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U2 Tissues & the Integumentary System

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___ tissue lack blood vessels and the cells are replaced frequently.

a)

Epithelial

b)

Nervous

c)

Muscle

2.

___ are flat and are good for diffusion.

a)

Squamous

b)

Columnar

c)

Cuboidal

3.

Which of the following is a function of epithelial tissues?

a)

Absorption

b)

Secretion

c)

Protection

d)

Contraction

4.

Which of the following cell shapes are good for secretion and absorption?

a)

Columnar

b)

Squamous

c)

Cuboidal

5.

Which of the following shaped cells have a centrally located nuclei, are found in glands and secrete substances?

a)

Cuboidal

b)

Columnar

c)

Squamous

6.

Which of the following epithelium appears to have many layers but actually only has one?

a)

Pseudostratified columnar

b)

Simple columnar

c)

Stratified columnar

d)

Transitional

7.

Simple epithelium means there are ___ layer(s) of cells.

a)

One

b)

Many

8.

Which of the following structures is made up of stratified squamous cells?

a)

Skin

b)

Tongue

c)

Small Intestine

d)

Lung

9.

Stratified epithelium has ___ layer(s) of cells.

a)

Many

b)

One

10.

Which of the following structures is made of transitional epithelium?

a)

Bladder

b)

Liver

c)

Stomach

d)

Lung

11.

Which of the following epithelium contains goblet cells?

a)

Transitional

b)

Pseudostratified

c)

Glandular

d)

Keratinized stratified squamous

12.

Which of the following regions have glandular epithelium?

a)

Axillary

b)

Mammary

c)

Plantar

13.

Which of the following types of glandular epithelium releases its contents through exocytosis?

a)

Merocrine

b)

Apocrine

c)

Holocrine

14.

Pseudostratified epithelium can be stretched to hold fluids and then return to its original shape.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which of the following is made of simple cuboidal epithelium?

a)

glandular epithelium

b)

bladder

c)

skin

d)

lung cells

16.

Which of the following are made of apocrine glandular epithelium?

a)

Mammary glands

b)

Sebaceous glands

17.

Connective tissues have an abundance of ___

a)

Extracellular matrix

b)

Blood Vessels

18.

Which of the following is a function of connective tissue?

a)

Support

b)

Protection

c)

Secretion

d)

Repair tissue damage

19.

Which of the following is an example of a connective tissue?

a)

Blood

b)

Bone

c)

Skin

d)

Muscle

20.

Bone is rigid, provides a supportive framework and has no blood flow.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

In which of the following tissues would you find fibroblasts?

a)

cartilage

b)

loose areolar

c)

blood

d)

dense connective

22.

Which of the following is a function of bone?

a)

Blood cell formation

b)

Support

c)

Protection

d)

Cushion

23.

Macrophages secrete fibers.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Which of the following structures contains collagen fibers?

a)

Tendons

b)

Ligaments

c)

Bone

d)

Adipose

25.

Dense connective tissue ___.

a)

connect the skin to underlying organs

b)

connect muscles to bone

c)

connect bones to other bones

d)

pad internal organs

26.

Which of the following fibers allows for flexibility in structures?

a)

Collagenous fibers

b)

Elastic fibers

c)

Reticular fibers

27.

Which of the following is found as the ends of most bones?

a)

hyaline cartilage

b)

reticular cartilage

c)

fibrocartilage

28.

Chondrocytes are also known as ___.

a)

cartilage cells

b)

bone cells

c)

muscle cells

29.

Which of the following is avasular?

a)

cartilage

b)

bone

c)

epithelium

d)

muscular tissue

30.

Which of the following stores fat in the subcutaneous layer and around internal organs?

a)

adipose tissue

b)

dense connective tissue

c)

hyaline cartilage

d)

fibrocartilage

31.

Which of the following serves as a shock absorber between your vertebrae?

a)

fibrocartilage

b)

hyaline cartilage

c)

reticular cartilage

32.

Plasma is the matrix in which you would find ___.

a)

blood cells

b)

chondrocytes

c)

myocytes

d)

osteocytes

33.

Which of the following is found in your ears lobes and the tip of your nose?

a)

reticular cartilage

b)

hyaline cartilage

c)

fibrocartilage

34.

Serous membranes line tube that open to the outside of the body.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Which of the following membranes line the interior of the digestive tract and vaginal canal?

a)

Mucous

b)

Serous

c)

Synovial

d)

Cutaneous

36.

Which of the following types of membranes line joints?

a)

Synovial

b)

Cutaneous

c)

Serous

d)

Mucous

37.

Which of the following is a type of epithelial membrane?

a)

serous

b)

cutaneous

c)

mucous

d)

synovial

38.

Cutaneous membranes secrete fluids to lubricate its surface.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Which of the following form sheet-like structures?

a)

epithelium

b)

muscle

c)

nervous tissue

d)

connective tissue

40.

