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WorksheetsHistology Quiz
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Worksheet time: 48mins
In preparing tissue for routine light microscopic study, which procedure immediately precedes clearing the specimen with an organic solvent?
Dehydration.
Fixation.
Staining.
Clearing.
Embedding
The basic living unit of all plants and animals?
Cell.
System.
Organ.
Oganelle.
Tissue
The study of tissues is called?
Histology.
ytology.
Anatomy.
Anatomic imaging.
Physiology
The vital product of mitochondria is?
ATP.
ADP.
DNA.
RNA.
Glucose
Structure connects the eyepiece to the objective lens?
Tube.
Screw.
Eyepiece.
Mirror.
Diaphragm
Microscope which does not depend on visible light?
Transmissional electronic microscope
Simple microscope.
Light microscope.
Phase contrast microscope.
Dissection microscope.
Step which occurs after the tissue is embedded in paraffin?
Slicing.
Fixation.
Rehydration.
Staining.
Dehydration
What color does hematoxylin stain structures?
Blue.
Orange.
Pink.
Red.
Green
Which of the following is NOT a membranous organelle?
Ribosomes.
Lysosomes.
Peroxisomes.
Mitochondria.
Endoplasmic reticulum
Organelle which contains digestive enzymes?
Lysosome.
Rough endoplasmic reticulum.
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
Golgi apparatus.
Mitochondria
Organelle which sorts and packages proteins within a cell is called?
Golgi apparatus.
Rough endoplasmic reticulum.
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
Lysosome.
Mitochondria
Folds on the inner mitochondrial membrane is called?
Cristae.
Plasmalemma.
Glycocalyx.
Protoplasm.
Ground substance
Organelle which is considered as powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria.
Rough endoplasmic reticulum.
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
Lysosome.
Golgi apparatus
Which of the following is NOT an inclusion?
Mitochondria.
Pigment.
Glycogen.
Lipid.
Secretory granules
Organelle which is involved in lipid metabolism?
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
Rough endoplasmic reticulum.
Lysosome.
Golgi apparatus.
Mitochondria
The fluid inside the cell is called?
Cytosol.
Nucleoplasm.
Endoplasm.
Cytoscelet.
Glycocalix
Limiting membrane cell is called?
Plasmalemma.
Glycocalyx.
Protoplasm.
Cristae.
Ground substance
General process which brings things into the cell is called?
Endocytosis.
Exocytosis.
Pinocytosis.
Phagocytosis.
Active transport
Organelle which produces protein for export?
Rough endoplasmic reticulum.
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
Lysosome.
Golgi apparatus.
Mitochondria
Ribosomes are assembled in?
Nucleoli.
Cytoskeleton.
Peroxisome.
Microfilaments.
Centrioles
Transport of solid particles is called?
Phagocytosis.
Endocytosis.
Exocytosis.
Pinocytosis.
Active transport
Plasma membrane consists of all components except for?
glycosaminoglycans.
phospholipid molecules.
carbohydrates.
transport proteins.
proteins enzymes
Golgi complex performs all enumerated functions except for?
detoxification of peroxide.
accumulation, sorting, packaging and transport of synthesized products.
formation of glycoproteins and lipoproteins.
formation of lysosomes.
formation of cellular membranes
Organelle which contains detoxifying enzymes?
Peroxisome.
Ribosomes.
Microfilaments.
Centrioles.
Nucleoli
Biosynthesis of lipids takes place in?
smooth EPR.
rough EPR.
Golgi complex.
lysosomes.
mytochondria
Polysaccharide that can be found on the outer surface of the cell membranes?
Glycocalyx.
Plasmalemma.
Protoplasm.
Cristae.
Ground substance
Site of protein synthesis?
Ribosomes.
Peroxisome.
Microfilaments.
Centrioles.
Nucleoli
Cytoplasm basophilia is inherent in the cells that?
Actively synthesize proteins.
Have cilia.
Accumulate lipids.
Accumulate glycogen.
