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Tissues

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 4hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
nerve
b)
elastic cartilage
c)
fibrocartilage
d)
cardiac muscle
2.
What is the function of epithelial cells?
a)
Act as barriers between the external environment, or between organs and fluidfilled cavities
b)
Provide movement by pulling on bones
c)
Provide secretions which help to digest food
d)
Act as the messaging pathway between different areas of the body
3.
Define tissue with regards to anatomy
a)
A group of structurally and functionally related cells that come together to perform common functions
b)
Multiple sheets of thin paper used to clean your nose
c)
A series of different cells in the same area
d)
The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism
4.
Which type of muscle tissue would line the intestines?
a)
Smooth
b)
Cardiac
c)
Skeletal
d)
Transitional
5.
What tissue type is this?
a)
Adipose tissue
b)
Cardiac muscle
c)
Nervous tissue
d)
Skeletal muscle
6.
What tissue type is this?
a)
Nervous tissue
b)
Cardiac muscle
c)
Smooth muscle
d)
Connective tissue proper
7.
What tissue type is this?
a)
Skeletal muscle
b)
Nervous tissue
c)
Adipose tissue
d)
'Specialised' connective tissue
8.
Cells make up.....
a)
Tissues
b)
Organs
c)
Organ systems
d)
more cells
9.
Organs  make up.....
a)
Tissues
b)
Organs
c)
Organ systems
d)
more cells
10.
Which of the following tissues binds everything together?
a)
Epithelial
b)
Connective
c)
Muscle 
d)
Nervous
11.
Which of the following tissues lines the interior and exterior of organs?
a)
Epithelial
b)
Connective
c)
Muscle 
d)
Nervous
12.

What tissue is this?

a)

Muscle

b)

Epithelial

c)

Nervous

d)

Connective

13.
The muscle tissue shown is called ______.
a)
Skeletal
b)
Cardiac
c)
Smooth
14.

What tissue is this?

a)

Epithelial

b)

Nervous

c)

Connective

d)

Muscular

15.

What tissue is this?

a)

Epithelial

b)

Connective

c)

Muscular

d)

Nervous

16.
Which tissue is this?
a)
Simple Squamous
b)
Stratified Squamous
c)
Simple cuboidal
d)
Pseudostratified columnar
17.
Which tissue is this?
a)
Simple squamous
b)
simple columnar
c)
transitional
d)
simple cuboidal
18.
which tissue is this?
a)
Pseudostratified columnar
b)
Stratified Squamous
c)
Simple Columnar
d)
Transitional
19.
Which type of epithelial tissue would allow oxygen to quickly pass through it?
a)
Simple Squamous
b)
Simple Cuboidal
c)
Simple Columnar
d)
Transitional
20.
Which type of muscle tissue would line the intestines?
a)
Smooth
b)
Cardiac
c)
Skeletal
d)
Transitional
21.
What type of Connective Tissue are TENDONS and LIGAMENTS
a)
Dense Connective Tissue
b)
Osseous Tissue
c)
Loose connective Tissue
d)
Cartilage
22.
What type of Connective tissue is found at the ends of bones to reduce friction?
a)
Cartilage
b)
Dense connective tissue
c)
Adipose Tissue
d)
Loose connective tissue
23.
Salivary glands are 
a)
Endocrine Glands
b)
Exocrine Glands
24.
The pituitary gland puts growth hormone into the blood. What type of gland is it?
a)
Endocrine Gland
b)
Exocrine Gland
25.
What type of muscle tissue is VOLUNTARILY controlled
a)
Skeletal Only
b)
Skeletal and Cardiac
c)
Smooth and Cardiac
d)
Cardiac Only
26.
Which type of epithelial tissue stretches and is found in the bladder and other urinary organs?
a)
Transitional
b)
Simple Cuboidal
c)
Stratified Squamous
d)
Stratified Columnar
27.
What  type of connective tissue has a hard matrix of calcium and salts?
a)
Osseous
b)
Adipose
c)
Blood
d)
Dense Connective
28.
What type of epithelial tissue would make up salivary, sweat, oil, and mammary glands?
a)
Simple cuboidal
b)
Simple columnar
c)
Simple squamous
d)
Transitional
29.
What is the general structure of cuboidal cells?
a)
Square with large central nucleus
b)
Flat, 'fried egg' appearance
c)
Rectangular with nucleus towards basal end
d)
Dead apical cells filled with keratin
30.

What is the difference between exocrine and endocrine functions?

a)

Exocrine cells secrete fluids to the outside of the body; endocrine cells secrete fluids into the inside of the body

b)

They are synonymous

c)

Exocrine cells secrete fluids into ducts; endocrine cells secrete fluids into the blood stream

d)

Exocrine cells secrete clear fluids; endocrine cells secrete opaque fluids

31.
The common term for adipose tissue is
a)
Fat
b)
Blood
c)
Bone
d)
Cartilage
32.
What are the four main tissues found in the body?
a)
Epithelial, Connective, Bone, Blood
b)
Muscle, Connective, Blood, Epithelial
c)
Nervous, Muscle, Connective, Epithelial
d)
Nervous, Muscle, Connective, Bone
33.

Chondrocytes secrete an intercellular material that contains thickened ground substance in which type of tissue

a)

compact bone

b)

dense connective tissue

c)

cartilage

d)

skeletal muscle

34.

Epithelial tissue always has an exposed outer surface and an inner surface anchored to connective tissue by a thin, non- cellular structure called the

a)

Nonstratified layer

b)

Stratified layer

c)

Basement membrane

d)

Fibroblast

35.

Given below is a diagram showing the structure of a neuron tissue.


