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Tissue Types

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the type of epithelium

a)

simple squamous

b)

stratified squamous

c)

simple cuboidal

d)

simple columnar

2.

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

a)

cilia

b)

fibers

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

multiple nuclei

3.

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

4.

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

a)

stratified squamous ; skin

b)

pseudostratified columnar ; trachea

c)

simple squamous ; lung

d)

simple cuboidal ; kidney tubules

5.

Which of the following is NOT a main function of epithelial tissues?

a)

covering exposed surfaces

b)

lining internal passageways

c)

producing glandular secretions

d)

contracting to produce movement

6.
Identify:
a)
Columnar
b)
Cuboidal
c)
Pseudostratified
d)
Transitional
7.
Identify:
a)
Smooth Muscle
b)
Columnar
c)
Transitional
d)
Pseudostratified
8.
Identify:
a)
Columnar
b)
Cuboidal
c)
Transitional
d)
Simple Squamous
9.
Identify:
a)
Areolar
b)
Smooth Muscle
c)
Transitional
d)
Simple Squamous
10.
Identify:
a)
Pseudostratified
b)
Simple cuboidal
c)
Transitional
d)
Simple Squamous
11.
Found in organs like the bladder that need to stretch
a)
Areolar
b)
Stratified squamous
c)
Pseudostratified
d)
Transitional
12.
Used in places where diffusion needs to occur, such as blood vessels and air sacs in the lungs
a)
Cuboidal
b)
Columnar
c)
Simple Squamous
d)
Stratified Squamous
13.
Used in places needing protection from scrapes and abrasions such as the skin and esophagus
a)
Cuboidal
b)
Pseudostratified
c)
Simple Squamous
d)
Stratified Squamous
14.
The stomach consists of what type of muscle?
a)
Smooth muscle
b)
Skeletal muscle
c)
Cardiac muscle
d)
Deoxygenated muscle
15.
What type of muscle tissue is VOLUNTARILY controlled
a)
Skeletal Only
b)
Skeletal and Cardiac
c)
Smooth and Cardiac
d)
Cardiac Only
16.

What type of muscle(s) is involuntary?

a)

skeletal and smooth

b)

cardiac and skeletal

c)

smooth and cardiac

d)

skeletal

17.

What type of muscle is not banded or striated?

a)

cardiac

b)

skeletal

c)

smooth

d)

Circumferential

18.
Which muscle tissue is attached to bones?
a)
cardiac
b)
smooth
c)
skeletal
d)
Both A and B
19.

Which muscle tissue has intercalated discs?

a)

Cardiac

b)

Smooth

c)

Skeletal

d)

Visceral

20.

Which muscle tissue is located inside blood vessels?

a)

Cardiac

b)

Smooth

c)

Skeletal

d)

Vestibular

21.
Name this tissue
a)

Skeletal

b)
Cardiac
c)
Smooth
22.

Name the tissue

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth

23.
Name this tissue
a)
Skeletal
b)
Cardiac
c)
Smooth
24.

What are the three types of muscle?

a)

Smooth, Hard, Cardiac

b)

Cardiac, Smooth, Skeletal

c)

Skeleton, Heart, Bladder

25.
What is this?
a)
Blood
b)
Bone
c)
Neuron
d)
Adipose
26.

This type of tissue is located in the brain and spinal column

a)

smooth muscle

b)

skeletal muscle

c)

cardiac muscle

d)

nervous tissue

27.
What do neuroglia do?
a)
Release neurotransmitters
b)
Support and nourish neurons
c)
Release calcium to activate neurons
d)
Absorb nutrients from neurons
28.
Name the tissue type shown.
a)
Epithelial
b)
Muscle
c)
Cardiac
d)
Nervous
29.

Which is NOT part of a neuron?

a)

axon

b)

dendrite

c)

nucleus

d)

intercalated disks

30.

Metabolic center of the neuron.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Axon

c)

Dendrite

d)

Cell body

31.

Nervous tissue

a)

Is tissue that functions in lining, covering, and glandular tissue

b)

Is tissue involved in protecting, supporting, and binding together other body tissues

c)

Is tissue that contracts and shortens to produce movement

d)

Is tissue that receives and conducts electrical impulses from one part of the body to another

32.
What part of the neuron can be described as a tail like structure that carries the impulse away from the cell body?
a)
Axon
b)
Cell Body
c)
Dendrites
d)
Synapse
33.

