A&P Final Chapter 4

This type of tissue has intercalated discs, appears striated and is considered to be under involuntary control.

Cardiac Muscle

Endocrine glands secrete __________________ into __________________.

Horomones;Blood

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

Secretion of these exocrine glands ( eg. in the pancreas) is packaged by the Golgi complex and then released by exocytosis

Merocrine

The tissue that best allows for rapid diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide through the air sacs (alveoli) of the lungs is called ___________ epithelium.

Simple squamous

Cells that are flat and tile-shaped are called _____________ cells.

Squamous

Which of the following features is not common to all connective tissues?

The cells of connective tissue are arranged in layers or sheets.

__________________ epithelium found in the bladder resembles ______________ epithelium, but the apical cells are rounded, not flattened.

Transitional; stratified squamous

Which of the following is a function of blood?

Transport nutrients to the tissues

Smooth and cardiac muscles are under involuntary control. (T/F)

True

To increase surface area for absorption, columnar cells lining the small intestine show a brush border of cilia on the apical surface (T/F)

True

It is normal for the uterus to shrink after a woman gives birth. This is is facilitated by ________ of the cells of the uterus.

apoptosis

Cells that are taller than they are wide are called _____________ cells.

columnar

The shape of a person's external ear is given by

elastic cartilage

The basement membrane is found between __________

epithelium and connective tissue

The duct of an exocrine gland leads into the bloodstream rather than onto an epithelial surface (T/F)

false

The four primary tissue types found in adult organs include all of the following except

fibrous

Mucin, which combines with water to form a thick and sticky product, is produced by ___________ glands. However, __________________ glands produce a relatively watery fluid.

mucous; serous

Most kidney tubules are made of ____________, which are specialized for absorption and secretion

simple cuboidal epithelium

Collagenous fibers are very abundant in

tendons, ligaments, and the deeper portion of the skin

Which type of tissue is found in the urinary tract?

transitional epithelium

Marfan syndrome is a hereditary defect in elastic fibers. People with this syndrome may have

weak arterial walls.

The replacement of damaged tissue with scar tissue is called

Fibrosis

Replacement of dead or damaged cells with the same type of cell as before is known as

Regeneration

Which of the following is a function of adipose tissue?

Energy storage

Cartilage is supportive connective tissue that heals slowly because it has abundant blood vessels. (T/F)

False

What kind of cells would you expect to see in a tissue that has a mucus coating on the apical surface?

Goblet cells

________membranes lines passageways that open to the exterior environment.

Mucous

The epithelium of the lungs in smokers may transform into abnormal cells that continue to multiply to form an abnormal mass. This exemplifies

Neoplasia

_______________ epithelium provides a moist and slippery surface and is well suited to resist stress, as in the ________________.

Nonkeratinized; vagina