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Chapter 4: The Tissue Level of Organization

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 2hrs 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the primary tissue classes?

a)

Epithelial

b)

Connective

c)

Muscle

d)

Neural

e)

All of the above

2.

Which of the following is not a function of epithelia?

a)

Provide Physical Protection

b)

Control Permeability

c)

Establish a structural framework for the body

d)

Produce specialized secretions

3.

Which of the following is not a defining characteristic of epithelia?

a)

Cellularity (cell junctions)

b)

Polarity (apical and basal surfaces)

c)

Avascularity

d)

Attachment (basement membrane or basal lamina)

e)

All of the above are characteristics of epithelia

4.

Which specialized structures are only found in epithelia?

a)

Microvilli (to increase surface area)

b)

Sterocilia

c)

Cilia (to move particles across surface)

d)

Flagella

5.

Which of the following is not a layer when classifying epithelial cells?

a)

Simple

b)

Columnar

c)

Stratified

d)

Pseudostratified

6.

Which of the following is not a shape when when classifying cells?

a)

Squamous

b)

Cuboidal

c)

Triangular

d)

Columnar

7.

Which of the following is not a specialization of epithelial cells?

a)

Transport blood

b)

Move fluids over the epithelium

c)

Move fluids through the epithelium

d)

Produce secretions

8.

Which of the following is not a cell junction?

a)

Tight

b)

Desmosomes

c)

All are cell junctions

d)

Gap

9.

What defines a tight junction?

a)

Made up of CAMs and proteoglycans (glycocalyx)

b)

Form a channel by joining membrane & channel proteins from adjacent cells

c)

Allows the least amount of passage.

d)

None of the above.

10.

What defines a desmosome?

a)

Made up of CAMs and proteoglycans (glycocalyx)

b)

Allows the least amount of passage

c)

Form a channel by joining membrane and channel proteins

d)

None of the above

11.

What defines a gap junction?

a)

Allows the least amount of passage

b)

Made up of CAMs and proteoglycans

c)

Form a channel by joining membrane and channel proteins

d)

None of the above

12.

Which of the following describes Endocrine glands?

a)

Ducts, hormones secreted into interstitial space

b)

Ductless, hormones secreted into interstitial space

c)

Ductless, secrete onto surface of epithelium, skin or lining GI or respiratory tracts.

d)

Ducts, secrete onto surface of epithelium, skin or lining GI or respiratory tracts.

13.

Which of the following describes Exocrine glands?

a)

Ducts, hormones secreted into interstitial space

b)

Ductless, hormones secreted into interstitial space

c)

Ductless, secrete onto surface of epithelium, skin or lining GI or respiratory tracts.

d)

Ducts, secrete onto surface of epithelium, skin or lining of GI or respiratory tracts.

14.

Which of the following is NOT a glandular structure?

a)

Shape = tubular or acinar

b)

Branching pattern = simple or compound

c)

Branched = multiple glandular areas share a common duct. Duct cells do not secrete.

d)

All are glandular structures

15.

Which of the following is NOT a secretory product?

a)

Mucous

b)

Serous

c)

Water

d)

Mucous and Serous (Mixed)

16.

Which of the following is a mode of secretion?

a)

Merocrine

b)

Apocrine

c)

Holocrine

d)

All of the above

17.

Which of the following is NOT a component of all connective tissues?

a)

Extracellular protein fibers

b)

Water

c)

Ground Substance

d)

Specialized cells

18.

Which of the following is included in ground substance?

a)

Viscous fluid containing proteoglycans and glycoproteins found in interstitial space.

b)

Surrounds cells and fibers.

c)

Consistency from syrupy to jello.

d)

All of the above

19.

Which of the following are types of extracellular fibers?

a)

Collagen

b)

Reticular

c)

Elastic

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

20.

Which is NOT a type of specialized cell?

a)

RBCs

b)

Lymphocytes

c)

Cancers

d)

Chondrocytes

e)

Osteocytes

21.

