ZOOL141 Chapter 4 Review

Which connective tissue specializes in storage of fat?

Adipose Tissue

In observing epithelial cells under a microscope, the cells are arranged in a single layer and look tall and narrow, and the nucleus is located close to the basal side of the cell. The specimen is what type of epithelial tissue?

Columnar

Which of the following is not a type of tissue?

Mucosa

Which of the following is the epithelial tissue that lines the interior of blood vessels?

Simple Squamous

Which type of epithelial tissue specializes in moving particles across its surface and is found in airways and lining of the oviduct?

Stratified Columnar

Connective tissue is made of which three essential components?

cells, ground substance, and protein fibers

Ligaments connect bones together and withstand a lot of stress. What type of connective tissue should you expect ligaments to contain?

dense regular connective tissue

The ________ exocrine gland stores its secretion until the glandular cell ruptures, whereas the ________ gland releases its apical region and reforms.

holocrine; apocrine

Under the microscope, a tissue specimen shows cells located in spaces scattered in a transparent background. This is probably ________.

hyaline cartilage