Synthesize mucus
Calcium ions storage takes place in?
smooth EPR.
Golgi complex.
lysosomes.
mytochondria.
rough EPR
In a cell subunits of ribosomes are formed in?
nucleolus.
smooth EPR.
rough EPR.
Golgi complex.
Mytochondria
Membranous organelles are all enumerated except for?
ribosomes.
Golgi complex.
Lysosomes.
Mytochondria.
Peroxisomes
In a light microscope used for histology, resolution and magnification of cells are largely dependent on which component?
Objective lens.
Condenser.
Eyepieces or ocular lenses.
Specimen slide.
The control for illumination intensity
Cytoplasm often stains poorly because its lipid content is removed by the organic solvents used in the clearing step in routine histological preparations. This problem is most likely to occur with cytoplasmic regions rich in which organelles?
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
Free polysomes.
Mitochondria.
Lysosomes.
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Oval and round organelles with double wall are seen at the electron micrograph. The outer membrane is smooth, the inner membrane folded into cristae contain enzyme ATPase synthetizes. These are?
Mitochondria.
Golgi complex.
Lyzosomes.
Centrioles.
Ribosome
A tissue sample of benign tumor was studied under the electron microscope. A lot of small (15-20 nm) spherical bodies, consisting of 2 unequal subunits were detected. These are?
Ribosomes.
Mitochondria.
Golgi complex.
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
Microtubules
The organisms to be identified have a nucleus surrounded by a nuclear membrane. Genetic material is concentrated predominantly in the chromosomes that consist of DNA strands and protein molecules. These cells divide mitotically. Identify these organisms?
Eukaryotes.
Bacteriophages.
Prokaryotes.
Viruses.
Bacteria
Cells of healthy liver actively synthesize glycogen and proteins. What organelles are the most developed in them?
Endoplasmic reticulum.
Cell center.
Lysosomes.
Mitochondria.
Peroxosomes
Which organelle contains detoxifying enzymes?
Peroxisome.
Ribosomes.
Microfilaments.
Centrioles.
Nucleoli
Which organelle contains digestive enzymes?
Lysosome.
Rough endoplasmic reticulum.
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
Golgi apparatus.
Mitochondria
What are the folds on the inner mitochondrial membrane called?
Cristae.
Plasmalemma.
Glycocalyx.
Protoplasm.
Ground substance
Which organelle is involved in lipid metabolism?
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
Rough endoplasmic reticulum.
Lysosome.
Golgi apparatus.
Mitochondria
In transmission EM preparations of cells the cell membrane often appears as a trilaminar structure having two parallel dark-staining components on either side of an unstained middle layer. This central poorly stained region of the membrane is primarily responsible for which functions?
Creation of a barrier to water-soluble molecules.
Binding by cellular receptions to specific ligands.
Catalyzing membrane-associated activities.
Transport of ions.
Connections to the cytoskeleton
Cytoplasm often stains poorly because its lipid content is removed by the organic solvents used in the clearing step in routine histological preparations. This problem is most likely to occur with cytoplasmic regions rich in which organelles?
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
Free polysomes.
Mitochondria.
Lysosomes.
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Moving of the daughter chromatids to the poles of the cell is observed in the mitotically dividing cell. On what stage of the mitotic cycle is this cell?
Anaphase.
Metaphase.
Telophase.
Prophase.
Interphase
During which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes line up along the middle of the dividing cell?
Metaphase.
Prophase.
Anaphase.
Telophase.
Interphase
The two main stages of the cell cycle are called?
Mitosis and interphase.
Telophase and cytokinesis.
Interphase and anaphase.
Cytokinesis and mitosis.
Mitosis and meiosis
DNA in a cell is copied during?
S phase.
G1 phase.
G2 phase.
Cytokinesis.
M phase
Name this organ-...
Umbilical cord
Esophagus
Ureter
Urethra
Vermiform appendix
Nutrition of the embryo in the early stages of embryogenesis-...
