Chapter 4 – The Tissue Level of Organization

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of epithelial tissue?

a. It is composed entirely of cells.

b. It stores energy reserves.

c. It is avascular.

d. It is capable of regeneration.

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of epithelial tissue?

a. It is composed entirely of cells.

b. It stores energy reserves.

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An epithelial surface bears many microvilli. What is the probable function of this epithelium?

a. Absorption

b. Secretion

c. Transportation

d. SensationBACK TO GAME

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An epithelial surface bears many microvilli. What is the probable function of this epithelium?

a. Absorption

b. Secretion

c. Transportation

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A gland has no ducts to carry the glandular secretions, and the glands secretions are released directly into the extracellular fluid. Which type of gland is this?

a. Exocrine gland

b. Tubular gland

c. Acinar gland

d. Endocrine glandBACK TO GAME

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A gland has no ducts to carry the glandular secretions, and the glands secretions are released directly into the extracellular fluid. Which type of gland is this?

a. Exocrine gland

b. Tubular gland

c. Acinar gland

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Secretory cells of sebaceous glands fill with secretions and then rupture, releasing their contents. Which type of secretion is this?

a. Acinar

b. Apocrine

c. Holocrine

d. MerocrineBACK TO GAME

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Secretory cells of sebaceous glands fill with secretions and then rupture, releasing their contents. Which type of secretion is this?

a. Acinar

b. Apocrine

c. Holocrine

d. MerocrineBACK TO GAME

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What is the functional significance of gap junctions?

a. They maintain water-tight passages.

b. They resist stretching and twisting.

c. They share ions between adjacent cells.

d. They attach to the extracellular matrix.

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What is the functional significance of gap junctions?

a. They maintain water-tight passages.

b. They resist stretching and twisting.

c. They share ions between adjacent cells.

d. They attach to the extracellular matrix.

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If a person has a herniated intervertebral disc, which type of cartilage has been damaged?

a. Elastic cartilage

b. Fibrocartilage

c. Hyaline cartilage

d. Areolar cartilageBACK TO GAME

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If a person has a herniated intervertebral disc, which type of cartilage has been damaged?

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b. Fibrocartilage

c. Hyaline cartilage

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Mesenchyme connective tissue gives rise to which tissue type(s)?

a. Stratified epithelial tissues

b. Smooth and cardiac muscle tissues

c. All nervous tissues

d. All connective tissuesBACK TO GAME

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Mesenchyme connective tissue gives rise to which tissue type(s)?

a. Stratified epithelial tissues

b. Smooth and cardiac muscle tissues

c. All nervous tissues

d. All connective tissues

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Why does cartilage heal so slowly?

a. It lacks a direct blood supply, necessary for proper healing.

b. Chondroitin sulfate prevents healing.

c. Matrix inhibits cellular regeneration.

d. Interstitial fluid, necessary for proper healing, is excluded.

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Why does cartilage heal so slowly?

a. It lacks a direct blood supply, necessary for proper healing.

b. Chondroitin sulfate prevents healing.

c. Matrix inhibits cellular regeneration.

d. Interstitial fluid, necessary for proper healing, is excluded.

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Lack of vitamin C in the diet interferes with the ability of fibroblasts to produce collagen. What affect might this interference have on connective tissue?

a. Tissue is unable to phagocytize.

b. Tissue is unable to produce melanin.

c. Tissue is weak and prone to damage.

d. Tissue is unable to produce heparin.

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Lack of vitamin C in the diet interferes with the ability of fibroblasts to produce collagen. What affect might this interference have on connective tissue?

a. Tissue is unable to phagocytize.

b. Tissue is unable to produce melanin.

c. Tissue is weak and prone to damage.

d. Tissue is unable to produce heparin.

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Which types of connective tissue are classified as supporting connective tissue and why?

a. Adipose and dense regular connective tissues / they are connective tissue proper

b. Muscle and blood / they have the highest need for oxygen

c. Bone and cartilage / they form the framework of the body

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Which types of connective tissue are classified as supporting connective tissue and why?

a. Adipose and dense regular connective tissues / they are connective tissue proper

b. Muscle and blood / they have the highest need for oxygen

c. Bone and cartilage / they form the framework of the body

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Which type of connective tissue contains primarily triglycerides?

a. Areolar

b. Adipose

c. Reticular

d. MesenchymeBACK TO GAME

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Which type of connective tissue contains primarily triglycerides?

a. Areolar

b. Adipose

c. Reticular

d. Mesenchyme

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Which two types of connective tissue have a fluid matrix?

a. Lymph and cartilage

b. Cartilage and bone

c. Blood and bone

d. Blood and lymphBACK TO GAME

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Which two types of connective tissue have a fluid matrix?

a. Lymph and cartilage

b. Cartilage and bone

c. Blood and bone

d. Blood and lymph

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Connective tissues share three basic components. Which of the following lists these components?

a. Specialized cells, extracellular fibers, and ground substance

b. Mast cells, adipocytes, and mesenchymal cells

c. Macrophages, elastic fibers, and collagen fibers

d. None of these is correct BACK TO GAME

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Connective tissues share three basic components. Which of the following lists these components?

a. Specialized cells, extracellular fibers, and ground substance

b. Mast cells, adipocytes, and mesenchymal cells

c. Macrophages, elastic fibers, and collagen fibers

d. None of these is correct BACK TO GAME

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Many allergy sufferers take antihistamines to relieve their allergy symptoms. Which type of cell produces the molecules that this medication blocks?

a. Eosinophils

b. Mast cells

c. Basophils

d. B and CBACK TO GAME

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Many allergy sufferers take antihistamines to relieve their allergy symptoms. Which type of cell produces the molecules that this medication blocks?

a. Eosinophils

b. Mast cells

c. Basophils

d. B and CBACK TO GAME

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Brown fat is functionally and structurally different from white fat in what way(s)?

a. It is highly vascularized and contains numerous mitochondria.

b. It does not capture the energy that is released.

c. It generates heat, which warms blood.

d. All of the above are correct.

