Human Anatomy ch3

_____ is a type of tissue necrosis associated with poor circulation, often combined with infection.

Gangrene

A fixative serves to a. stop tissue decay b. improve contrast c. repair a damaged tissue d. bind epithelial cells together e. bind cardiac myocytes together

a. stop tissue decay

The Transitional epithelium is found in a. the urinary system b. the respiratory system c. the digestive system d. the reproductive system e. all the above

a. the urinary system

the prearranged death of a cell has completes its task is called ____.

apoptosis

the shape at the external ear is due to a. skeletal muscle b. elastic cartilage c. fibrocartilage d. articular cartilage e. hyaline cartilage

b. elastic cartilage

The most abundant formed element(s) of blood is/are a. plasma b. erythrocytes c. platelets d. leukocytes e. proteins

b. erythrocytes

The collagen of areolar tissue is produced by a. macrophages b. fibroblasts c, mast cells d. leucocytes e. chondrocytes

b. fibroblasts

an epithelium rests on a layer called the ____ between its deepest cells and the underlying connective tissue.

basement membrane

The Interior of the respiratory tract is lined with a. serosa b. mesothelium c. mucosa d. endothelium e. peritoneum

c. mucosa

tendons and ligaments are made mainly of the protein _____.

collagen

When the blood supply to a tissue is cut off, the tissue is most likely to undergo a. metaplasia b. hyperplasia c. apoptosis d. necrosis e. hypertrophy

d. necrosis

A seminiferous tubule of the testes is lined with _____ epithelium a. simple cuboidal b. pseudostratified columnar ciliated c. stratified squamous d. Transitional e. stratified cubodial

e. Stratified cuboidal

Tendons are composed of ______ connective tissue. a. skeletal b. areolar c. dense irregular d. yellow elastic e. dense regular

e. dense regular

muscle cells and axons are often called ____ because of their shape.

fibers

in _____ glands, the secretion is formed by the complete disintegration of the gland cells

holocrine

osteocytes and chondrocytes occupy little cavities called ___.

lacunae

fibers and ground substance makes up the ______ of a connective tissue.

matrix

the simple squamous that lines the peritoneal cavity is called ____.

mesothelium

any epithelium in which every cell touches the basement membrane is called a ______ epithelium.

simple