Tissues of the Body

What are the four main tissues found in the body?

• Epithelial, Connective, Bone, Blood
• Muscle, Connective, Blood, Epithelial
• Nervous, Muscle, Connective, Epithelial
• Nervous, Muscle, Connective, Bone

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What is a tissue?

• group of cells working together to create different organs
• mass of cells working together to perform common functions
• group of cells spread throughout the body
• mass of tissues performing a common function

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Which of the following is NOT considered a function of epithelial tissue?

• protection
• secretion
• absorption
• communication

Which of the following is a distinguishing characteristic of epithelial tissue?

• vascular
• slow regeneration
• cells tightly packed
• attached to nervous tissue by a basement membrane

Which of the following tissues allows materials to pass through diffusion and filtration? 

• stratified squamous
• simple cubiodal
• simple columnar
• simple squamous

Which of the following tissues would be found in the walls of kidney tubules?

• simple cuboidal
• stratified cuboidal
• simple squamous
• stratified columnar

Which of the following structures increases surfaces area for absorption?

• cilia
• microcilia
• microvilli
• goblet cells

Which of the following tissues would be found in the central canal of the spinal cord?

• simple cuboidal
• elastic cartilage
• simple squamous
• simple columnar

Which of the following tissues would be found in lining the esophagus? 

• simple columnar
• fibrocartilage
• dense irregular 
• stratified squamous

What type of glands are salivary and sweat glands?

• endocrine
• holocrine
• exocrine
• appocrine