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Chapter 4 - the Tissue Level of Organization : Module 1: Sections 4.1-4.5

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tendons and ligaments are examples of ____________.

a)

loose connective tissue

b)

fluid connective tissue

c)

dense connective tissue

d)

supporting connective tissue

2.

Which of the following is not a basic tissue type?

a)

Epithelial

b)

Bone

c)

Muscle

d)

Nervous

3.

Epithelia is classified according to the shape of the exposed cells and the _____________________.

a)

mode of secretion

b)

physical changes in the matrix

c)

presence of striations

d)

number of cell layers

4.

The human body consists of how many basic tissue types?

a)

Two

b)

Eight

c)

Twelve

d)

Four

5.

Hormones are secretions from which of the following types of glands?

a)

Endocrine glands

b)

Sebaceous glands

c)

Merocrine glands

d)

Exocrine glands

6.

Which of the following connective tissue subtypes has a distinctive population of cells suspended in a matrix of ground substance containing dissolved proteins?

a)

Supporting connective tissue

b)

Connective tissue proper

c)

Connective tissue proper and fluid connective tissue

d)

Fluid connective tissue

7.

Which of the following epithelia is found where mechanical stresses are severe?

a)

Simple squamous epithelia

b)

Stratified squamous epithelia

c)

Stratified cuboidal epithelia

d)

Stratified columnar epithelia

8.

The least common of the connective tissue fibers are __________.

a)

reticular fibers

b)

elastic fibers

c)

collagen fibers

d)

myosin fibers

9.

Which tissue type is specialized for the conduction of electrical impulses from one region of the body to another?

a)

Muscle

b)

Epithelial

c)

Connective

d)

Neural

10.

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?

a)

Merocrine glands

b)

Simple epithelia

c)

Basement membranes

d)

Stratified epithelia

11.

Which of the following membrane types is often lined by simple epithelium that performs absorptive or secretory functions?

a)

Serous membranes

b)

Mucous membranes

c)

Synovival membranes

d)

Cutaneous membranes

12.

What is the name of the cells found within the cartilage matrix?

a)

Fibroblasts

b)

Platelets

c)

Osteocytes

d)

Chondrocytes

13.

Which connective tissue proper cell contains granules containing histamine and heparin, which are released to begin the body’s defensive activities?

a)

Fibroblasts

b)

Macrophages

c)

Mast cells

d)

Fat cells (adipocytes)

14.

Which of the following membrane types line joint cavities and produce a fluid within the joint?

a)

Cutaneous membrane

b)

Serous membrane

c)

Mucous membrane

d)

Synovial membrane

15.

Producing specialized is an essential function of which primary tissue type?

a)

Epithelial

b)

Muscle

c)

Connective

d)

Neural

16.

Which cell in connective tissue proper is able to phagocytize damaged cells or pathogens that enter tissues?

a)

Macrophages

b)

Mast cells

c)

Fibroblasts

d)

Fat cells (adipocytes)

17.

Which of the following secretion mechanisms occurs via exocytosis?

a)

Holocrine secretion

b)

Merocrine secretion

c)

Endocrine secretion

d)

Apocrine secretion

18.

Which of the following connective tissue types is present in intervertebral discs, where it resists compression?

a)

Elastic cartilage

b)

Fibrocartilage

c)

Hyaline cartilage

d)

Loose connective tissue

19.

The basic shapes of cells in epithelial tissue are __________.

a)

All of the listed responses are correct.

b)

squamous

c)

cuboidal

d)

columnar

20.

In which of the following epithelial types are the cell nuclei crowded into a narrow band, close to the basement membrane?

a)

Columar epithelium

b)

Squamous epithelium

c)

Cuboidal epithelium

d)

Transitional epithelium

21.

Which type of cartilage is best at withstanding compression?

a)

ligaments

b)

fibrocartilage

c)

Elastic cartilage

d)

Hyaline cartilage

22.

Tendons and ligaments are examples of ____________.

a)

supporting connective tissue

b)

fluid connective tissue

c)

loose connective tissue

d)

dense connective tissue

23.

The salivary glands use what mode of glandular secretion?

a)

Merocrine secretion

b)

Apocrine secretion

c)

Endocrine secretion

d)

Holocrine secretion

24.

Two examples of fluid connective tissue are __________.

a)

blood and lymph

b)

cartilage and bone

c)

loose and dense connective tissue

d)

exocrine glands and endocrine glands

25.

Which type of glands secrete a watery solution containing enzymes?

a)

Serous glands

b)

Endocrine glands

c)

Sebaceous glands

d)

Mucous glands

26.

Epithelia is classified according to the shape of the exposed cells and the _____________________.

a)

presence of striations

b)

number of cell layers

c)

mode of secretion

d)

physical changes in the matrix

27.

Osteoporosis is a condition that affects ___________.

a)

loose connective tissue

b)

supporting connective tissue

c)

connective tissue proper

d)

fluid connective tissue