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MCQ Histology - Year II

Total questions: 134

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Prokaryotic is the cell in:

a)

animals cell

b)

Plant cell

c)

Bacteria cell

d)

Animal and bacteria cells

e)

Bacteria and plant cells

2.

Which of these is a characteristic of prokaryotic cells?

a)

Absence of cell organelles

b)

Absence of membrane

c)

Absence of nucleus and organelles

d)

Multinuclear

e)

Present of nucleus

3.

Chloroplasts is present in:

a)

Eukaryotic of animal cell

b)

Prokaryotic of bacteria

c)

Eukaryotic of plant cell

d)

Eukaryotic of plant and animal cells

e)

Eukaryotic of plant and prokaryotic cell

4.

Which cell is bigger animal or plant?

a)

Animal cell

b)

Plant cell.

c)

Bacteria

d)

Bacteria and plant cells

e)

Plant and animal cells

5.

Larger vacuole is present in

a)

Animal cell

b)

Bacteria cell

c)

Plant cell.

d)

Prokaryote and eukaryote cell s

e)

Eukaryote of plant and animal cells

6.

The cells with a nucleus and organelles are called?

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Eukaryotes

c)

Eukaryote of plant cell only

d)

Eukaryote of animal cell only

e)

Prokaryotes and eukaryotes

7.

The cells without a nucleus and organelles are called?

a)

Eukaryotes

b)

Prokaryotes

c)

Eukaryotes of animal only

d)

Eukaryotes of plant only

e)

Eukaryotes of animal and plant cells

8.

Which organelles are involved in energy?

a)

Autophagy

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Stores of food

e)

Protects the nucleus

9.

Which organelles are involved in autophagy?

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Vacuoles

e)

Nuclear membranes

10.

Which organelles are involved in photosynthesis?

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Vacuoles

e)

Nuclear membranes

11.

Which organelles are involved in protecting the nucleus?

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Nuclear membranes

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Mitochondria

e)

Vacuoles

12.

Which organelles are involved in DNA managed cell functions?

a)

Vacuoles

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Lysosomes

e)

Chloroplasts

13.

Which of the following is an organelle?

a)

Pigment

b)

Glycogen

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Lipid

e)

Protein

14.

Which organelle contains digestive enzymes?

a)

Lysosome

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

Ribosome

e)

Vacuole

15.

Which organelle is considered the powerhouse of the cell?

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

Lysosome

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

Mitochondria

e)

Nuclear membrane

16.

Where is the site of protein synthesis?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Nucleoli

c)

Lysosome

d)

Nuclear membrane

e)

Mitochondria

17.

What type of tissue lines the bladder?

a)

Simple squamous epithelium

b)

Simple cuboidal epithelium

c)

Simple columnar epithelium

d)

Stratified squamous epithelium

e)

Transitional epithelium

18.

What type of tissue lines most ducts?

a)

Simple squamous epithelium

b)

Simple cuboidal epithelium

c)

Simple columnar epithelium

d)

Stratified squamous epithelium

e)

Transitional epithelium

19.

What type of epithelium is associated with goblet cells?

a)

Simple squamous epithelium

b)

Simple cuboidal epithelium

c)

Simple columnar epithelium

d)

Stratified squamous epithelium

e)

Pseudostratified epithelium

20.

What type of epithelial cells are as tall as they are wide?

a)

Simple

b)

Stratified

c)

Squamous

d)

Cuboidal

e)

Columnar

21.

What do you call the simple squamous epithelium that lines the blood vessels?

a)

Epithelioid tissue

b)

Mesothelium

c)

Endothelium

d)

Transitional

e)

Pseudostratified

22.

What type of epithelium lines the trachea?

a)

Simple squamous epithelium

b)

Simple cuboidal epithelium

c)

Simple columnar epithelium

d)

Stratified squamous epithelium

e)

Pseudostratified epithelium

23.

What type of epithelium is more than one layer thick?

a)

Simple

b)

Stratified

c)

Squamous

d)

Cuboidal

e)

Columnar

24.

