Animal Tissues

What are the cells of nervous tissue called?

• Muscle fibers

• Neurons

• Osteocytes

• Adipocytes

Which part of the neuron is responsible for transmitting nerve impulses?

• Dendrites

• Cell body

• Axon

• Synapse

What is the function of nerve impulses in the body?

• To store energy

• To facilitate movement

• To break down food

• To produce hormones

Which type of tissue combines with nervous tissue to enable rapid movement in response to stimuli?

• Epithelial tissue

• Connective tissue

• Muscular tissue

• Cartilage

What type of muscles are primarily attached to bones?

• Smooth muscles

• Cardiac muscles

• Voluntary muscles

• Involuntary muscles

What is another name for skeletal muscles?

• Involuntary muscles

• Striated muscles

• Smooth muscles

• Cardiac muscles

What is the characteristic of smooth muscles?

• They are multinucleate.

• They are striated.

• They are involuntary and unstriated.

• They are voluntary and branched.

Cardiac muscle cells are characterized as:

• Multinucleate and unbranched

• Cylindrical and branched

• Spindle-shaped and uninucleate

• Short and striated

What is the main component of blood that acts as a matrix?

• Cartilage

• Plasma

• Tendons

• Ligaments

What type of connective tissue connects bones to muscles?

• Cartilage

• Ligament

• Adipose tissue

• Tendon