Connective tissue
nervous tissue
Irritability and conductivity are the two major functional characteristics of ________.
dense connective tissue
Jacinda tore her Achilles (calcaneal) tendon during a recent track meet. She has injured ________.
simple squamous epithelium
A tissue constructed of a single layer of flattened cells is known as ________.
dense connective (fibrous) tissue
Tendons and ligaments are classified as ________.
cartilage
The presence of chondrocytes indicates that a tissue is ________.
connective tissue
The tissue that is usually well vascularized and has an extensive extracellular matrix is called ________.
smooth muscle
The type of muscle found in the walls of hollow organs, such as the stomach, and in the walls of blood vessels is ________.
connective tissues
The type of tissue that functions to protect, support, and bind together body tissues are classified as ________.
connective tissue
Type of tissue that can be classified as loose or dense
muscle tissue
Type of tissue that can be described as voluntary or involuntary
epithelial tissue
Type of tissue that can be simple or stratified
Connective tissue
Type of tissue that consists of living cells surrounded by an extracellular matrix.
Connective tissue
Type of tissue that contains collagen, elastic, or reticular fibers.
epithelial tissue
Type of tissue that has an apical surface and a basement membrane
epithelial tissue
Type of tissue that is common in glands and their ducts.
nervous tissue
Type of tissue that is found in the brain and spinal cord.
muscle tissue
Type of tissue that is specialized to contract and produce movement.
connective tissue
Type of tissue that supports, protects, and binds tissues together.
nervous tissue
Type of tissue whose two functional characteristics are irritability and conductivity.
involuntary contractions
What characteristic is shared by both cardiac and smooth muscle tissue?
inflammation
What is the first stage to occur during tissue repair (wound healing)?
It formed during tissue repair.
What is the significance of granulation tissue?
epithelium
What type of tissue has cells that are tightly packed, sits on a basement membrane, is avascular, and is easily regenerated?
stratified squamous epithelium
Which of the following epithelial tissues is composed of many layers of cells?
Epithelial tissues are well vascularized.
Which of the following is NOT a hallmark feature of epithelial tissues?
skeletal muscle
Which of the following is NOT classified as a connective tissue?
scar tissue
Which of the following tissues is constructed of many collagen fibers?
cartilage
Which type of connective tissue is avascular?
nervous tissue
Which type of tissue conducts electrochemical impulses via cells called neurons?
epithelial tissue
Which type of tissue is most likely to repair itself if injured?
Exocrine
________ glands possess ducts that transport secretions onto epithelial surfaces.
Smooth
________ muscle tissue has no visible striations and is found in the walls of hollow organs.
Adipose
________ tissue is commonly called fat.
tissues
Groups of cells that are similar in both structure and function are known as ________.
endocrine
Glands, such as the thyroid, that secrete their products directly into the blood rather than through ducts are classified as ________.
osseous tissue
Bone is best described as ________.
regeneration
Damaged tissues that are repaired by the same kind of cells experience a replacement process known as ________.