Histology CH 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic types of body tissues?

• Epithelial tissue

• Connective tissue

• Muscle tissue

• Nervous tissue

• Occular tissue

A basement membrane anchors

• muscle tissue to nervous tissue

• epithelial tissue to connective tissue

• connective tissue to muscle tissue

• nervous tissue to epithelial tissue

Epithelial tissue functions in

• absorption

• protection

• excretion

• secretion

• all of these

The type of epithelium that lines the urinary bladder and many urinary passageways is

• squamous

• cuboidal

• columnar

• transitional

• pseudostratified

The tissue that forms the inner lining of the respiratory passages is

• all of these

• pseudostratified

• columnar epithelium

• ciliated

• mucus-secreting

the tissue through which gases are exchanged between the blood and the air in the lungs is

• stratified squamous epithelium

• simple squamous epithelium

• simple cuboidal epithelium

• stratified columnar epithelium

Tendons and ligaments are composed primarily of

• adipose tissue

• dense connective tissue

• muscle tissue

• areolar tissue

• epithelial tissue

The muscle tissue that can be consciously controlled is

• skeletal muscle tissue

• intercalated muscle tissue

• cardiac muscle tissue

• smooth muscle tissue

Smooth muscle is found in the wall of the

• stomach

• kidney and liver

• intestine

• stomach and intestine

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of nerve tissue?

• It is found in the brain, spinal cord and nerves.

• It contains cells that respond by transmitting impulses.

• Its intercellular spaces are filled with collagen.

• Its functional cells are sensitive to changes in their surroundings.