Chapter 4 Anatomy
A substance received or given off by your body will likely pass through which tissue type?
Epithelial tissue
Edema (swelling) occurs when______________
areolar tissue soaks up excess fluid in an inflamed area
Which of the following is NOT found in cartilage but is found in bone?
blood vessels
Mesenchymal cells are most commonly found in___________connective tissue
embryonic
Connective tissue extracellular matrix is composed of
fibers and ground substance
The primary blast cell for connective tissue proper is the______
fibroblast
Which is true concerning muscle tissue?
highly cellular and well vascularized
Select the correct statement regarding the stem cells of connective tissue
"Blast" cells are undifferentiated, actively dividing cells.
Generally speaking, connective tissues are largely non-living extracellular matrix. Which of the following is the exception?
Adipose
Which of the following statements is true of connective tissue?
Collagen fibers provides high tensile strength
Which of the following is true about epithelia?
Endothelium provides a slick surface lining all hollow cardiovascular organs.
How is hyaline cartilage different from elastic cartilage or fibrocartilage?
Fibers are not normally visible
Which of the following would be of most important to goblet cells and other glandular epithelia?
Golgi apparatus
Select the correct statement regarding tissue repair
Inflammation causes capillaries to dilate and become permeable
Select the correct statement regarding adipose tissue
Its primary function is nutrient storage
Which of the following is true about the mode of secretion of exocrine glands?
Merocrine glands are not altered by the secretory process
___________epithelium appears to have two or three layers of cells, but all the cells are in contact with the basement membrane.
Pseudostratified columnar
Inability to absorb digested nutrients and secrete mucus might indicate a disorder in which epithelial tissue?
Simple columnar
Select the correct statement regarding epithelia.
Stratified epithelia are present where protection from abrasion is important.
Which statement best describes connective tissue?
Usually contains a large amount of matrix
Which tissue type would likely function to hold the kidneys in place?
adipose
What tissue has lacunae, calcium salts, and blood vessels?
bone (osseous tissue)
Cell type NOT found in areolar connective tissue.
chondrocyte
Chose which tissue would line the uterine (fallopian) tubes and function as a "conveyer belt" to help move a fertilized egg towards the uterus.
ciliated simple columnar epithelium
The fiber type that gives connective tissue great tensile strength is_________
collagen
The reason that intervertebral discs exhibit a large amount of tensile strength, which allows them to absorb shock, is because they possess___________
collagen fibers
The salivary glands are a good example of a_________exocrine gland
compound tubuloalveolar
Which of the following is a modification of the simple columnar epithelium that allows for efficient absorption along portions of the digestive tract?
dense microvilli
The shape of the external ear is maintained by_______
elastic cartilage
Skin, lung,, and blood vessel walls have which tissue characteristic in common?
elastic fibers
Glands, such as the thyroid, that secrete their products directly into the blood rather than through ducts are classified as_____
endocrine
Arteries, veins, and lymphatics keep clots from sticking together_________is intact and healthy.
endothelium
Your instructor gives you an unknown organ for you to examine and identify through microscopy. What should you do first with the sample?
fix it with perspective
Which of the following is NOT a step of tissue repair?
formation of new stem cells
Which cells are commonly found wedged between simple columnar epithelial cells?
goblet cells
What are the three main components of connective tissue?
ground substance, fibers, and cells
Choose which tissue type likely functions to add support to an organ
hyaline carilage
The first step in tissue repair involves_________
inflammation
Heart muscle cells would tend to separate without ________
intercalated discs
A ciliated version of pseudo stratified columnar epithelium containing mucus-secreting goblet cells__________
lines most of the respiratory tract
Which of the following epithelia forms the walls of the air sacs across which gas exchange occurs in the lungs?
simple squamous
Which tissue in the wall of the uterus is required for labor contractions?
smooth muscle
Which tissue type is formed by many cells joining together, each contributing a nucleus?
smooth muscle
A many-layered epithelium with cuboidal basal cells and flat cells at its surface would be classified as_______
stratified squamous
Groups of cells that are similar in structure and perform common or related function form a ______
tissue
Chondroblasts________
within the cartilage divide and secrete new matrix