What type of epithelium appears stratified, but is not?

a)

Epithelioid tissue

b)

Mesothelium

c)

Endothelium

d)

Transitional

e)

Pseudostratified

25.

What type of gland secretes its product directly into the bloodstream?

a)

Endocrine gland

b)

Multicellular gland

c)

Exocrine gland

d)

Endocrine and exocrine

e)

Mix glands

26.

What type of epithelium forms the epidermis?

a)

Simple squamous epithelium

b)

Simple cuboidal epithelium

c)

Simple columnar epithelium

d)

Stratified squamous epithelium

e)

Pseudostratified epithelium

27.

What type of tissue lines most of the gastrointestinal tract?

a)

Simple squamous epithelium

b)

Simple cuboidal epithelium

c)

Simple columnar epithelium

d)

Stratified squamous epithelium

e)

Transitional epithelium

28.

What type of tissue forms the alveoli in the lung?

a)

Simple squamous epithelium

b)

Simple cuboidal epithelium

c)

Simple columnar epithelium

d)

Stratified squamous epithelium

e)

Pseudostratified epithelium

29.

What type of epithelium is composed of flat cells?

a)

Simple

b)

Stratified

c)

Squamous

d)

Cuboidal

e)

Columnar

30.

What do you call the simple squamous epithelium that lines the abdominal cavity?

a)

Epithelioid tissue

b)

Mesothelium

c)

Endothelium

d)

Transitional

e)

Pseudostratified

31.

What are finger-like projections on the surface of some cells called?

a)

Microvilli

b)

Stereocilia

c)

Cilia

d)

Keratinization

e)

Microvilli and cilia

32.

What type of tissue composes the kidney tubules?

a)

Simple squamous epithelium

b)

Simple cuboidal epithelium

c)

Simple columnar epithelium

d)

Stratified squamous epithelium

e)

Transitional epithelium

33.

What type of tissue lines the esophagus?

a)

Simple squamous epithelium

b)

Simple cuboidal epithelium

c)

Simple columnar epithelium

d)

Stratified squamous epithelium

e)

Transitional epithelium

34.

What type of epithelium is one cell layer thick?

a)

Simple

b)

Stratified

c)

Squamous

d)

Cuboidal

e)

Columnar

35.

What type of epithelial cells are taller than they are wide?

a)

Simple

b)

Stratified

c)

Squamous

d)

Cuboidal

e)

Columnar

36.

What type of epithelium has dome shaped cells on the apical surface?

a)

Epithelioid tissue

b)

Mesothelium

c)

Endothelium

d)

Transitional

e)

Pseudostratified

37.

What is a characteristic of the cells in the epidermis of the skin?

a)

Microvilli

b)

Stereocilia

c)

Cilia

d)

Keratinization

e)

Microvilli and cilia

38.

Which of the following is NOT a fiber found in connective tissue?

a)

Collagen fiber

b)

Elastic fiber

c)

Reticular fiber

d)

Purkinje fiber

e)

Hepatocyte

39.

Which connective tissue cell type contains properties of smooth muscle cells?

a)

Fibroblast

b)

Myofibroblast

c)

Histiocyte

d)

Plasma cell

e)

Mast cell

40.

Which cell is a connective tissue macrophage?

a)

Kupffer cells

b)

Histiocyte

c)

Dust cell

d)

Langerhans cell

e)

Microglia

41.

Which of the following can be classified as "specialized connective tissue"?

a)

Mesenchyme

b)

Mucous connective tissue

c)

Dense connective tissue

d)

Blood

e)

Loose connective tissue

42.

What type of tissue makes up the dermis of the skin?

a)

Mucous connective tissue

b)

Mesenchyme

c)

Loose irregular connective tissue

d)

Dense irregular connective tissue

e)

Dense regular connective tissue

43.

What type of tissue is a tendon composed of?

a)

Mucous connective tissue

b)

Mesenchyme

c)

Loose irregular connective tissue

d)

Dense irregular connective tissue

e)

Dense regular connective tissue

44.

