Chapter 4 - the Tissue Level of Organization : Module 1: Sections 4.1-4.5

Tendons and ligaments are examples of ____________.

• loose connective tissue

• fluid connective tissue

• dense connective tissue

• supporting connective tissue

Which of the following is not a basic tissue type?

• Epithelial

• Bone

• Muscle

• Nervous

Epithelia is classified according to the shape of the exposed cells and the _____________________.

• mode of secretion

• physical changes in the matrix

• presence of striations

• number of cell layers

The human body consists of how many basic tissue types?

• Two

• Eight

• Twelve

• Four

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2

Hormones are secretions from which of the following types of glands?

• Endocrine glands

• Sebaceous glands

• Merocrine glands

• Exocrine glands

Which of the following connective tissue subtypes has a distinctive population of cells suspended in a matrix of ground substance containing dissolved proteins?

• Supporting connective tissue

• Connective tissue proper

• Connective tissue proper and fluid connective tissue

• Fluid connective tissue

Which of the following epithelia is found where mechanical stresses are severe?

• Simple squamous epithelia

• Stratified squamous epithelia

• Stratified cuboidal epithelia

• Stratified columnar epithelia

The least common of the connective tissue fibers are __________.

• reticular fibers

• elastic fibers

• collagen fibers

• myosin fibers

Which tissue type is specialized for the conduction of electrical impulses from one region of the body to another?

• Muscle

• Epithelial

• Connective

• Neural

Which of the following would most likely be found in a region where secretion or absorption occurs, such as the lining of the digestive and respiratory tract?

• Merocrine glands

• Simple epithelia

• Basement membranes

• Stratified epithelia