Which of the following membranes is made entirely of connective tissue?

a)

Synovial

b)

Cutaneous

c)

Serous

d)

Mucous

41.

Heart, skeletal, and smooth cells are examples of ___ tissue.

a)

Muscle

b)

Connective

c)

Epithelial

d)

Nervous

42.

Which of the following is a function of Muscle tissue?

a)

Contraction

b)

Protection

c)

Secretion

43.

Which of the following is found in your heart?

a)

cardiac muscle cells

b)

skeletal muscle cells

c)

smooth muscle cells

44.

Which of the following types of muscle cells are found in organs such as your stomach and large intestine?

a)

smooth

b)

skeletal

c)

cardiac

45.

The ___ cells are striated and under voluntary control?

a)

cardiac muscle

b)

smooth muscle

c)

skeletal muscle

46.

Nervous tissue makes up the ___

a)

Brain

b)

Liver

c)

Muscle

d)

Spinal Cord

47.

Which of the following is a function of Nervous tissue?

a)

Conduct Impulses

b)

Repair tissue damage

c)

Contract or shorten

48.

Which of the following is one of the functions of the skin?

a)

Movement of muscle

b)

Protection of underlying tissues

c)

Decreasing water loss

d)

Increasing water loss

49.

One of the functions of the integumentary system is to maintain homeostasis through temperature regulation.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

The skin houses sensory receptors.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

The epidermis is ___ the hypodermis.

a)

Above

b)

Below

52.

The subcutaneous layer is also known as the ___.

a)

Dermis

b)

Hypodermis

c)

Epidermis

54.

The dermis is more superficial to the ___.

a)

Epidemis

b)

Hypodermis

c)

Subcutaneous layer

54.

The dermis is more superficial to the ___.

a)

Epidemis

b)

Hypodermis

c)

Subcutaneous layer

55.

The hypodermis is ___ to the dermis.

a)

Superficial

b)

Deep

c)

Lateral

d)

Medial

56.

The skin is waterproof because the top layers of cells are ___.

a)

Keratinized

b)

Carrotinized

c)

Onionized

d)

Ionized

57.

Skin color results from a combination of which of the following factors?

a)

Genetic

b)

Environmental

c)

Physiological

d)

Psychological

58.

Which layer of the skin contains the collagen and elastic fibers

a)

Dermis

b)

Hypodermis

c)

Epidermis

59.

The ___ contains blood vessels and loose connective tissue?

a)

Dermis

b)

Hypodermis

c)

Epidermis

60.

Which of the following is made of keratinized cells?

a)

Skin

b)

Hair

c)

Nails

d)

Glands

61.

Goosebumps are caused by the skeletal muscle cells of the arrector pili muscle contracting, causing the hair to stand up.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

The nail is made of ___ epithelial cells

a)

Stratified squamous

b)

Simple squamous

c)

Transitional

d)

Pseudostratified

63.

The hair shaft is the portion that is embedded in the skin.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

___ glands secrete sebum and waterproofs the hair shafts.

a)

Sebaceous

b)

Mammary

c)

Sudoriferous

d)

Sweat

65.

The two types of ___ glands are eccrine, which respond to temperature, and apocrine, which respond to stress.

a)

Sweat

b)

Sudoriferous

c)

Ceruminous

d)

Sebaceous

66.

Mammary glands are a type of modified ___ gland.

a)

Sweat

b)

Cerimunous

c)

Sebaceous

67.

___ secrete wax in the ear canal and are a type of sweat gland

a)

Ceruminous

b)

Sebaceous

c)

Sudoriferous

d)

Hephalump

68.

The blood vessels in your skin respond to an increase in temperature by ___.

a)

Dilating

b)

Constricting

c)

Increasing in diameter

d)

Decreasing in diameter

69.

The blood vessels in your skin respond to a decrease in temperature by ___.

a)

Constricting

b)

Dilating

c)

Increasing in diameter

d)

Decreasing in diameter

70.

___ cuts are filled in by fibroblasts instead of epithelial cells.

a)

Deeper

b)

Shallow

c)

Superficial

71.

Inflammation slows the healing process.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

Inflammation causes the tissues to become ___ and ___.

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Swollen

d)

Clammy

73.

The ___ is made of stratified squamous epithelium.

a)

epidermis

b)

dermis

c)

hypodermis

d)

subcutaneous layer

74.

Which of the following contains the nerve fibers and hair follicles?

a)

epidermis

b)

dermis

c)

hypodermis

d)

subcutaneous layer

75.

Melanocytes determine ___.

a)

skin color

b)

hair color

c)

hair type

d)

skin type

76.

Which of the following is true about simple squamous epithelium?

a)

suited for diffusion

b)

single layer of cells

c)

flat cells

d)

multiple layers of cells

e)

suited for secretion of substances

77.

