Histology

True or False QuestionYour Answer correct True or false: An organ is a structure composed of multiple types of tissues that must work together to accomplish a complex task.

True

True or false: Tissues are groups of similar cells that carry out a common function.

True

Different types of connective tissue have ______ amount of ground substance.

a varrying

Which three are functions of adipose tissue?

acts as an insulator to slow heat loss cushions shock provides padding

These connective tissue cells are closely packed together and have nuclei squeezed to one side by the material that they store.

adipose

The type of connective tissue shown here is found nearly everywhere in the body. It is also a major component of the subcutaneous layer of the skin. It is called ______ connective tissue.

areolar

Which option best explains why nutrients for epithelial cells are obtained by diffusion from the underlying connective tissue?

avascularity

A fluid connective tissue composed of formed elements and matrix is

blood

The type of connective tissue characterized by osteons with lacunae, which is functionally used to support and protect other tissues in the body, is compact ______ connective tissue.

bone

Which is an example of a supporting connective tissue?

cartilage

This type of epithelium is known for its ability to move structures like the oocyte in a uterine tube or small particles in the bronchioles of the lung.

ciliated simple columnar epithelium

Which type of epithelial is cell is taller than it is wide?

columnar

Loose connective tissues is best categorized as which of the following tissue types?

connective tissue proper

Which statements describe the locations of epithelial tissue?

covers many organs covers body surfaces lines many organs lines body cavities

Transitional cells change their shape from polyhedral to flat depending on ______ of the epithelium.

degree of stretch

Select all that contain a simple cuboidal epithelium.

ducts of most glands kidney tubules

Which of the following would you expect to find in the walls of the large arteries?

elastic connective tissue

Which type of glands lack ducts and can secrete their products directly into the bloodstream?

endocrine

The simple squamous epithelium that lines blood and lymphatic vessels is called a

endothelium

What is the simple squamous epithelium that lines blood and lymphatic vessels called?

endothelium

The major tissue type that acts as "a gatekeeper" because it regulates the movement of materials in and out of certain body regions is _________ tissue.

epithelial

Epithelial tissues have ______ innervation.

extensive

True or false: Mucous connective tissue is the first type to emerge in the developing embryo.

false

Which connective tissue cell produces fibers and ground substance?

fibroblasts

Blood is a type of ______ connective tissue.

fluid

Which of the following secretes mucin?

goblet cells

Many areas of spongy bone contain red bloodBlank 1Blank 1 red blood _____ which are responsible for producing new blood cells.

hematopoietic

Which option best explains the ability of epithelial tissues to repair themselves?

high regenerative capacity

Which is the most common type of cartilage, and also the weakest?

hyaline

Which type of cartilage is surrounded by a perichondrium and named for its clear, glassy appearance?

hyaline cartilage

Hyaline cartilage is located ______.

in costal cartilages in the fetal skeleton at the ends of long bones in the nose

Which two statements characterize simple squamous epithelial tissue?

it lines blood vessels it allows for rapid diffusion or filtration

The type of epithelial tissue that form the epidermis of skin is _______ stratified squamous.

keratinized

Where might you find simple squamous epithelium?

lining of air sacs (alveoli) of lungs lining of lumen of blood vessels (endothelium

Which is a location of pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium?

lining of trachea

Which connective tissue cells are derived from monocytes in the blood and reside in the extracellular matrix after leaving the blood?

macrophages

Tiny, cytoplasmic projections on the apical surface of a cell that increase the surface area for secretion and absorption are called ______.

microvilli

What type of membrane lines body passageways that eventually open to the external environment?

mucous

Which type of connective tissue is located in the umbilical cord only?

mucous connective tissue

Of the types of the body membranes, the principal types of internal membranes are

mucous, serous

These epithelial cells form a single layer of tall, narrow cells whose apical membranes may have microvilli for increased absorption and secretion.

nonciliated simple columnar

This type of epithelium has live cells all the way to its apical surface as evidenced by the nuclei that are present in their flattened cells.

nonkeratinized stratified squamous

Keratinized stratified squamous epithelial tissue is located ______.

oral cavity

A structure, which is composed of two or more tissue types, that works together to perform a specific task is a

organ

Three functions of bone include ______.

protection of organs support of soft tissues storage of calcium

Which are the functions of bone?

protection of vital organs stores calcium and phosphorus provides levers for movement carries out hematopoiesis

The lining of the larynx consists of what type of epithelial tissue?

pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

Erythrocytes are ______.

red blood cells

Choose the type of connective tissue one would find in the stroma of lymph nodes, in the spleen, the thymus, and in the bone marrow.

reticular

Which criteria are used to classify epithelia?

shape of cells at apical surface number of cell layers

Which type of epithelium is one cell layer thick?

simple

Which is found in areas where stress is minimal and where filtration, absorption, or secretion is the primary function?

simple epithelium

Which type of epithelium is in the lining of the lung air sacs?

simple squamous

An epithelial cell is classified as ______ if it is thin and flat. Multiple choice question.

squamous

Which of the following epithelial cells are flat, wide, and somewhat irregular in shape?

squamous

Which are considered the functions of connective tissue?

storage and transport physical protection binding and support of structures

The type of epithelium that contains two or more layers of epithelial cells is ________ epithelium.

stratified

he type of epithelium found in areas likely to be subjected to abrasive activities and mechanical stress is ______ epithelium.

stratified

Connective tissue is designed to _____, ________, and bind organs.

support protect

Which three are locations of areolar connective tissue?

surrounding blood vessels dermis of the skin subcutaneous layer deep to skin

The function of a ______ is to attach a muscle to a bone.

tendon

Dense regular connective tissue is found in ______.

tendons and ligmaents

Which statements characterize nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelial tissue?

the cells remain moist the cells remain alive all the way to its apical surface keratin is not present within the cells it lines part of the anus

An epithelium is composed of ______ packed cells.

tightly

Groups of similar cells and extracellular material that perform a common function are ______.

tissues

The type of epithelial tissue that lines the urinary bladder is epithelial tissue.

transitional

What type of epithelium contains cells able to withstand a significant amount of stretch?

transitional

True or false: Areolar connective tissue is found nearly everywhere in the body.

true

True or false: Most connective tissue cells are not in direct contact with each other.

true

Leukocytes are commonly called _____ blood cells.

white