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Tissues

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define tissue with regards to anatomy

a)

Multiple sheets of thin paper used to clean your nose

b)

The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism

c)

A series of different cells in the same area

d)

A group of structurally and functionally related cells that come together to perform common functions

2.
What is the function of epithelial cells?
a)
Act as barriers between the external environment, or between organs and fluidfilled cavities
b)
Provide movement by pulling on bones
c)
Provide secretions which help to digest food
d)
Act as the messaging pathway between different areas of the body
3.
What is the general structure of cuboidal cells?
a)
Square with large central nucleus
b)
Flat, 'fried egg' appearance
c)
Rectangular with nucleus towards basal end
d)
Dead apical cells filled with keratin
4.

What is the difference between exocrine and endocrine functions?

a)

Exocrine cells secrete fluids to the outside of the body; endocrine cells secrete fluids into the inside of the body

b)

They are synonymous

c)

Exocrine cells secrete fluids into ducts; endocrine cells secrete fluids into the blood stream

d)

Exocrine cells secrete clear fluids; endocrine cells secrete opaque fluids

5.
The stomach consists of what type of muscle?
a)
Smooth muscle
b)
Skeletal muscle
c)
Cardiac muscle
d)
Deoxygenated muscle
6.
What tissue type is this? (The arrows are a clue)
a)
Cardiac muscle
b)
Skeletal muscle
c)
Smooth muscle
d)
Nervous tissue
7.
What tissue type is this?
a)
Nervous tissue
b)
Cardiac muscle
c)
Smooth muscle
d)
Connective tissue proper
8.

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

a)

Dense connective tissue

b)

Cartilage

c)

Adipose Tissue

d)

Loose connective tissue

9.
What type of muscle tissue is VOLUNTARILY controlled
a)
Skeletal Only
b)
Skeletal and Cardiac
c)
Smooth and Cardiac
d)
Cardiac Only
10.
What  type of connective tissue has a hard matrix of calcium and salts?
a)
Osseous
b)
Adipose
c)
Blood
d)
Dense Connective
11.
a)
smooth muscle
b)
bone
c)
nerve
d)
blood
12.
The common term for adipose tissue is
a)
Fat
b)
Blood
c)
Bone
d)
Cartilage
13.
What are the four main tissues found in the body?
a)
Epithelial, Connective, Bone, Blood
b)
Muscle, Connective, Blood, Epithelial
c)
Nervous, Muscle, Connective, Epithelial
d)
Nervous, Muscle, Connective, Bone
14.

Collagen is a protein that is particularly abundant in

a)

covering and lining epithelium

b)

dense regular connective tissue

c)

smooth muscle

d)

adipose tissue

15.

the simplest combination of tissues in the body that divides the body regions or organs, lines internal surfaces and anchors organs is a/an

a)

organ

b)

system

c)

membrane

d)

body cavity

16.

Osteocytes embedded within chambers that are surrounded by a matrix of mineral salts and collagen may be found in

a)

bone

b)

hyaline cartilage

c)

dense regular connective tissue

d)

loose connective tissue

17.

Chondrocytes secrete an intercellular material that contains thickened ground substance in which type of tissue

a)

compact bone

b)

dense connective tissue

c)

cartilage

d)

skeletal muscle

18.

Fibers that form a thick protein matting in a dense irregular connective tissue include

a)

collagen fibers

b)

recticular fibers

c)

elastic fibers

d)

cartilage fibers