Tissue that is specialized to cover the inner and outer surfaces of the internal organs is called

• epithelial tissue

• muscle tissue

• connective tissue

• nervous tissue

The basic types of tissue in the human body are

• cell, organ, and organ system

• sight, smell, and hearing

• thyroid, trachea, adenoid, and bronchus

• muscle, nervous, connective, and epithelial

Blood, bone, and cartilage are examples of

• three different tissue types found in the body

• connective tissue

• epithelial tissue

• organs of the body

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Which type of tissue enables a person’s fingers to move as he or she plays the piano?

• epithelial

• connective

• nervous

• muscle

Hair and nails are produced by the cells of the

• Dermis

• subcutaneous layers

• subcutaneous glands

• Epidermis

The epithelial tissue found in areas subject to considerable friction and abuse, such as the esophagus, is:

• stratified squamous epithelium

• Transitional

• simple columnar epithelium

• simple squamous epithelium

Which of these characteristics best describes cardiac muscle tissue:

• attached to the skeleton

• movement is involuntary and cells possess striations

• multinucleate and long, cylindrical cells

• movement is voluntary and cells possess striations

The skin performs all of the following except

• protection

• elimination of waste products

• control of body temperature

• production of chemical messengers

The functions of the skin include

• defense against microbes

• regulation of body temperature

• prevention of dehydration

• All of the above

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Epithelial tissue is characterized by each of these traits, except that

• it lacks blood vessels

• it functions in secretion, absorption, and excretion

• epithelial cells are loosely packed and have much intercellular material

• is anchored to a basement membrane