Which is NOT a classification of Connective Tissue?

a)

Supporting/Structural connective tissue

b)

Epithelial Connective Tissue

c)

Connective Tissue Proper

d)

Fluid Connective Tissue

22.

Which are the two divisions of Connective Tissue Proper?

a)

Dense Connective Tissue & Fluid Connective Tissue

b)

Loose Connective Tissue & Dense Connective Tissue

c)

Fluid Connective Tissue & Supporting/Structural Connective Tissue

d)

None of the above

23.

Which of the following are specialized types of loose connective tissue?

a)

Adipose

b)

Reticular (stroma)

c)

Both Adipose & Reticular

d)

None of the Above

24.

Which of the following are the types of dense connective tissue?

a)

Regular (2D Fiber arrangement) & Irregular (3D Fiber arrangement)

b)

Regular (3D Fiber arrangement) & Irregular (4D Fiber arrangement)

c)

Regular 2D Fiber arrangement) & Irregular 2D Fiber arrangement)

d)

None of the above

25.

Which of the following are part of fluid connective tissue?

a)

Lymph

b)

Sweat

c)

Blood

d)

Both Blood & Lymph

e)

Both Sweat & Lymph

26.

Which of the following are part of Supporting/Structural Connective Tissue?

a)

Bone

b)

Ligament

c)

Cartilage

d)

All of the above

27.

Which is NOT a characteristic of Loose Connective Tissue (Proper)?

a)

Fills space between organs

b)

Surrounds blood vessels, nerves - allows containment of blood pressure; compliance of veins

c)

Very Elastic

d)

Nearly every epithelium rests on this tissue layer

28.

Which of the following are characteristics of Areolar (unspecialized loose connective tissue)?

a)

In almost every part of body

b)

Nearly every epithelium rests on areolar tissue layer

c)

Very elastic

d)

Surrounds blood vessels and nerves

29.

Which of the following are characteristics of Adipose Tissue? (Special type of Loose Connective Tissue)

a)

Surrounds blood vessels and nerves

b)

Energy storage in specialized cells - adipocytes

c)

Padding

d)

Insulation

30.

Which of the following defines Reticular Tissue?

a)

unspecialized loose connective tissue

b)

fibrous network forms stroma of liver and pancreas

c)

packing peanuts of the body

d)

None of the above

31.

Which of the following are parts of Dense Regular tissue?

a)

tendons

b)

ligaments

c)

elastic tissue - ligaments under transitional epithelium, blood vessels, airways

d)

Skin

32.

Which of the following are parts of Dense irregular tissue?

a)

Skin

b)

Organ capsules

c)

Joint cavities

d)

Peristeum

e)

Perichondrium

33.

Which of the following are parts of Blood in Fluid connective tissue?

a)

Specialized cells = RBC's & Leukocytes

b)

Matrix = Plasma

c)

Interstitial Fluid returning to vascular system

d)

Both Specialized cells and Matrix

e)

Both Matrix and Interstitial Fluid returning to vascular system

34.

What is Lymph?

a)

Specialized cells

b)

Interstitial fluid returning to vascular system

c)

Matrix

d)

Plasma

35.

Which of the following are components of cartilage?

a)

Cells- chondrocytes (in lacunae)

b)

Avascular

c)

Gel matrix of chondroitin sulfates

d)

None of the above

36.

Which of the following are types of cartilage?

a)

Hyaline

b)

Bone

c)

Fibrocartilage

d)

Elastic

37.

Where can hyaline cartilage be found?

a)

Articular caritlages

b)

Nasal

c)

Sternal

d)

Respiratory Tract

e)

All of the above

38.

Where can Elastic cartilage be found?

a)

Ear

b)

Epiglottis

c)

Larynx

d)

Both Ear and Larynx

e)

Ear, Epiglottis, and Larynx

39.

What are characteristics of fibrocartilage?

a)

Weak

b)

Prevents bone to bone contact

c)

tough and durable

d)

None of the above

40.

