DHS Human Anatomy Chapter 6 Written Exam

________ muscle tissue has no visible striations and is found in the walls of hollow organs.

Smooth

________ connective tissue is commonly called fat

adipose

The structural and functional unit of all living things is the ________.

cell

The major cell type of cartilage is the ________.

chondrocyte

The specialized cellular compartments within the cytosol of the cell are collectively called ________.

cilia

The type of tissue that functions to protect, support, insulate, and cushion together body tissues are classified as ________.

connective tissues

In cell division, the term that refers to division of the cytoplasm is ________.

cytokinesis

Tendons and ligaments are classified as ________.

dense connective (regular fibrous) tissue

Jacinda tore her Achilles (calcaneal) tendon during a recent track meet. She has injured ________.

dense connective tissue

The portion of the cell's life cycle that does not involve cell division is known as ________.

interphase

The organelle that contains enzymes produced by ribosomes and packaged by the Golgi apparatus is the ________.

lysosome

The period of the cell cycle when the cell grows and performs its metabolic activities is ________.

metaphase

The specific type of epithelial tissue found lining organs of the digestive system such as the small intestine is ________.

simple columnar

You're observing a thin slice of onion root tip through the microscope. Cells were captured in various stages of mitosis. Which stage is easily recognizable due to the presence of chromosomes lined up in the middle of the cell?

Metaphase

Identify the type of connective tissue that is found in lymph nodes, the spleen, and bone marrow.

Reticular connective tissue

Which of the following is not classified as a connective tissue?

Skeletal muscle

You examine a slide with cells in various stages of mitosis on a lab quiz. The pointer shows a cell with sister chromatids having separated and the presence of a well-formed cleavage furrow separating the one cell into two. You debate between two answer choices-anaphase and telophase. What feature should have convinced you to select telophase?

The presence of a well-formed cleavage furrow

Which type of tissue is situated in the lining of the urinary bladder and urethra where stretching occurs?

Transitional epithelium

The DNA segment that carries information for building one protein or polypeptide chain is called a(n) ________.

amino acid

The tissue that is usually well vascularized and has an extensive extracellular matrix is called ________.

connective tissue

Cellular material located outside the nucleus yet inside the plasma membrane is the ________.

cytoplasm

People with asthma produce too much mucus, which can block the airways. What type of cell associated with the epithelium of the respiratory tract is responsible for making mucus?

goblet cells

Irritability and conductivity are the two major functional characteristics of ________.

nervous tissue

A tissue constructed of a single layer of flattened cells is known as ________.

stratified squamous epithelium

Groups of cells that are similar in both structure and function are known as ________.

tissues

If someone sitting at the other end of a bar is smoking, you may still breathe in some of the smoke. What process involves the movement of the smoke away from its source?

Diffusion

Where are proteins sent to be modified and packaged before being exported from the cell?

Golgi apparatus

Which of the following is not a hallmark feature of epithelial tissues? A) Epithelial tissues cover body surfaces both inside and outside. B) Epithelial tissues have a basement membrane. C) Epithelial tissues are well vascularized. D) Epithelial tissues have an apical surface.

C) Epithelial tissues are well vascularized

What forms the hard matrix of osseous tissue (bone)?

Calcium salts

What separates the intracellular fluid from the extracellular fluid?

Cytoskeleton