerous nerve cell processes are ____________. These ___________ signals and transmit the information to the cell body. The single long process extending from the cell body is the ___________. This can _____________ signals and transmit them to other cells..

neurons, glial cells, transmit nerve impulses, support neurons, dendrites, receive incoming, axon, carry outgoing

The body of a neuron is called the ___________.

neurosoma

Pseudostratified cells look like more than one layer because of the arrangements of the cells'

nuclei

Neuroglia ________ and assist neurons.

protect

Check all of the items that are possible functions of epithelial tissue.

protection, absorption, sensation

Fibers that branch to form a supporting network

reticular fibers

Which feature of a holocrine gland will distinguish it from merocrine and apocrine glands?

secretions are released by rupture of whole cells

Glands that secrete thin, aqueous fluids are known as __________ glands.

serous

Consisting of simple squamous epithelium resting on a thin layer of areolar connective tissue, a ____________ lines the insides of some body cavities and produces a thin, watery secretion that lubricates internal areas of movement.

serous membrane

Covering the outer surface of many visceral organs is a ___________ membrane. These line body cavities that _______ open up to the outside of the body.

serous, do not

Exocrine glands that are devoid of branches are referred to as ________ glands.

simple

One layer of cells is called _________ and more than one layer is called stratified.

simple

The type of epithelium that would best allow rapid diffusion, osmosis, or filtration is ____________ epithelium.

simple squamous

The type of epithelial tissue that is only one cell layer thick is called __________; the type of epithelial tissue that is two or more cell layers thick is called _________.

simple; stratified

The type of muscle tissue that would be found in the wall of the bladder is ________ muscle tissue.

smooth

Thin, flat, scaly cells are

squamous

A _____________ serves as a wrapping around largely mobile joints and secretes synovial fluid that serves to lubricate joint movement.

synovial membrane

Which body membrane would be found lining the inside of the knee joint?

synovial membrane

Columnar cells are tall and

thin

True or false: A gland may be composed of a single cell.

true

True or false: All connective tissue contains three basic components: cells, protein fibers, and ground substance.

true