Gistiotrophic
Gematotrophic
Due to yolk
Is not necessarily
By the amnion
Gastrulation occurs with in the following days-...
7
3
4
5
9
Large brown blastomer form-...
Embryoblast
Trophoblast
Placenta
Mulberry body
Blastocyst
Of these organelles in the ovul the next is lack-...
Centrioles
Mitochondria
Plate complex
Lysosomes
Endoplasmic reticulum
Contains enzymes that digest a path for the sperm-...
Acrosome
Polar body
Capacitation
Zona pellucida
Pronuclei
Human blastula is called-...
Blastocyst
Coeloblastula
Discoblastula
Amfioblastula
Blastomere
The connecting link between the mother's body and fetus-...
Umbilical cord
Placenta
Yolk stalk
The allantois
Amnion
In the neck of the spermatozoon are placed-...
Proximal and distal centrioles
Crosome, mitochondria
Axial filament, mitochondria
Two central and 9 pairs of peripheral microtubules
9 peripheral triplets, mitochondria
"Dark" and "light" blastomeres are formed in the process of-...
Cleavage
Fertilization
The first phase of gastrulation
The second phase of gastrulation
Histogenesis and organogenesis
In human fertilization and cleavage takes place in-...
Oviduct
Uterus
Vagina
Ovary
Abdominal cavity
In the formation of human placenta involved extraembryonic organ-...
Chorion
Serosa
The amnion
The yolk sac
The allantois
Implantation of the human embryo takes place on-...
7th day
1st day
3 - 4th days
10 – 14 days
12 - 21 days
The human embryo, formed as a result of cleavage is called-...
Blastocyst
Zygote
Ovum
Gastrula
Coeloblastula
The implementation process of the embryo in the uterine wall is called-...
Implantation
Delamination
Capacitation
Invagination
Gastrulation
The human embryo crushing begins by the end of-...
1 day
3 days
5 day
7 days
4 day
Which process in the third week of development converts the embryonic disc into the trilaminar embryo-...
Gastrulation
Placentation
Neurulation
Somitogenesis
Embryonic disc folding
Placenta accreta is a medical condition in which the placenta attaches abnormally to the myometrium. What is the earliest embryonic stage that this could occur, which cells are responsible for this attachment-...?
Blastulation, trophoblast
Early cleavage, trophoblast
Blastulation, epiblast
Early cleavage, embryoblast
Blastulation, hypoblast
Malformation of the peripheral nervous system is linked to specific groups cell formed during neurulation, and these cells are derived from one of 3 embryonic germ layers. What is this specific group of cells, and which embryonic layers are they derived from-...
Neural crest cells, ectoderm
Neural layer cells, mesoderm
Neural tube cells, ectoderm
Neural fold cells, endoderm
Neural layer cells, ectoderm
A radioactive marker was applied to the mesoderm of a mammalian embryo. Which tissues or organs would have this marker in the adult-...
Bones and muscles
Spine and brain
Skin and intestines
Muscles and skin
Bones and skin
During which phase does the nuclear envelope begin to disappear-...
Prometaphase
Anaphase
S phase
Cytokinesis
Telophase
What exact cells are localized to the neural plate of the embryo during the third week of prenatal development-...
Neuroectoderm
Mesenchyme
Somites
Endoderm
Mesoderm
What is the prenatal organ that joins the pregnant woman and the developing embryo during the second week of prenatal development-...
Placenta
Amniotic cavity
Yolk sac
Primitive streak
Allantois
From which embryonic layer is mesoderm derived during prenatal development-...
Epiblast layer
Hypoblast layer
Endoderm
Neuroectoderm
Mesenchyme
Which of the following tissues listed will develop from the ectoderm layer of the embryo during prenatal development-...
Epidermis
Liver
Muscle
Dermis
Bone
Found in early prenatal development, the neural tube will form in the future which of the following structures-...
Spinal cord
Heart
Face
Digestive tract
Lung
What type of tissue lines the urinary bladder-...
