Human Body Tissue Quiz

What is the correct definition of a tissue?

• A collection of organs that perform different functions

• A group of similar cells that perform a specific function

• A group of atoms forming a molecule

• A mixture of unrelated cell types

Which tissue type forms glands and the outer portion of the skin?

• Muscle tissue

• Connective tissue

• Nervous tissue

• Epithelial tissue

Which tissue type lines blood vessels, hollow organs, and passages that lead out of the body?

• Muscle

• Nervous

• Epithelial

• Connective

The process in which material passes through the lining of an organ into the blood or through a cell membrane is called:

• Distention

• Filtration

• Absorption

• Concentration

Which process involves producing a substance from cells and fluids within a gland or organ and discharging it?

• Secretion

• Absorption

• Concentration

• Distention

Filtration is best described as:

• Swelling due to pressure

• Increasing the amount of a substance

• Passage through a barrier or filter

• Releasing waste products

Distention occurs when tissue:

• Breaks down due to lack of oxygen

• Expands, swells, or inflates due to pressure

• Concentrates a substance inside a cell

• Acts as a barrier against microbes

Muscle tissue is divided into:

• Dense, loose, and cartilage

• Skeletal, smooth, and cardiac

• Cuboidal, squamous, and columnar

• Embryonic and adult

Which type of tissue supports, connects, and surrounds organs and body parts?

• Muscle tissue

• Nervous tissue

• Connective tissue

• Epithelial tissue

Connective tissue is divided into which two main categories?

• Skeletal and smooth

• Embryonic and adult

• Simple and stratified

• Skeletal and cardiac