Which connective tissue cell type secretes histamine?

a)

Fibroblast

b)

Myofibroblast

c)

Histiocyte

d)

Plasma cell

e)

Mast cell

45.

What is a compact bone?

a)

Dense bone

b)

Woven bone

c)

Immature bone

d)

Cancellous bone

e)

Spongy bone

46.

What cell is involved in bone resorption?

a)

Osteoclast

b)

Osteon

c)

Osteocyte

d)

Osteoblast

e)

Osteoid

47.

What type of basic tissue type is bone?

a)

Epithelium

b)

Connective tissue

c)

Muscle

d)

Nervous

e)

Bone

48.

What is woven bone?

a)

Cancellous bone

b)

Compact bone

c)

Dense bone

d)

Immature bone.

e)

Spongy bone

49.

Which cell type is responsible for bone breakdown?

a)

Chondrocyte

b)

Chondroblast

c)

Osteocyte

d)

Osteoclast

e)

Osteoblast

50.

What forms the epiphyseal growth plate?

a)

Elastic cartilage

b)

Fibrocartilage

c)

Hyaline cartilage

d)

Compact bone

e)

Spongy bone

51.

What sits in a lacuna?

a)

Osteoclast

b)

Osteon

c)

Osteocyte

d)

Osteoblast

e)

Osteoid

52.

What is a dense bone?

a)

Immature bone

b)

Cancellous bone

c)

Compact bone

d)

Woven bone

e)

Spongy bone

53.

What is the cylindrical structure in a compact bone?

a)

Osteoclast

b)

Osteon

c)

Osteocyte

d)

Osteoblast

e)

Osteoid

54.

What is the space that an osteocyte rests in?

a)

Canaliculi

b)

Sharpey's fibers

c)

Trabeculae

d)

Tome's process

e)

Lacuna

55.

What is the primary component of red marrow?

a)

Hematopoietic tissue

b)

Fat

c)

Cartilage

d)

Fibrous tissue

e)

Bone

56.

What cell is an immature bone cell?

a)

Osteoclast

b)

Osteon

c)

Osteocyte

d)

Osteoblast

e)

Osteoid

57.

What is a bundle bone?

a)

Cancellous bone

b)

Compact bone

c)

Dense bone

d)

Spongy bone

e)

Immature bone

58.

What is the mature bone cell called?

a)

Osteoclast

b)

Osteon

c)

Osteocyte.

d)

Osteoblast

e)

Osteoid

59.

What is an immature bone?

a)

Dense bone

b)

Woven bone

c)

Cancellous bone

d)

Compact bone

e)

Spongy bone

60.

Which cell is the mature bone cell?

a)

Chondrocyte

b)

Chondroblast

c)

Osteocyte

d)

Osteoclast

e)

Osteoblast

61.

Which of the following is a multinucleated cell?

a)

Osteoclast

b)

Osteon

c)

Osteocyte

d)

Osteoblast

e)

Osteoid

62.

What is spongy bone?

a)

Immature bone

b)

Compact bone

c)

Cancellous bone.

d)

Dense bone

e)

Woven bone

63.

What do you call the space where a chondrocyte sits in?

a)

Haversian system

b)

Central canal

c)

Vacuole

d)

Lacuna.

e)

Lamellar

64.

Which type of cartilage forms the intervertebral disc?

a)

Hyaline cartilage

b)

Elastic cartilage

c)

Fibrocartilage

d)

Hyaline cartilage and elastic cartilage

e)

Elastic and fibrocartilage

65.

Which type of cartilage is characterized by the presence of elastic fibers?

a)

Hyaline cartilage

b)

Elastic cartilage

c)

Fibrocartilage

d)

Hyaline and elastic cartilages

e)

Elastic and fibrocartilages

66.

What cell produces the cartilaginous matrix?

a)

Chondrocyte

b)

Chondroblast

c)

Osteocyte

d)

Osteoclast

e)

Osteoblast

67.

