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Histology

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the four types of tissues in the human body? (Select all that apply)

a)

Epithelial

b)

Connective

c)

Muscle

d)

Nervous

2.

How do we classify epithelial tissue?

a)

Shape

b)

Shape and number of layers

c)

Counting the number of individual cells

d)

Squamous

3.

Identify the type of epithelial tissue from the picture above.

a)

Simple squamous

b)

Simple cuboidal

c)

Stratified columnar

d)

Stratified cuboidal

4.

Identify the epithelial tissue from the picture above

a)

Psuedostratified Columnar

b)

Transitional

c)

Stratified columnar

d)

Stratified squamous

5.

What is histology?

a)

Study of organs

b)

Study of different types of tissue

c)

Study of histamines

d)

Study of skin

6.

What does pseudostratified mean?

a)

Many layers of cells

b)

Single layer that looks like many layers of cells

c)

Single layer of cells

d)

No layer of cells

7.

What is the most abundant type of tissue in the human body?

a)

Nervous

b)

Muscle

c)

Connective

d)

Epithelial

8.

Which one of the following is NOT a type of loose connective tissue?

a)

Elastic

b)

Areolar

c)

Adipose

d)

Reticular

9.

Which of the following is NOT a type of cartilage found in the human body?

a)

Hyaline

b)

Elastic

c)

Regular

d)

Fibrocartilage

10.

Connective tissue only function is protection

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Identify the type of connective tissue from the picture above.

a)

Spongy Bone

b)

bone (osseous)

c)

reticular

d)

dense irregular

12.

Identify the type of connective tissue from the picture above.

a)

adipose/fat

b)

areolar

c)

blood

d)

lymph

13.

What are the two proteins that make up the bulk of muscle tissue?

a)

glycoprotein

b)

actin

c)

myosin

d)

elastin

14.

What are the three types of muscle tissue?

a)

cardiac

b)

smooth

c)

skeletal

d)

biceps femoris

15.

Striations can be seen in which type of muscle tissues?

a)

Smooth and cardiac

b)

smooth and skeletal

c)

skeletal and cardiac

d)

Cardiac only

16.

In which body structure would we find smooth muscle?

a)

Heart

b)

hamstring muscles

c)

bladder

d)

skin

17.

In which tissue type do we find "intercalated discs?"

a)

Adipose tissue

b)

Cardiac muscle

c)

Nervous tissue

d)

Connective tissue

18.

What are the two main cells that make up nervous tissue?

a)

neurons

b)

myelin

c)

axon

d)

neuroglia

19.

Nervous tissue is found in the brain, spinal cord, and nerves and is responsible for communication.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

What type of muscle tissues is "involuntary muscle?"

a)

Cardiac

b)

Skeletal

c)

Smooth

21.
Where is epithelial tissue found?
a)
glands
b)
covering body surfaces
c)
lines organs
d)
all of the above
22.
Which of the following is not one of the four tissue types? 
a)
Blood
b)
Connective
c)
Epithelial
d)
Nervous 
23.
What type of connective tissue are tendons and ligaments?
a)
Dense Connective Tissue
b)
Bone
c)
Loose Connective Tissue
d)
Cartilage
24.
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
25.
What type of connective tissue has a fluid-like matrix?
a)
bone
b)
cartilage
c)
blood
d)
ligaments
26.
What type of connective tissue has a hard matrix of calcium and salts?
a)
Bone
b)
Adipose
c)
Blood
d)
Dense Connective
27.

Which cells produce the matrix of bone?

a)

Adipocytes

b)

Chondrocytes

c)

Osteocytes

d)

Fibroblasts

28.

These 2 types of dense connective tissue connect bone to bone and muscle to bone at joints

a)

Tendons

b)

Ligaments

c)

Duct Tape

d)

Super Glue

29.
Which type of tissue helps in body movement?
a)
Epithelial
b)
Connective
c)
Muscle
d)
Neural
30.
Which type of muscle tissue is voluntary? 
a)
Skeletal
b)
Cardiac
c)
Medial 
d)
Smooth 
31.

Which type of tissue would line the intestines?

a)

epithelial

b)

neural

c)

muscle

d)

connective

32.

Which type of tissue is avascular (no blood vessels) and tightly packed?

a)

Epithelial

b)

Connective

c)

Areolar

d)

Adipose

33.
Which is NOT a connective tissue?
a)
Blood
b)
Bone
c)
Muscle
d)
Fat
34.
Which tissue is this?
a)
Simple Squamous
b)
Stratified Squamous
c)
Simple cuboidal
d)
Pseudostratified columnar
35.
Which type of muscle tissue would line the intestines?
a)
Smooth
b)
Cardiac
c)
Skeletal
d)
Transitional
36.

Identify the type of epithelial tissue from the picture above.

a)

Simple squamous

b)

Simple cuboidal

c)

Stratified columnar

d)

Stratified cuboidal

37.

How do we classify epithelial tissue?

a)

Shape

b)

Shape and number of layers

c)

Counting the number of individual cells

d)

Squamous

38.

Identify the epithelial tissue from the picture above

a)

Psuedostratified Columnar

b)

Transitional

c)

Stratified columnar

d)

Stratified squamous

39.

What is the most abundant type of tissue in the human body?

a)

Nervous

b)

Muscle

c)

Connective

d)

Epithelial

40.

In which body structure would we find smooth muscle?

a)

Heart

b)

hamstring muscles

c)

bladder

d)

skin

41.

In which tissue type do we find "intercalated discs?"

a)

Adipose tissue

b)

Cardiac muscle

c)

Nervous tissue

d)

Connective tissue

42.

What are the two main cells that make up nervous tissue?

a)

neurons

b)

myelin

c)

axon

d)

neuroglia

43.
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
44.
Which tissue is this?
a)
Simple Squamous
b)
Stratified Squamous
c)
Simple cuboidal
d)
Pseudostratified columnar
45.

Hyaline, elastic, & fibro- are all types of this...

a)

cartilage

b)

loose connective tissue

c)

dense regular connective tissue

d)

dense irregular connective tissue

46.

What type of tissue is this?

a)

Connective - Blood Tissue

b)

Connective - Loose

c)

Epithelium - Stratified Squamous

d)

Epithelial - Simple Cuboidal

e)

Nervous - Neuron

47.

What type of tissue is this?

a)

Connective - Bone tissue

b)

Epithelial - Columnar Cilliated

c)

Epithelial - Simple Squamous

d)

Muscle - Skeletal

e)

Connective - Dense

48.

What type of tissue is this?

a)

Connective - Bone tissue

b)

Epithelial - Stratified Cuboidal

c)

Muscle - Smooth

d)

Epithelial - Simple Cuboidal

e)

Nervous - Neuron

49.

What type of tissue is this?

a)

Nervous - Spinal Chord

b)

Epithelial - Simple Columnar

c)

Connective - Adipose

d)

Epithelial - Glandular

e)

Connective - Dense

50.
Name the Tissue Type:
a)
Bone
b)
Reticular
c)
Areolar
d)
Smooth muscle
51.
What major group does Elastic Cartilage belong to?
a)
Muscle
b)
Epithelial
c)
Connective
d)
Nervous
52.
Name the Tissue Type:
a)
Simple cuboidal
b)
Simple squamous
c)
Simple columnar
d)
Pseudostratified columnar
53.
Which of the following is not a type of cartilage?
a)
Fibrocartilage
b)
Cardiac
c)
Hyaline
d)
Elastic