Choose the correct labeling for the parts A, B, C, D and E.

a)

A – Nucleus; B – Cell body; C – Dendrite; D – Axon; E – Nerve ending.

b)

A – Nucleus; B – Dendrite; C – Cell body; D – Nerve ending; E – Axon

c)

A – Nucleus; B – Axon; C – Cell body; D – Dendrite; E –Nerve ending.

d)

A – Nucleus; B – Dendrite; C – Cell body; D – Axon; E – Nerve ending

36.

Connective tissue that connects a bone to another bone is:

a)

Ligament

b)

Tendon

c)

Cartilage

d)

None.

37.

Intestine absorb the digested food materials. What type of epithelial cells are responsible for that?

a)

Stratified squamous epithelium

b)

Columnar epithelium

c)

Spindle fibres

d)

Cuboidal epithelium

38.

Which of the following is not an animal tissue?

a)

Epithelial tissue

b)

Connective tissue

c)

Parenchymal tissue

d)

Muscular tissue

39.
Which of the following is not one of the four basic types of tissue?
a)
epithelial
b)
connective
c)
muscle
d)
avascular
40.

Which epithelial tissue has more than one layer of flattened cells?

a)

simple squamous

b)

stratified squamous

c)

transitional

d)

simple columnar

41.

Name the type of epithelium

a)

simple cuboidal

b)

simple squamous

c)

simple columnar

d)

stratified squamous

42.

What type of epithelium lines the air sacs in this slide of lung tissue?

a)

simple cuboidal

b)

simple columnar

c)

simple squamous

d)

pseudostratified columnar

43.

What feature found on the surface of this epithelial layer greatly increases the surface area for absorption?

a)

cilia

b)

microvilli

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

multiple nuclei

44.

What type of epithelial tissue is this and where might you find it?

a)

stratified cuboidal ; small intestine

b)

simple squamous ; lung

c)

pseudostratified columnar ; trachea

d)

transitional ; bladder

45.

All of the following are common locations of simple squamous epithlium EXCEPT

a)

lungs

b)

lining blood vessels

c)

trachea

d)

kidney tubules

46.
Identify:
a)
Pseudostratified
b)
Smooth Muscle
c)
Transitional
d)
Stratified Squamous
47.
Identify:
a)
Smooth Muscle
b)
Columnar
c)
Transitional
d)
Pseudostratified
48.
Identify:
a)
Areolar
b)
Smooth Muscle
c)
Transitional
d)
Simple Squamous
49.
Identify:
a)
Columnar
b)
Cuboidal
c)
Pseudostratified
d)
Transitional
50.

A single layer of tall, skinny epithelial cells would be best described as

a)

simple cuboidal epithelium

b)

simple columnar epithelium

c)

simple squamous epithelium

d)

stratified columnar epithelium

51.

Stratified epithelium is typically used for

a)

excretion

b)

secretion

c)

protection

d)

absorption

52.

Simple ____________ epithelial cells are specialized for secretion and are found in pancreas.

a)

columnar

b)

cuboidal

c)

squamous

d)

transitional

53.

Which epithelial cell is best suited for diffusion?

a)

simple squamous

b)

simple columnar

c)

stratified squamous

d)

stratified columnar

54.

An epithelium made up primarily of flattened cells is called:

a)

squamous

b)

cuboidal

c)

columnar

d)

stratified

55.

Epithelial cells that can stretch from a cuboidal or columnar shape to a squamous shape are called

a)

Transitional epithelium

b)

Simple cuboidal epithelium

c)

Stratified keratinized squamous epithelium

d)

Stratified non-keratinized squamous epithelium

56.

____________ epithelium tissue is found on the surface of the ovaries.

a)

Stratified

b)

Simple cuboidal

c)

Pseudostratified

d)

Simple columnar

57.

The principal difference between simple and stratified epithelium is in the number of

a)

Microvilli

b)

Cell layers

c)

Free surfaces

d)

Nuclei per cell

58.

Which of the following task is NOT performed by epithelial cells?

a)

Filtration

b)

Secretion

c)

Absorption

d)

Contraction

59.
Identify:
a)
Smooth Muscle
b)
Columnar
c)
Transitional
d)
Pseudostratified
60.
Identify:
a)
Smooth Muscle
b)
Columnar
c)
Transitional
d)
Pseudostratified
61.

According to the picture, where is the basement membrane?

a)

Apical Side

b)

Columnar Cells

c)

Avascular tissue

d)

Basal Side

62.

Epithelial tissue regenerate really quickly

a)

True

b)

False

63.
This type of epithelium has only one layer of cells
a)
Stratified epithelium
b)
Simple epithelium
64.

The neuron is part of the

a)

nervous tissue

b)

connective tissue

c)

epithelial tissue

d)

muscular tissue

65.

Epithelial tissue is NOT classified by shape.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

Which is NOT a type of connective tissue?

a)

Dense connective tissue

b)

Areolar tissue

c)

Compact bone

d)

Smooth muscle

67.

Which of the following is a type of epithelial tissue?

a)

smooth muscle

b)

transitional

c)

nervous

d)

blood

68.

The function of nervous tissue is to conduct impulses to and from body organs.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Epithelial cells are classified in three shapes.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

The connective tissues can be loose or dense in form.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

Epithelial cells are found in the skin.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

The two ways to classify epithelium cells are

a)

number and size

b)

shape and color

c)

shape and number of layers

d)

color and number

73.

Cardiac muscle is found around the

a)

stomach

b)

lungs

c)

heart

d)

liver

74.

Connective tissue are the most abundant tissue in the body.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

Connective tissues store energy.

a)

True

b)

False

76.

All the following are epithelial cell shapes EXCEPT

a)

cubodial

b)

squamous

c)

columnar

d)

triangular