Which type of cartilage is found in the larynx?

a)

Hyaline cartilage

b)

Elastic cartilage

c)

Fibrocartilage

d)

Hyaline and elastic cartilages

e)

Elastic and fibrocartilages

68.

What is the connective tissue covering which surrounds cartilage?

a)

Perimysium

b)

Periosteum

c)

Perichondrium.

d)

Perineurium

e)

Endosteum

69.

Where does cartilage come from?

a)

Ectoderm

b)

Endoderm

c)

Mesenchyme

d)

Connective tissue

e)

Connective and epithelial tissues

70.

What is the connective tissue covering of a muscle fascicle?

a)

Sarcolemma

b)

Endomysium

c)

Epimysium

d)

Sarcoplasm

e)

Perimysium

71.

What is actin?

a)

Myofilaments

b)

Myosin

c)

Muscle fibers

d)

Myofibrils

e)

Myocardium

72.

What is a receptor in muscle?

a)

Motor unit

b)

Motor neuron

c)

Motor end plate

d)

Neuromuscular spindle

e)

Neurotransmitter

73.

Which fiber type has more myoglobin?

a)

Red fibers

b)

White fibers

c)

Intermediate fibers

d)

Red and white fibers

e)

White and intermediate fibers

74.

Which fiber type gets its energy primarily from glycogen?

a)

Red fibers

b)

White fibers.

c)

Intermediate fibers

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

75.

Which fiber type is seen in skeletal muscle?

a)

Red fibers

b)

White fibers

c)

Intermediate fibers

d)

Red, white and intermediate fibers.

e)

Red and white fibers

76.

What is the outer connective tissue covering of a muscle?

a)

Epimysium

b)

Sarcoplasm

c)

Perimysium

d)

Sarcolemma

e)

Endomysium

77.

What is myosin?

a)

Muscle fibers

b)

Myofibrils

c)

Myocardium

d)

Myofilaments

e)

Muscle cell

78.

Where is cardiac muscle found?

a)

Myofilaments

b)

Myosin

c)

Muscle fibers

d)

Myofibrils

e)

Myocardium

79.

What type of muscle has visible cross striations?

a)

Skeletal muscle

b)

Cardiac muscle

c)

Smooth muscle

d)

Skeletal and cardiac muscles

e)

Skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscles

80.

What is the plasma membrane of a muscle cell called?

a)

Endomysium

b)

Sarcolemma

c)

Sarcoplasm

d)

Perimysium

e)

Epimysium

81.

What are the thin filaments?

a)

Myocardium

b)

Myofibrils

c)

Myofilaments

d)

Muscle fibers

e)

Myosin

82.

Which of the following is composed of skeletal muscle?

a)

Tongue

b)

Blood vessel

c)

Walls of the visceral organs

d)

Lower esophagus

e)

Heart

83.

What type of muscle is composed of spindle shaped cells?

a)

Skeletal muscle

b)

Cardiac muscle

c)

Smooth muscle

d)

Skeletal and cardiac muscles

e)

Cardiac and smooth muscles

84.

What type of muscle is always multinucleated?

a)

Skeletal muscle

b)

Cardiac muscle

c)

Smooth muscle

d)

Skeletal and cardiac muscles

e)

Cardiac and smooth muscles

85.

What is the covering of an individual muscle fiber?

a)

Sarcoplasm

b)

Perimysium

c)

Endomysium

d)

Epimysium

e)

Sarcolemma

86.

Which of the following is composed of cardiac muscle?

a)

Biceps muscle

b)

Tongue

c)

Heart

d)

Upper esophagus

e)

Walls of the visceral organs

87.

What type of muscle contains centrally placed nuclei?

a)

Smooth muscle

b)

Cardiac muscle

c)

Skeletal muscle

d)

Smooth and cardiac muscles

e)

Smooth and skeletal muscles

88.

What is the dark band in muscle?

a)

A band

b)

band

c)

Z line

d)

H band

e)

M line

89.

What type of muscle has intercalated discs?

a)

Skeletal muscle

b)

Cardiac muscle

c)

Smooth muscle

d)

Skeletal and cardiac muscles

e)

Cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscl

90.

