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Histology

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is not one of the four tissue types? 
a)
Blood
b)
Connective
c)
Epithelial
d)
Nervous 
2.
Which type of tissue is this?
a)
Nervous
b)
Epithelial
c)
Connective
d)
Muscle 
3.

Where is epithelial tissue found?

a)

glands

b)

covering body surfaces

c)

lines organs

4.
Which of the following epithelial tissues allows materials to pass through diffusion and filtration? 
a)
stratified squamous
b)
simple cuboidal
c)
simple columnar
d)
simple squamous
5.
What type of epithelium is this:
a)
Simple Columnar
b)
Simple Squamous
c)
Stratified Squamous
d)
Pseudostratified Columnar 
6.
Which epithelium is this?
a)
Simple Squamous
b)
Simple Columnar
c)
Stratified Cuboidal
d)
Simple Cuboidal
7.
Which type of epithelial tissue stretches and is found in the urinary bladder?
a)
Transitional
b)
Stratified Cuboidal
c)
Stratified Squamous
d)
Stratified Columnar
8.
What type of connective tissue are tendons and ligaments?
a)
Dense Connective Tissue
b)
Bone
c)
Loose Connective Tissue
d)
Cartilage
9.

What type of connective tissue has a matrix of plasma?

a)

bone

b)

cartilage

c)

blood

d)

ligaments

10.
What type of connective tissue has a hard matrix of calcium and salts?
a)
Bone
b)
Adipose
c)
Blood
d)
Dense Connective
11.
What type of connective tissue is this
a)
Bone
b)
Cartilage
c)
Blood
d)
Adipose
12.
Which type of cells produce the matrix in bone? 
a)
Adipocytes
b)
Chondrocytes
c)
Osteocytes 
d)
Fibroblasts 
13.
Which type of tissue helps in body movement?
a)
Epithelial
b)
Connective
c)
Muscle
d)
Neural
14.
Intercalated discs are found in which muscle type?
a)
Cardiac
b)
Skeletal
c)
Lateral
d)
Smooth 
15.
Which type of muscle tissue would line the intestines?
a)
Smooth
b)
Cardiac
c)
Skeletal
d)
Transitional
16.
The muscle tissue shown is called ______.
a)
Skeletal
b)
Cardiac
c)
Smooth
17.
What tissue type is this?
a)
Nervous Tissue
b)
Connective Tissue
c)
Muscular Tissue
d)
Epithelial Tissue
18.
Name the tissue
a)
Cuboidal
b)
Pseudostratified
c)
simple squamous
d)
stratified
19.

Name the category

a)

muscle tissue

b)

connective tissue

c)

epithelial tissue

d)

nervous tissue

20.
Name the tissue
a)
elastic cartilage
b)
hyaline cartilage
c)
smooth muscle
d)
adipose
21.

Which two types of epithelial tissue contain goblet cells?

a)

Pseudostratified Columnar & Simple Columnar

b)

Simple cubodial & Stratified Cubodial

c)

Simple Squamous & Stratified Squamous

d)

Transitional & Glandular

22.

Which two types of epithelial tissue contain flattened cells?

a)

Pseudostratified Columnar & Simple Columnar

b)

Simple cubodial & Stratified Cubodial

c)

Simple Squamous & Stratified Squamous

d)

Transitional & Glandular

23.

Which of the following glandular epithelium simply secretes?

a)

merocrine

b)

holocrine

c)

apocrine

d)

eccrine

24.

Which of the following are examples of mast cells

a)

histiocytes

b)

histamine

c)

heparin

d)

fibroblast

25.

Which of the following are part of the four major tissue types?

a)

epithelial

b)

connective

c)

nervous

d)

muscle

26.

Cells that secrete mucus are called

a)

epithelial cells

b)

endocrine cells

c)

exocrine cells

d)

goblet cells

27.

The term _____ refers to the fact that a tissue has only one layer of cells.

a)

stratified

b)

cuboidal

c)

simple

d)

pseudostratified

28.