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Brown fat is functionally and structurally different from white fat in what way(s)?

a. It is highly vascularized and contains numerous mitochondria.

b. It does not capture the energy that is released.

c. It generates heat, which warms blood.

d. All of the above are correct.

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The singular example of a unicellular exocrine gland is the _____.

a. Sweat gland

b. Intestinal gland

c. Goblet cell

d. Not found in adultBACK TO GAME

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The singular example of a unicellular exocrine gland is the _____.

a. Sweat gland

b. Intestinal gland

c. Goblet cell

d. Not found in adultBACK TO GAME

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Using a light microscope, you examine a tissue and see a simple squamous epithelium on the outer surface. Can this be a sample of the skin’s surface?

a. Yes

b. No

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Using a light microscope, you examine a tissue and see a simple squamous epithelium on the outer surface. Can this be a sample of the skin’s surface?

a. Yes

b. No

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Epithelial tissue has several distinctive properties. Which correctly lists these properties?

a. Avascular and cellularity

b. Polarity and regeneration

c. Contractility and excitability

d. A and B BACK TO GAME

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Epithelial tissue has several distinctive properties. Which correctly lists these properties?

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b. Polarity and regeneration

c. Contractility and excitability

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Milk production in mammary glands involves a combination of which two types of secretion?

a. Apocrine and serous

b. Holocrine and merocrine

c. Mucous and exocrine

d. Apocrine and merocrineBACK TO GAME

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Milk production in mammary glands involves a combination of which two types of secretion?

a. Apocrine and serous

b. Holocrine and merocrine

c. Mucous and exocrine

d. Apocrine and merocrine BACK TO GAME

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Why do the pharynx, esophagus, anus and vagina have the same epithelial organization?

a. All are subject to mechanical trauma

b. All are subject to abrasion

c. All must be able to expand

d. A and B are correctBACK TO GAME

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Why do the pharynx, esophagus, anus and vagina have the same epithelial organization?

a. All are subject to mechanical trauma

b. All are subject to abrasion

c. All must be able to expand

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Which type of muscle cell has small, tapering cells with single nuclei and no obvious striations?

a. Skeletal

b. Cardiac

c. Smooth

d. All of the aboveBACK TO GAME

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Which type of muscle cell has small, tapering cells with single nuclei and no obvious striations?

a. Skeletal

b. Cardiac

c. Smooth

d. All of the aboveBACK TO GAME

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A tissue contains many irregularly shaped cells with many fibrous projections, some several centimeters long. These cells are probably which type of cell?

a. Neuroglia

b. Myocytes

c. Adipocytes

d. Neurons BACK TO GAME

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A tissue contains many irregularly shaped cells with many fibrous projections, some several centimeters long. These cells are probably which type of cell?

a. Neuroglia

b. Myocytes

c. Adipocytes

d. NeuronsBACK TO GAME

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Which cavities in the body are lined by serous membranes?

a. Pleural, peritoneal, and pericardial

b. Synovial and fascial

c. Nasal, urinary, and reproductive

d. Cranial and abdominalBACK TO GAME

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Which cavities in the body are lined by serous membranes?

a. Pleural, peritoneal, and pericardial

b. Synovial and fascial

c. Nasal, urinary, and reproductive

d. Cranial and abdominal

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If skeletal muscle cells in adults are incapable of dividing, how is new skeletal muscle formed?

a. Through the enlarging and splitting of existing cells

b. Through the atrophy of existing cells

c. Through the division and fusion of satellite cells

d. Through the addition of new striations

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If skeletal muscle cells in adults are incapable of dividing, how is new skeletal muscle formed?

a. Through the enlarging and splitting of existing cells

b. Through the atrophy of existing cells

c. Through the division and fusion of satellite cells

d. Through the addition of new striations

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Serous membranes contrast mucous membranes in what way?

a. Serous membranes line passageways that open to the exterior / mucous membranes line sealed internal subdivisions of the body cavity

b. Mucous membranes line passageways that open to the exterior / serous membranes line sealed internal subdivisions of the body cavity

c. Serous membranes secrete mucous / mucous membranes secrete transudate

d. Serous membranes are parietal / mucous membranes are visceral

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Serous membranes contrast mucous membranes in what way?

a. Serous membranes line passageways that open to the exterior / mucous membranes line sealed internal subdivisions of the body cavity

b. Mucous membranes line passageways that open to the exterior / serous membranes line sealed internal subdivisions of the body cavity

c. Serous membranes secrete mucous / mucous membranes secrete transudate

d. Serous membranes are parietal / mucous membranes are visceral

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Simple branched tubular glands are characteristic of which examples of glands?

a. Sweat glands and mammary glands

b. Gastric glands and mucous glands of the esophagus

c. Salivary glands and pancreas

d. Bulbourethral glands and seminiferous tubules

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Simple branched tubular glands are characteristic of which examples of glands?

a. Sweat glands and mammary glands

b. Gastric glands and mucous glands of the esophagus

c. Salivary glands and pancreas

d. Bulbourethral glands and seminiferous tubules

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