Tissues

Which of the choices listed below are characteristics shared by all epithelial tissues? 1 contain a high amount of extracellular matrix (substance between cells) 2 avascular (no blood vessels) 3 cells closely joined together 4 form surface layers 5 found immediately next to blood-vessel rich connective tissues

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Which of the following types of muscular tissue is best associated with contraction of the heart?

Cardiac

Which of the following is the most prevalent type of tissue within the visible outer ear (auricle)?

Elastic cartilage

Which of the following types of cell junctions allow communication between cells? adherens junctions desmosomes gap junctions hemidesmosomes tight junctions

Gap junction

_____________ play a very important supporting role for nerve impulse conduction (as opposed to being directly involved in nerve impulse conduction).

Neuroglia

Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic types of tissues comprising the human body? connective epithelial muscular nervous skeletal

Skeletal

Which of the following statements is correct? The cells of an older body have a higher metabolic rate. Tissues tend to heal more rapidly in the elderly than in the young. Tissues heal faster in the aged than in the young.

The elastin in the walls of arteries has an increased affinity for calcium in the aged.

Which type of junction involves a very strong connection involving protein filaments?

adherens junction

Epithelial tissues play which important roles in the body? absorption filtration protection secretion

all of these choices are important roles for Epithelial tissues

Connective tissue consists of three components. The _______ which in turn make the _______ and the ______.

cells, fibers, ground substance

Which of the following outlines the order in which information is usually communicated through the parts of a neuron to other cells?

dendrite, cell body, axon

Which of the following tissues make up glands?

epithelial

Which of the following is false?

epithelial tissue is generally much stronger than connective tissue

The major difference between ______________ tissue and _______________tissue is the percentage of cells to matrix.

epithelial, connective

The tissues of a younger individual heal faster than those of an older individual because

it is in a better nutritional state its cells have a higher metabolic rate its cells can synthesize needed materials and divide more rapidly its tissues have better blood supply

Which type of tissue detects changes in a variety of conditions inside and outside the body?

nervous

Which of the following types of muscular tissue is best associated with the movement of our hands and legs?

skeletal

Which of the following is a typical characteristic of connective tissue?

structure of extracellular matrix determines much of the tissue's qualities

Which of the following types of membranes secretes fluid that lubricates the cartilage on the ends of bones in movable joints?

synovial

Which of the following is NOT a type of epithelial membrane (which is actually a combination of epithelial tissue and connective tissue)?

synovial membrane which lines the inside of a joint capsule