Which of these is not a connective tissue

a)

blood

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

cartilage

29.

a basement membrane occurs between

a)

muscle and nerve tissue

b)

epithelial and connective tissue

c)

connective and muscle tissue

d)

brain and nervous tissue

30.

cartilage heals slowly because

a)

tissues are so hard

b)

tissues are so fibrous

c)

cells are so far apart

d)

blood supply is poor

31.

Microvilli, which increases surface area, are more likely to be found in ___ epithelium.

a)

simple columnar

b)

simple cuboidal

c)

simple squamous

d)

transitional

32.

cartilage cells type

a)

adipocyte

b)

chondrocyte

c)

osteocyte

d)

histocyte

33.
The top surface of an epithelial tissue
a)
Apical Suface
b)
Basement membrane
34.
which tissue is this?
a)
Pseudostratified columnar
b)
Stratified Squamous
c)
Simple Columnar
d)
Transitional
35.
Which type of epithelial tissue would allow oxygen to quickly pass through it?
a)
Simple Squamous
b)
Simple Cuboidal
c)
Simple Columnar
d)
Transitional
36.
Salivary glands are 
a)
Endocrine Glands
b)
Exocrine Glands
37.
The pituitary gland puts growth hormone into the blood. What type of gland is it?
a)
Endocrine Gland
b)
Exocrine Gland
38.
What type of muscle tissue is VOLUNTARILY controlled
a)
Skeletal Only
b)
Skeletal and Cardiac
c)
Smooth and Cardiac
d)
Cardiac Only
39.

Involuntary muscle tissue includes

a)

skeletal

b)

cardiac

c)

smooth

40.

Which of the following is/are a function of epithelial tissue?

a)

Protection

b)

Absorption

c)

Secretion

d)

Movement

41.
Name the Tissue Type:
a)
Blood
b)
Simple cuboidal
c)
Reticular
d)
Areolar
42.
Name the Tissue Type:
a)
Fibrocartilage
b)
Hyaline cartilage
c)
Elastic cartilage
d)
Dense regular
43.
Histology is the study of________.
a)
Cells
b)
Tissues
c)
Organs
d)
Organ systems
44.

Which of the following is not a type of cartilage?

a)

Fibrocartilage

b)

Areolar

c)

Hyaline

d)

Elastic

45.
The combination of fibers and ground substance in supporting connective tissues is known as __________. 
a)
endoderm
b)
mesoderm
c)
matrix
d)
exocrine
46.

The ___________ is the germ layer that differentiates into the digestive tract

a)

mesoderm

b)

endoderm

c)

exocrne

d)

histology

47.
The ___________ is the germ layer that differentiates into muscle tissue & connective tissue 
a)
endoderm
b)
mesoderm
c)
teloderm
d)
neuron
48.

Which body membrane is closed to the outside environment?

a)

synovial

b)

serous

c)

cutaneous

d)

mucous

49.
Type of membranes the lines membranes that are open to the exterior of the body
a)
Connective tissue membranes
b)
Cutaneous membranes
c)
Mucous membranes
d)
Serous membranes
50.

These structures aid with movement along the epithelial surface.

a)

flagella

b)

microvilli

c)

cilia

51.

Epithelial tissue is...

a)

vascular and innervated

b)

avascular and not innervated

c)

avascular and innervated

d)

vascular and not innervated

52.

Polarity means that

a)

epithelial tissue has a basal and an apical surface

b)

epithelial tissue is homogenous throughout

c)

epithelial tissue has north and south poles

d)

epithelial tissue is characterized by polar covalent bonds

53.
These glands secrete directly into the blood vessels
a)
Endocrine
b)
Exocrine
54.

All epithelial tissue is supported by...

a)

Muscular tissue

b)

Connective tissue

c)

Nervous tissue

55.
This membrane composes the skin
a)
Mucous
b)
Serous
c)
Cutaneous
d)
Synovial