Which of the following is true about simple cuboidal epithelium?

a)

suited for secretion & absorption

b)

multiple layer of cells

c)

flat cells

d)

columnar cells

e)

found in glands and kidneys

78.

Which of the following is true about simple columnar epithelium?

a)

suited for absorption and secretion of substances

b)

nuclei located near the basement membrane

c)

found in stomach and intestines

d)

found in lungs

e)

multiple nuclei per cell

79.

Which of the following is true about simple columnar epithelium?

a)

found in glands

b)

found with mucus secreting goblet cells

c)

found in skin

d)

cuboidal shape

e)

one nucleus per cell

80.

Which of the following is true about pseudostratified columnar epithelium?

a)

multiple layers of cells

b)

found with mucus secreting goblet cells

c)

found in small intestine

d)

found in respiratory tubes

e)

one nucleus per cell

81.

Which of the following is true about stratified squamous epithelium?

a)

found in mouth, throat and vagina

b)

single layer of cells

c)

columnar cells

d)

multiple layers of cells

e)

suited for protection of underlying layers

82.

Which of the following is true about stratified cuboidal epithelium?

a)

suited for secretion

b)

multiple layer of cells

c)

found in lungs

d)

columnar cells

e)

found in mammary, sweat and salivary glands

83.

Which of the following is true about stratified columnar epithelium?

a)

suited for absorption and secretion of substances

b)

multiple layers of cells

c)

found in pharynx, vas deferens and male urethra

d)

found in lungs

e)

single layer of cells

84.

Which of the following is true about transitional epithelium?

a)

found in urinary bladder

b)

multiple layers of cells

c)

found in pharynx, vas deferens and male urethra

d)

can distend (stretch)

e)

single layer of cells

85.

Which of the following is true about glandular epithelium?

a)

found in lungs

b)

multiple layers of cells (depending of gland)

c)

found in pharynx, vas deferens and male urethra

d)

suited for secretion

e)

single layer of cells (depending of gland)

86.

Which of the following is true about loose connective (areolar) tissue?

a)

binds skin and underlying organs

b)

contains collagen fibers

c)

contains elastic fibers

d)

contains many cells

e)

contains myocytes

87.

Which of the following is true about adipose tissue?

a)

stores fat

b)

pads organs

c)

cells contain multiple nuclei

d)

can be stored subcutaneously

e)

contains fibroblasts

88.

Which of the following is true about dense connective tissue?

a)

contains collagen fibers

b)

found in tendons and ligaments

c)

can be pulled on in multiple directions

d)

fibers go in multiple directions/angles

e)

are avascular

89.

Which of the following is true about hyaline cartilage?

a)

contains fine collagen fibers

b)

found at the ends of bones

c)

found in knee and vertebral joints

d)

contains fibroblasts

e)

are avascular

90.

Which of the following is true about elastic cartilage?

a)

contains elastic fibers

b)

contains many cells in the matrix

c)

found in ears and nose

d)

provides shock-absorbing function

e)

are avascular

91.

Which of the following is true about fibrocartilage?

a)

contains elastic fibers

b)

found in knees and intervertebral disks

c)

found in ears and nose

d)

provides shock-absorbing function

e)

are avascular

92.

Which of the following is true about bone?

a)

contains collagen fibers

b)

forms blood cells

c)

are vascular

d)

contains many cells within the matrix

e)

are avascular

93.

Which of the following is true about blood?

a)

contains collagen fibers

b)

matrix is plasma

c)

transports substances

d)

contains fibroblasts

94.

Which of the following is true about skeletal muscle?

a)

contains many nuclei per cells

b)

contains striations

c)

found in muscles under voluntary control

d)

contains branched muscle fibers

e)

contracts (shortens)

95.

Which of the following is true about smooth muscle?

a)

contains many nuclei per cells

b)

contains striations

c)

found in walls of internal organs under involuntary control

d)

cells are spindle shaped

e)

contracts (shortens)

96.

Which of the following is true about cardiac muscle?

a)

contains many nuclei per cells

b)

contains striations

c)

found in heart

d)

cells are branched

e)

contracts (shortens)

97.

Which of the following is true about neurons?

a)

conduct electrical impulses

b)

found in the brain and nerves

c)

one centrally located nucleus

d)

cells contract (shorten)

98.

Which of the following is true about neuroglia?

a)

conduct electrical impulses

b)

found in the brain and nerves

c)

nourish and support neurons

99.

___ has cilia, the nuclei are in varied position and contain one layer of cells.

a)

pseudostratified epithelium

b)

stratified columnar epithelium

c)

stratified cuboidal epithelium

d)

stratified squamous epithelium

100.

___ contained mucus secreting goblet cells.

a)

pseudostratified epithelium

b)

stratified columnar epithelium

c)

stratified cuboidal epithelium

d)

stratified squamous epithelium

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