Transitional epithelium
Simple squamous epithelium
Simple cuboidal epithelium
Simple columnar epithelium
Stratified squamous epithelium
What type of epithelial cells are as tall as they are wide-...
Cuboidal
Simple
Stratified
Squamous
Columnar
What do you call the simple squamous epithelium that lines the blood vessels-...
Endothelium
Epithelioid tissue
Mesothelium
Transitional
Pseudostratified
What type of gland secretes its product through a duct or tube-...
Exocrine gland
Endocrine gland
Multicellular gland
All of the above
None of the above
What type of tissue lines the esophagus-...
Stratified squamous epithelium
Simple squamous epithelium
Simple cuboidal epithelium
Simple columnar epithelium
Transitional epithelium
What type of epithelial cells are taller than they are wide-...
Columnar
Simple
Stratified
Squamous
Cuboidal
Which of the following is a unicellular gland-...
Goblet cell
Squamous cell
Basal cell
Basket cell
Sertoli cell
What is another term for an acinar gland-...
Alveolar
Simple gland
Compound gland
Tubular
Tubuloalveolar
What is a characteristic of the cells in the epidermis of the skin-...
Keratinization
Microvilli
Stereocilia
Cilia
Villi
An intermediate filament protein found in cytoplasm of most epithelial cells is which of the following-...
Keratin
Actin
Vimentin
Laminin
Myosin
An 11-month-old girl is referred to a pediatric gastroenterology clinic due to a history of generalized weakness, slow growth, and refractory diarrhea. For the past month she has been hospitalized regularly to receive parenteral nutrition. Examination of the epithelium lining her small intestine confirms that the failure to absorb nutrients is most likely due to a significant decrease in which of the following-...
Microvilli
Gap junctions
Cilia
Cell layers
Basement membrane thickness
With a 5-year history of chronic respiratory infections, a 23-year-old, non-smoking man is referred to an otolaryngologist. A bronchial biopsy indicates altered structures in the epithelial cells. Which of the following, if altered to reduce function, is most likely involved in this patient’s condition-...
Cilia
Hemidesmosomes
Basolateral cell membrane folds
Microvilli
Tight junctions
What is the feature of a compound exocrine gland-...
branched duct
unbranched duct
single secretory portion
branched secretory portion
tubularalveolar shape of secretory portion
What is the feature of a simple exocrine gland-...
unbranched duct
branched duct
single secretory portion
branched secretory portion
tubular shape of secretory portion
During holocrine secretion takes place-...
full destruction of secretory cell
integrity of secretory cell structure
destruction of secretory cell apical part
destruction of secretory cell basal part
destruction of secretory cell nucleus
During apocrine secretion takes place-...
destruction of secretory cell apical part
integrity of secretory cell structure
destruction of secretory cell basal part
full destruction of secretory cell
destruction of secretory cell nucleus
During merocrine secretion takes place-...
integrity of secretory cell structure
destruction of secretory cell apical part
destruction of secretory cell basal part
full destruction of secretory cell
destruction of secretory cell nucleus
Anchoring junctions of epithelial cells include everything except for one-...
nexuses
desmosomes
hemidesmosomes
zonulae adherens
focal adhesions
The release of lipid droplets from cells is which type of secretion-...
Apocrine
Merocrine
Serous
Mucous
Holocrine
Exocrine glands in which the acini all produce a secretion of heavily glycosylated, hydrophilic proteins are an example of which type of gland-...
Mucous gland
Serous gland
Mixed gland
Tubuloacinar gland
Simple gland
A histological specimen presents an artery. One of the membranes of its wall has flat cells lying on the basal membrane. What type of cells is it-...
Endothelium
Mesothelium
Smooth myocytes
Fibroblasts
Macrophages
A microslide contains the specimen of a gland composed of several secretory saccule-shaped parts that open in the common excretory duct. What gland is it-...
Simple branched alveolar gland
Compound branched alveolar gland
Simple unbranched alveolar gland
Compound unbranched alveolar gland
Simple branched tubular gland
