Question 1

Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic (primary) tissues found in the human body?

Accepted Answer

Adipose tissue

Question 2

Which component of the extracellular matrix is primarily responsible for resisting compressive forces in connective tissue?

Accepted Answer

Ground substance

Question 3

A patient presents with a genetic defect in cell adhesion molecules (CAMs). Which of the following processes would MOST likely be impaired?

Accepted Answer

Cell migration during wound healing

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the difference between a tight junction and a gap junction?

Accepted Answer

Tight junctions prevent passage of substances between cells; gap junctions allow direct communication between cells

Question 5

Which of the following is a function of epithelial tissue?

Accepted Answer

Protection against physical and chemical injury

Question 6

A biopsy reveals a tissue with abundant collagen fibers, few cells, and a ground substance rich in proteoglycans. Which type of connective tissue is MOST likely present?

Accepted Answer

Dense regular connective tissue

Question 7

Which of the following equations correctly represents the relationship between bone mass ($$M$$), bone formation rate ($$F$$), and bone resorption rate ($$R) $$over time?

Accepted Answer

$$M = F - R$$

Question 8

A patient with a deficiency in parathyroid hormone (PTH) would MOST likely exhibit which of the following symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Decreased bone resorption

Question 9

Which of the following statements about the periosteum is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

It contains osteoblasts that are essential for bone growth and repair

Question 10

Which of the following best explains why the skin can regenerate very effectively, even after considerable damage?

Accepted Answer

The epidermis contains stem cells capable of rapid division

Question 11

Which of the following is a function of nerve fibers in the skin?

Accepted Answer

Transmission of sensory information

Question 12

Which of the following best describes the difference between compact bone and spongy bone?

Accepted Answer

Compact bone is dense and provides strength; spongy bone is porous and contains red marrow

Question 13

Which of the following is the most abundant cell type in the epidermis?

Accepted Answer

Keratinocytes

Question 14

Which of the following is a correct function of osteoclasts?

Accepted Answer

Bone resorption

Question 15

A patient has a mutation that prevents the formation of gap junctions in cardiac muscle cells. Which physiological process would be MOST affected?

Accepted Answer

Transmission of action potentials between cells

Question 16

Which of the following is a function of serous membranes?

Accepted Answer

Secretion of lubricating fluid to reduce friction between organs

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the process of intramembranous ossification?

Accepted Answer

Bone forms directly from mesenchymal tissue without a cartilage model

Question 18

Which of the following is a correct description of appositional growth in bones?

Accepted Answer

Increase in bone diameter by addition of new bone tissue at the surface

Question 19

Which of the following equations correctly represents the calculation of bone density ($$D) $$given bone mass ($$M) $$and bone volume ($$V$$)?

Accepted Answer

$$D = \frac{M}{V}$$

Question 20

Which of the following is a function of the basement membrane in epithelial tissue?

Accepted Answer

Anchors epithelial cells to underlying connective tissue

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