Groups of cells that are similar in both structure and function are known as ________
true or false
Muscle tissue is located in the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.-false
True or False
Ribosomes are found attached to smooth endoplasmic reticulum or freely in the cytoplasm-false
True or False
Active processes, such as solute pumping, use ATP-true
true or flase
The matrix of hyaline cartilage consists of abundant collagen fibers hidden in a rubbery matrix-true
what transport process can create a concentration gradient for sodium across the plasma membrane?
active transport
________ tissue is commonly called fat
adipose
The presence of chondrocytes indicates that a tissue is ________
cartilage
Which type of connective tissue is avascular?
cartilage
Which of the following is primarily composed of DNA?
chromatin
What is required for diffusion to occur?
concentration gradient
Tendons and ligaments are classified as ________.
dense connective (fibrous) tissue
Passive processes that move substances across membranes ________.
do not require ATP
What type of tissue has cells that are tightly packed, sits on a basement membrane, is avascular, and is easily regenerated?
epithilium
________ glands possess ducts that transport secretions onto epithelial surfaces.
exocrine
What process permits absorption of glucose into cells?
facilitated diffusion
Which of the following substances must travel across a membrane via facilitated diffusion?
glucose
The preparation of secretory vesicles for export from the cell is the responsibility of the ________.
golgi
Which of the following is NOT a structural component of the nucleus?
golgi
Which of these organelles is responsible for forming secretory vesicles?
golgi
The phospholipid tails are ________, which make the plasma membrane impermeable to water
hydrophobic
A solution that contains fewer solutes than the cell is ________ to the cell
hypotonic
What is the first stage to occur during tissue repair (wound healing)?
inflammation
What characteristic is shared by both cardiac and smooth muscle tissue?
involuntary contractions
Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease in which acid hydrolase enzymes escape from leaky cellular organelles, causing pain and a burning sensation in joints. The leaky organelles from which these acid hydrolase enzymes escape are the __________.
lysosomes
What are the three basic parts or regions of a cell?
nucleus, cytoplasm, and plasma membrane
What process does water use to move across the plasma membrane?
osmosis
What part of the plasma membrane is hydrophobic?
phospholipid "tails"
What separates the intracellular fluid from the extracellular fluid?
plasma membrane
What assists the movement of substances by facilitated diffusion?
protein carrier or channel
Identify the type of connective tissue that is found in lymph nodes, the spleen, and bone marrow
reticular connective tissue
Which organelle synthesizes proteins that are used in the cytoplasm?
ribosomes that are free within the cytoplasm
The specific type of epithelial tissue found lining organs of the digestive system such as the small intestine is ________.
simple columnar
What tissue is specialized for the rapid diffusion of gases and nutrients across its cells?
simple squamous epitheliam
________ muscle tissue has no visible striations and is found in the walls of hollow organs
smooth
Which type of tissue is situated in the lining of the urinary bladder and urethra where stretching occurs?
transitional epithelium
True or False
tratified squamous epithelium forms the surface of the skin, the lining of the mouth, and the lining of the esophagus.-true
What happens when body cells are placed in a hypertonic solution?
water leaves the cells and the cells shrink