What type of muscle has intercalated discs?

a)

Skeletal muscle

b)

Cardiac muscle

c)

Smooth muscle

d)

Skeletal and cardiac muscles

e)

Cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscles

91.

What is the cytoplasm of a muscle cell?

a)

Epimysium

b)

Sarcolemma

c)

Endomysium

d)

Sarcoplasm.

e)

Perimysium

92.

What is another term for muscle cells?

a)

Myofilaments

b)

Myosin

c)

Muscle fibers

d)

Myofibrils

e)

Myocardium

93.

Which fiber type has a lot of mitochondria?

a)

Red fibers

b)

White fibers

c)

Intermediate fibers

d)

Red and white fibers

e)

White and intermediate fibers

94.

What is the light band in muscle?

a)

A band

b)

I band

c)

Z line

d)

H band

e)

M line

95.

What type of muscle contains sarcomeres?

a)

Skeletal muscle

b)

Cardiac muscle

c)

Smooth muscle

d)

Skeletal and cardiac muscles

e)

Cardiac and smooth muscles

96.

What type of muscle has branching cells?

a)

Skeletal muscle

b)

Cardiac muscle.

c)

Skeletal and cardiac muscles

d)

Skeletal and smooth muscles

e)

Cardiac and smooth muscles

97.

Which fiber type is seen in smooth muscle?

a)

Red fibers

b)

White fibers

c)

Intermediate fibers

d)

Red and white fibers

e)

None of the above.

98.

Which of the four basic tissue types does blood belong to?

a)

Epithelium

b)

Connective tissue

c)

Muscle

d)

Nervous tissue

e)

Blood

99.

Which of the following formed elements do not contain a nucleus?

a)

Platelets

b)

Erythrocytes

c)

Leukocytes

d)

Monocytes

e)

Platelets and erythrocytes

100.

Which leukocyte is the most abundant in a peripheral smear of blood?

a)

Lymphocytes

b)

Basophils

c)

Neutrophil

d)

Monocytes

e)

Eosinophils

101.

Which of the following is not a granulocyte?

a)

Lymphocytes.

b)

Neutrophil

c)

PMN

d)

Eosinophils

e)

Basophils

102.

Which of the following is a granulocyte?

a)

Thrombocyte

b)

Lymphocyte

c)

Eosinophil

d)

Monocyte

e)

Erythrocyte

103.

Which leukocyte has a multi-lobed (3-5 lobes) nucleus?

a)

Neutrophil

b)

Lymphocytes

c)

Monocytes

d)

Eosinophil

e)

Basophils

104.

Which is the smallest leukocyte?

a)

Neutrophil

b)

Lymphocytes

c)

Monocytes

d)

Eosinophil

e)

Basophils

105.

Which leukocyte usually has a bi-lobed nucleus?

a)

Neutrophil

b)

Lymphocytes

c)

Monocytes

d)

Eosinophil

e)

Basophils

106.

What is another term for a platelet?

a)

Thrombocyte

b)

Monocyte

c)

Lymphocyte

d)

Basophil

e)

Erythrocyte

107.

Which leukocyte is the second most abundant in a peripheral smear of blood?

a)

Lymphocytes

b)

Basophils

c)

Neutrophil

d)

Monocytes

e)

Eosinophils

108.

What is another term for a red blood cell?

a)

Thrombocyte

b)

Monocyte

c)

Lymphocyte

d)

Basophil

e)

Erythrocyte

109.

Which of the following is described as a "biconcave disc"?

a)

Platelets

b)

Erythrocytes

c)

Leukocytes

d)

Monocytes

e)

Eosinophils

110.

Which is the largest leukocyte?

a)

Neutrophil

b)

Lymphocytes

c)

Monocytes.

d)

Eosinophil

e)

Basophils

111.

What are the supporting cells in the central nervous system called?

a)

Schwann cells

b)

Basket cells

c)

Ganglion

d)

Neuroglia

e)

Satellite cells

112.

