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WorksheetsIntroduction to Tissues
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is not one of the four major types of tissues?
a)
epithelial
b)
connective
c)
nervous
d)
skeletal muscle
2.
A collection of interconnected cells that perform a specific function is called a(an)
a)
organ
b)
system
c)
molecule
d)
tissue
3.
____________ tissue is composed of groups of cells that covers a body surface or lines a body cavity.
a)
epithelial
b)
connective
c)
muscle
d)
nerve
4.
__________ tissue connects, supports, binds, or separates other tissues or organs, typically having relatively few cells embedded in an amorphous matrix, often with collagen or other fibers, and including cartilaginous, fatty, and elastic tissues.
a)
epithelial
b)
connective
c)
muscle
d)
nerve
5.
__________ tissue is a type of tissue that is responsible for movement of the body and body fluids.
a)
epithelial
b)
connective
c)
muscle
d)
nerve
6.
__________ tissue is responsible for receiving information, evaluating information, and responding to information.
a)
epithelial
b)
connective
c)
muscle
d)
nerve
7.
Most glands are made of
a)
epithelial tissue
b)
connective tissue
c)
muscle tissue
d)
nerve tissue
8.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of epithelial tissue?
a)
produce a protective barrier
b)
have a "apical" free surface
c)
have blood vessels to provide nourishment
d)
is innervated with nerves
9.
Epithelial cells have the ability of regeneration.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
The __________ is a thin, delicate membrane of protein fibers and glycosaminoglycans separating an epithelium from underlying tissue.
a)
synovial membrane
b)
cutaneous membrane
c)
mucous membrane
d)
basement membrane
11.
Each primary tissue type is given a single descriptive term. Which is correct?
1. connective: protection
2. epithelial: support
3. nervous: control
4. muscular: movement
1. connective: protection
2. epithelial: support
3. nervous: control
4. muscular: movement
a)
1 only
b)
1 and 2
c)
2 and 3
d)
3 and 4
12.
Which of the following would describe a single layer of thin cells?
a)
stratified squamous epithelium
b)
stratified columnar epithelium
c)
simple squamous epithelium
d)
pseudostratified epithelium
13.
The inability to absorb digested nutrients and secrete mucous might indicate a disorder in which tissue?
a)
simple squamous
b)
transitional
c)
simple columnar
d)
stratified squamous
14.
The shape of the external ear is maintained by
a)
adipose tissue
b)
elastic cartilage
c)
hyaline cartilage
d)
fibrocartilage
15.
What protein fibers give connective tissue great tensile strength?
a)
elastic
b)
collagen
c)
reticular
d)
areolar
16.
The matrix of connective tissue is composed of
a)
cells and fibers
b)
fibers and ground substance
c)
ground substance and cells
17.
What type of membrane is connected to the outside environment through an orifice?
a)
synovial
b)
mucous
c)
cutaneous
d)
serous
18.
Pseudostratified epithelium looks like it contains multiple layers of cells but is only one layer.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
What type of muscle lines blood vessels and the digestive tract?
a)
skeletal
b)
smooth
c)
cardiac
20.
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium contains waterproofing cells. Where is it found?
a)
lining the digestive tract
b)
outside of the kidney
c)
outer layer of skin
d)
lining the endothelium of the urethra
21.
What type of epithelial tissue lines blood vessels and lymphatic ducts?
a)
simple cuboidal
b)
stratified squamous
c)
simple squamous
d)
stratified transitional
22.
What type epithelial tissue has the ability to expand, such as that found in the urinary bladder?
a)
pseudostratified
b)
transitional
c)
simple cuboidal
d)
stratified cuboidal
23.
Which is not a type of connective tissue?
a)
blood
b)
bone
c)
cartilage
d)
muscle
24.
The type of cartilage found in intervertebral disks of the vertebral column is ________________.
a)
hyaline cartilage
b)
elastic cartilage
c)
yellow cartilage
d)
fibrocartilage
25.
Choosing from the following list of connective tissues, which one consists of cells in a fluid matrix?
a)
loose connective
b)
adipose
c)
bone
d)
blood
26.
Which muscle tissue is multinucleate, voluntary, and bears striations?A)skeletal muscleB)smooth muscleC)multiunit smooth muscleD)cardiac muscle
a)
skeletal
b)
smooth
c)
multiunit smooth
d)
cardiac
27.
What type of tissue holds most organs together?
a)
adipose
b)
muscular
c)
dense connective
d)
loose connective
28.
The type of tissue in the picture is ____ tissue.
a)
epithelial
b)
connective
c)
muscle
d)
nerve
29.
The tissue in the picture is what type of tissue?
a)
epithelial
b)
connective
c)
muscle
d)
nerve
30.
The tissue in the picture is what type of tissue?
a)
epithelial
b)
connective
c)
muscle
d)
nerve
31.
The tissue pictured is what type of connective tissue?
a)
bone
b)
blood
c)
cartilage
d)
adipose
32.
This is a picture of what type of tissue?
a)
epithelial
b)
connective
c)
muscle
d)
nerve
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