WorksheetsChapter 4 - the Tissue Level of Organization : Module 1: Sections 4.1-4.5
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Tendons and ligaments are examples of ____________.
loose connective tissue
fluid connective tissue
dense connective tissue
supporting connective tissue
Which of the following is not a basic tissue type?
Epithelial
Bone
Muscle
Nervous
Epithelia is classified according to the shape of the exposed cells and the _____________________.
mode of secretion
physical changes in the matrix
presence of striations
number of cell layers
The human body consists of how many basic tissue types?
Two
Eight
Twelve
Four
Hormones are secretions from which of the following types of glands?
Endocrine glands
Sebaceous glands
Merocrine glands
Exocrine glands
Which of the following connective tissue subtypes has a distinctive population of cells suspended in a matrix of ground substance containing dissolved proteins?
Supporting connective tissue
Connective tissue proper
Connective tissue proper and fluid connective tissue
Fluid connective tissue
Which of the following epithelia is found where mechanical stresses are severe?
Simple squamous epithelia
Stratified squamous epithelia
Stratified cuboidal epithelia
Stratified columnar epithelia
The least common of the connective tissue fibers are __________.
reticular fibers
elastic fibers
collagen fibers
myosin fibers
Which tissue type is specialized for the conduction of electrical impulses from one region of the body to another?
Muscle
Epithelial
Connective
Neural
Which of the following would most likely be found in a region where secretion or absorption occurs, such as the lining of the digestive and respiratory tract?
Merocrine glands
Simple epithelia
Basement membranes
Stratified epithelia
Which of the following membrane types is often lined by simple epithelium that performs absorptive or secretory functions?
Serous membranes
Mucous membranes
Synovival membranes
Cutaneous membranes
What is the name of the cells found within the cartilage matrix?
Fibroblasts
Platelets
Osteocytes
Chondrocytes
Which connective tissue proper cell contains granules containing histamine and heparin, which are released to begin the body’s defensive activities?
Fibroblasts
Macrophages
Mast cells
Fat cells (adipocytes)
Which of the following membrane types line joint cavities and produce a fluid within the joint?
Cutaneous membrane
Serous membrane
Mucous membrane
Synovial membrane
Producing specialized is an essential function of which primary tissue type?
Epithelial
Muscle
Connective
Neural
Which cell in connective tissue proper is able to phagocytize damaged cells or pathogens that enter tissues?
Macrophages
Mast cells
Fibroblasts
Fat cells (adipocytes)
Which of the following secretion mechanisms occurs via exocytosis?
Holocrine secretion
Merocrine secretion
Endocrine secretion
Apocrine secretion
Which of the following connective tissue types is present in intervertebral discs, where it resists compression?
Elastic cartilage
Fibrocartilage
Hyaline cartilage
Loose connective tissue
The basic shapes of cells in epithelial tissue are __________.
All of the listed responses are correct.
squamous
cuboidal
columnar
In which of the following epithelial types are the cell nuclei crowded into a narrow band, close to the basement membrane?
Columar epithelium
Squamous epithelium
Cuboidal epithelium
Transitional epithelium
Which type of cartilage is best at withstanding compression?
ligaments
fibrocartilage
Elastic cartilage
Hyaline cartilage
Tendons and ligaments are examples of ____________.
supporting connective tissue
fluid connective tissue
loose connective tissue
dense connective tissue
The salivary glands use what mode of glandular secretion?
Merocrine secretion
Apocrine secretion
Endocrine secretion
Holocrine secretion
Two examples of fluid connective tissue are __________.
blood and lymph
cartilage and bone
loose and dense connective tissue
exocrine glands and endocrine glands
Which type of glands secrete a watery solution containing enzymes?
Serous glands
Endocrine glands
Sebaceous glands
Mucous glands
Epithelia is classified according to the shape of the exposed cells and the _____________________.
presence of striations
number of cell layers
mode of secretion
physical changes in the matrix
Osteoporosis is a condition that affects ___________.
loose connective tissue
supporting connective tissue
connective tissue proper
fluid connective tissue