Label the structure in the image​

34.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Simple squamous

simple cuboidal

Simple columnar

smooth

cardiac

skeletal

neuroglia

neuron

stratified squamous

stratified cuboidal

stratified columnar

Epithelial Tissue with one layer
Muscle Tissue
Nervous Tissue
Epithelial tissue with multiple layers
35.

What type of tissue is this?

a)

Dense

b)

Hyaline Cartilage

c)

Vascular

d)

Osseous

36.

What type of cartilage is this?

a)

Hyaline

b)

Fibro

c)

Elastic

37.

What type of cartilage is this?

a)

Hyaline

b)

Fibro

c)

Elastic

38.

Which tissue forms your tendons and ligaments?

a)

Osseous

b)

Dense

c)

Areolar

d)

Reticular

39.

Which tissue is found between the vertebrae?

a)

Hyaline Cartilage

b)

Fibrocartilage

c)

Elastic Cartilage

40.

Which type of cartilage is found in the nose, ears and lips?

a)

Hyaline Cartilage

b)

Fibrocartilage

c)

Elastic Cartilage

41.

Which tissue is also known as fat tissue?

a)

adipose

b)

reticular

c)

dense

d)

areolar

42.

Identify the adipose CT:

a)
b)
c)
d)
43.

Identify the blood CT:

a)

b)

c)

d)

44.

Identify the osseous CT:

a)

b)

c)

d)

45.

What type of protein fibers are present in dense irregular CT?

a)

Collagen

b)

Reticular fibers

c)

Elastic Fibers

d)

All three

46.

What is the function of dense irregular CT?

a)

Binds skin and epithelia to deeper tissue.

b)

Attach bone to bone or bone to muscle.

c)

Withstands stress.

d)

Provides supportive framework.

47.

What type of protein fibers are present in elastic CT?

a)

Collagen

b)

Reticular fibers

c)

Elastic Fibers

d)

All three

48.

What is the function of elastic connective tissue?

a)

Provides supportive framework.

b)

Allows for stretching and recoiling.

c)

Withstands stress.

d)

Transport

49.

What is the cell type of bone connective tissue?

a)

Fibroblast

b)

Chondrocytes

c)

Osteocytes

d)

Lacunae.

50.

What is the cell type of dense connective tissue?

a)

Fibroblast

b)

Chondrocytes

c)

Osteocytes

d)

Lacunae.

51.

What is the cell type of cartilage connective tissue?

a)

Fibroblast

b)

Chondrocytes

c)

Osteocytes

d)

Lacunae.

52.

What is the cell type of blood connective tissue?

a)

Fibroblast

b)

Chondrocytes

c)

Osteocytes

d)

erythrocyte (RBC) and leukocytes(WBC)

53.

What is the function of blood ?

a)

Provides supportive framework.

b)

Allows for stretching and recoiling.

c)

Withstands stress.

d)

Transport

54.
Which is NOT one of the 3 components that make up connective tissue?
a)
Extracellular matrix 
b)
Fibers
c)
Cells
d)
Basement membrane 
55.
What type of connective tissue is this?
a)
Bone
b)
Cartilage
c)
Blood
d)
Adipose
56.
Name this tissue
a)
Bone
b)
Cartilage
c)
Blood
d)
Adipose
57.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Lines external surfaces or internal cavities

can be voluntary or involuntary

sends signals to communicate to different parts of the body

binds cells and organs together

provides support and protection

has a long axon covered by myelin sheath

cardiac, smooth, and skeletal

can be simple or stratified

categorized based on cell shape and layers

allows for movement

Epithelial
Muscle
Nervous
Connective
58.

Label the image

59.

Match the following images to their tissue type

a)

1.

smooth muscle

b)

2.

skeletal muscle

c)

3.

cardiac muscle

d)

4.

dense regular connective

e)

5.

loose connective

60.

Match the following images to their tissue type

a)

1.

cilliated columnar

b)

2.

simple squamous

c)

3.

stratified squamous

d)

4.

simple cuboidal

e)

5.

stratified cuboidal