Tissues

Which characteristics describe epithelial tissue?

- basal surface is bound to a basement membrane - cells are bound closely together -composed almost entirely of cells

Connective tissues, although diverse, share the following basic components

Cells Ground substance Proteins fibers

Which are characteristics of cardiac muscle tissue?

Cells often bifurcate (branch). It is striated. It contains intercalated discs.

Which of the following lists the four primary types of tissues found in the human body?

Epithelial, connective, nervous and muscle

Which statements correctly describe epithelial tissue

It is richly innervated. It has a high regeneration capacity. It lacks blood vessels.

Which is a location of pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

Lining of the trachea

These epithelial cells form a single layer of tall, narrow cells whose apical membranes may have microvilli for increased absorption and secretion.

Nonciliated simple columnar

The lining of the larynx consists of what type of epithelial tissue

Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

Which is found in areas where stress is minimal and where filtration, absorption, or secretion is the primary function?

Simple epithelium

Which of the following types of muscle often bifurcates (branches) and its cells are connected by intercalated discs?

cardiac

Which type of glands lack ducts and can secrete their products directly into the bloodstream?

endocrine

There are_____ primary human tissue types

four

Which of the following cell types in nervous tissue functions in support and protection?

glial cells

Letter A indicates a cell type called a ______ while letter B indicates ______, structures that increase the surface area of this type of epithelial tissue.

goblet cell, microvilli

The secretions of endocrine glands are____.

hormones

Cardiac muscle tissue is located ___.

in the wall of the heart

In cardiac muscle, the structures that join cells and have desmosomes and gap junctions are called____.

intercalated discs

Which statement characterizes the ground substance of connective tissues

it can be fluid, semisolid, or solid

An example of a merocrine gland is ___.

lacrimal glands

A(n) ______ gland is a type of exocrine gland that packages it secretions into secretory vesicles.

merocrine or eccrine

A serous membrane contains a simple squamous epithelium called a(n) ______.

mesothelium

What type of membrane lines body passageways that eventually open to the external environment

mucous

Of the four types of the body membranes, the two principal types of internal membranes are ______ and ______ membranes.

mucous, serous

Which type of epithelium is one cell layer thick

simple

This type of muscle lacks striations and is found in the walls of most viscera such as the stomach and blood vessels.

smooth

Which of the following epithelial cells are flat, wide and somewhat irregular in shape?

squamous

A ____ epithelium contains two or more layers of epithelial cells.

stratified

A _____ epithelium is found in areas likely to be subjected to abrasive activities and mechanical stress.

stratified

True or false: Ground substance is produced by connective tissue cells

true

True or false: There are a larger number of glial cells than neurons.

true