Cartilage continues to grow during adulthood.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

How does cartilage grow?

a)

Extrastitial growth- growth from outside

b)

Interstitial growth- growth from within. Chondrocytes divide and produce more matrix.

c)

Appositional growth - surgace growth. Matrix surrounds fibroblasts which differentiate into chondrocytes.

d)

None of the above

42.

Which of the following are characteristics within bone?

a)

Mesodermal origin

b)

Structure-cells and osteocytes. Live in lacunae inside calcium salt matrix

c)

Osteocytes communicate with circulation via cytoplasmic projections through canaliculi

d)

Periosteum- fiberous connective tissue covering combined with inner cellular layer

e)

Bone grows and remodels through life. Able to heal rapidly unlike cartilage

43.

Which of the following are types of Membranes?

a)

Mucous

b)

Serous

c)

Cutaneous

d)

Synovial

e)

All of the above

44.

Which of the following are characteristics of Mucous membranes?

a)

Line cavities continuous with exterior

b)

Lamina propia is connective tissue component (loose connective)

c)

Lubricated by mucous from globet cells or multicellular glands

d)

All of the above

45.

Which of the following are characteristics of Serous membranes?

a)

Line the ventral body cavity

b)

3 types- pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal

c)

Made of 2 surfaces - visceral and parietal

d)

Low friction between visceral and parietal layers

46.

Which of the following describes Cutaneous membrane?

a)

Memebrane which surround joint cavities

b)

Loose connective tissue + incomplete layer of either squamous or cboidal cells.

c)

None of the above

d)

Stratified squamous epithelium + loose connective + dense connective tissue

47.

Which of the following describes Synovial membrane?

a)

Membrane which surrounds joint cavities

b)

Stratified squamous epithelium + loose connective + dense connective tissue

c)

Line the ventral body cavity

d)

Loose connective tissue + incomplete layer of either squamous or cuboidal cells.

48.

What are the 3 types of fascia?

a)

Superficial

b)

Subserous

c)

Inferior

d)

Deep

49.

Which of the following are characteristics of Neural (Nervous or Nerve) Tissue?

a)

Made up of two cell types: neurons and neuroglia

b)

Limited repair and regeneration ability

c)

Cell anatomy: Cell body (soma), axon (nerve fiber), dendrites

d)

Ectodermal

e)

None of the above

50.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Muscle Tissue?

a)

Cells specialized for contraction

b)

cytoplasm of these cells are called sarcoplasm

c)

cell membrane of these cells are called sarcolemma

d)

Mesodermal origin

e)

Only found in heart

51.

Which is NOT a type of muscle tissue?

a)

Cardiac

b)

Smooth

c)

Epithelial

d)

Skeletal

52.

What are the characteristics of skeletal muscle tissue?

a)

Multinucleated due to cell fusion during development

b)

Unable to divide, new cells can be produced from stem cells called satellite cells

c)

Usually single nucleated cells called myocytes

d)

Striated (lined) in appearance due to presence of organized contractile proteins in sarcomere

e)

Skeletal muscle is under voluntary control- as opposed to heart or gut

53.

Which are characteristics of Cardiac muscle tissue?

a)

Usually single nucleated cells called myocytes

b)

Striated like muscle cells due to similar arrangement of myofilaments (actin and myosin)

c)

Cell to cell connections are extensive

d)

There are no stem cells and cells cannot regenerate.

e)

Found it all muscles

54.

Which is NOT a characteristic of Smooth muscle tissue?

a)

Found in lining of blood vessels, digestive tract, respiratory tract and bladder

b)

Striated

c)

No striations and single nuclei

d)

Can divide and regenerate + contractions are involuntary

e)

Cells contract on their own and are connected by gap junctions to facilitate coordination

55.

What do Mast cells release to cause inflammation?

a)

Histamine

b)

Heat

c)

Heparin

d)

Prostaglandins

56.

Are you going to pass this test?

a)

Yes

b)

Also yes

c)

Si, pero en Enspanol

d)

No