Topic 2.1 Epithelial and Connective Tissues

Which statement best describes a general characteristic of epithelial tissue?

• Covers all free body surfaces extensively

• Is replaced only during early development

• Is never anchored to underlying tissues

• Forms the entire connective tissue matrix

Which functions are typical of epithelial tissue?

• Generation of blood cell components

• Secretion through gland formation

• Regulation of molecular transport

• Protection of internal and external surfaces

Which statement about bone as a connective tissue is accurate?

• It lacks cells known as osteocytes

• It does not support body structures

• It is the most rigid connective tissue

• It is composed entirely of plasma matrix

Select the features that describe blood as a connective tissue.

• Contains plasma serving as matrix

• Transports substances between cells

• Has osteocytes as its primary cells

• Includes red and white blood cells

A patient has reduced oxygen-carrying capacity but normal leukocyte counts. Which blood component is most likely decreased?

• Red blood cells responsible for oxygen

• White blood cells mediating immunity

• Platelets involved in clot formation

• Plasma comprising dissolved proteins

Which muscle tissue is voluntarily controlled and attached to bones?

• Skeletal muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Cardiac muscle

• Visceral muscle

Cardiac muscle cells are typically described by which combination?

• Striated and branched

• Non‑striated and rod‑shaped

• Non‑striated and spindle‑shaped

• Striated and multinucleated

Which locations primarily contain smooth muscle tissue?

• Bladder walls

• Biceps brachii

• Intestinal walls

• Stomach walls

• Heart chambers

Which statement about nuclei in muscle cells is most accurate?

• Smooth cells contain many nuclei

• Skeletal fibers are multinucleated

• All muscle fibers share one nucleus

• Cardiac cells always have three nuclei

Match the neuron region with its primary role by selecting all correct pairs.

• support and protect neurons

• Neurons

• houses nucleus and organelles

• Cell body

• receive incoming signals

• Axon

• carries impulses away from the cell body

• Glial cells

• cells that receive and transmit signals

• Dendrites