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Histology

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four types of tissue?

a)

blood

b)

connective

c)

epithelial

d)

neural

2.

Which type of tissue is this?

a)

neural

b)

epithelial

c)

connective

d)

muscular

3.
Where is epithelial tissue found?
a)
glands
b)
covering body surfaces
c)
lines organs
d)
all of the above
4.

Which epithelial tissue allows materials to pass through using diffusion, like in the lungs?

a)

stratified squamous

b)

simple cuboidal

c)

simple columnar

d)

simple squamous

5.

Which epithelial tissue would be found in the walls of kidney tubules, used for absorption and secretion?

a)

simple cuboidal

b)

stratified cuboidal

c)

simple squamous

d)

stratified columnar

6.

Which of the following structures increases surface area on epithelial cells for absorption?

a)

cilia

b)

microcilia

c)

microvilli

d)

goblet cells

7.

What type of epithelial tissue is shown here?

a)

simple columnar

b)

simple squamous

c)

stratified squamous

d)

pseudostratified columnar

8.

What type of epithelial tissue is shown here?

a)

simple squamous

b)

simple columnar

c)

stratified cuboidal

d)

simple cuboidal

9.

Which type of epithelial tissue stretches and is found in the urinary bladder?

a)

transitional

b)

stratified cuboidal

c)

stratified squamous

d)

pseudostratified columnar

10.

What type of connective tissue are tendons and ligaments?

a)

dense connective

b)

fluid connective

c)

loose connective

d)

supporting connective

11.

What type of connective tissue is found at the ends of bones to reduce friction?

a)

hyaline cartilage

b)

dense connective

c)

adipose tissue

d)

loose connective

12.

What type of connective tissue has a fluid matrix?

a)

bone

b)

cartilage

c)

blood

d)

ligaments

13.

What type of connective tissue has a hard matrix of calcium salts and flexible collagen?

a)

bone

b)

adipose

c)

blood

d)

dense connective

14.

Which type of cells produce the matrix in bone?

a)

adipocytes

b)

chondrocytes

c)

osteocytes

d)

fibroblasts

15.

Which type of dense connective tissue connects bone to bone at the joints?

a)

tendons

b)

ligaments

c)

cartilage

d)

collagen

16.

Which type of membrane is found around joints?

a)

serous

b)

mucous

c)

synovial

d)

cutaneous

17.

Which type of tissue helps in movement?

a)

epithelial

b)

connective

c)

muscular

d)

neural

18.

Which type of muscle tissue is voluntary?

a)

skeletal

b)

cardiac

c)

medial

d)

smooth

19.

Intercalated discs are found in which muscle type?

a)

cardiac

b)

skeletal

c)

lateral

d)

smooth

20.

Which type of muscle tissue would line hollow, internal organs, like the intestines?

a)

smooth

b)

cardiac

c)

skeletal

d)

transitional

21.

The muscle tissue shown is called ______.

a)

skeletal

b)

cardiac

c)

smooth

d)

medial

22.

What part of the neuron receives or invites information into the cell?

a)

axons

b)

dendrites

c)

cell bodies

d)

synaptic terminals

23.

Which of the tissues is made up of cells that conduct electrical impulses?

a)

epithelial

b)

connective

c)

muscular

d)

neural

24.

Epithelial surfaces that move material, like mucus, along have _____ at the superficial surface.

a)

microvilli

b)

cilia

c)

basement membrane

d)

junctions

25.

Epithelial tissue is anchored to underlying tissue by _____.

a)

junctions

b)

microvilli

c)

cilia

d)

basement membranes

26.

The basic shapes of epithelial cells include all EXCEPT which one?

a)

squamous

b)

cuboidal

c)

columnar

d)

stratified

27.

Which type of gland secretes the whole contents of the cells by bursting?

a)

merocrine

b)

apocrine

c)

holocrine

d)

salivary

28.

The most common protein fiber in dense connective tissue is _____.

a)

collagen

b)

fibrin

c)

reticular

d)

elastic

29.

Chondrocytes are to cartilage as osteocytes are to _____.

a)

fat

b)

bone

c)

blood

d)

lymph

30.

Another name for the skin is ____.

a)

synovial membrane

b)

mucous membrane

c)

serous membrane

d)

cutaneous membrane

31.

Tissue that is specialized for contraction is _____.

a)

epithelial

b)

connective

c)

neural

d)

muscular

32.

The muscle tissue that shows NO striations is _____.

a)

smooth

b)

cardiac

c)

skeletal

d)

voluntary

33.

Cells of neural tissue that support, defend, and supply nutrients are _____.

a)

neurons

b)

neuroglia

c)

fibroblasts

d)

collagen

34.

Which type of tissue is for communication?

a)

muscular

b)

epithelial

c)

connective

d)

neural

35.

Tissue changes with age include _____.

a)

healing slows

b)

neuron losses accumulate

c)

epithelial tissue thins

d)

all these choices

36.

The process of normal tissue repair is _____.

a)

regeneration

b)

inflammation

c)

injury

d)

tissue fibrosis

37.

Which two types of tissues make membranes?

a)

epithelial and connective

b)

epithelial and muscular

c)

connective and neural

d)

muscular and neural

38.

Oncology is the study of _____.

a)

tissues

b)

cancer

c)

cells

d)

diseases

39.

What structure of the neuron is for information transmission and forms nerve fibers?

a)

dendrites

b)

cell bodies

c)

axons

d)

synaptic terminals

40.

What is letter E pointing to?

a)

dendrite

b)

schwann cell /

myelin sheath

c)

cell body / soma

d)

synaptic terminal