What are the most neurons in the body?

a)

Unipolar

b)

Pseudo unipolar

c)

Bipolar

d)

Multipolar

e)

Unipolar and bipolar

113.

What is the cell body of a neuron called?

a)

Ganglion

b)

Soma

c)

Astrocyte

d)

Nissl

e)

Terminal bouton

114.

Which cell is a macrophage found in the central nervous system?

a)

Kupffer cells

b)

Histiocyte

c)

Dust cell

d)

Langerhans cell

e)

Microglia

115.

Which type of neuron is multipolar?

a)

Motor neurons

b)

Interneurons

c)

Sensory neurons

d)

Motor and Interneurons

e)

Interneuron and sensory neurons

116.

What are motor neurons?

a)

Unipolar

b)

Pseudo unipolar

c)

Bipolar

d)

Multipolar

e)

Unipolar and Bipolar

117.

What is a collection of cell bodies outside the CNS called?

a)

Ganglion

b)

Perikaryon

c)

Astrocyte

d)

Nissl

e)

Terminal bouton

118.

What is tissue which surrounds a nerve fascicle?

a)

Perimysium

b)

Periosteum

c)

Perichondrium

d)

Perineurium

e)

Endosteum

119.

What is the outer gray matter of the brain called?

a)

Tracts

b)

Islets

c)

Soma

d)

Cortex

e)

Nuclei

120.

Which of the following is the most abundant neuroglia cell?

a)

Astrocytes

b)

Ependymal cells

c)

Oligodendrocytes

d)

Microglia

e)

Schwann cells

121.

Which of the following is a supporting cell found in the ganglia?

a)

Schwann cells

b)

Basket cells

c)

Ganglion

d)

Neuroglia

e)

Satellite cells

122.

Where is gray matter?

a)

Outer surface of the cerebrum and cerebellum

b)

Outer surface of the spinal cord

c)

Inner portion of the cerebrum

d)

Inside of the cerebellum

e)

Inner of the spinal cord and cerebellum

123.

What is white matter?

a)

Meninges

b)

Myelinated nerve fibers

c)

Cell bodies

d)

Nodes of Ranvier

e)

Neurofilaments

124.

What is another term for the soma of a neuron?

a)

Tracts

b)

Islets

c)

Cell body

d)

Cortex

e)

Nucleus

125.

What is another term for lymphatic nodules?

a)

Lymph follicles

b)

White pulp

c)

Peyer's patches

d)

Lymph node

e)

Diffuse lymphatic tissue

126.

What is another name for a splenic nodule?

a)

Malpighian corpuscle

b)

Trabeculae

c)

White pulp

d)

Red pulp

e)

Cords of Billroth

127.

What is a characteristic of a secondary nodule?

a)

Germinal center

b)

Lymphocytes

c)

Capsule

d)

Trabeculae

e)

Follicle nodular

128.

What is the lymphatic tissue in the spleen called?

a)

Lymph follicles

b)

White pulp

c)

Peyer's patches

d)

Lymph node

e)

Diffuse lymphatic tissue

129.

What are the splenic cords call?

a)

Cords of Billroth

b)

Cords of Paneth

c)

Cords of Bellini

d)

Cords of Rothchild

e)

Cords of Hassall

130.

Which layer of the heart is composed of cardiac muscle?

a)

Epicardium

b)

Pericardium

c)

Myocardium

d)

Endocardium

e)

Endomysium

131.

What is the connective tissue sac surrounding the heart?

a)

Epicardium

b)

Pericardium

c)

Myocardium

d)

Endocardium

e)

Endomysium

132.

What is the connective tissue called which surrounds an individual cardiac muscle fiber?

a)

Epicardium

b)

Pericardium

c)

Myocardium

d)

Endocardium

e)

Endomysium

133.

Which layer in an artery contains the endothelium?

a)

Tunica intima

b)

Tunica media

c)

Tunica externa

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

134.

What do you call the simple squamous epithelium that lines the blood vessels?

a)

Epithelioid tissue

b)

Mesothelium

c)

Endothelium

d)

Transitional

e)

Pseudostratified