Question 1

Which type of epithelial tissue consists of two or more layers of rectangular cells?

Accepted Answer

Stratified columnar epithelium

Question 2

Which of the following statements about transitional epithelium is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

The apical cells of transitional epithelium contain cilia.

Question 3

Which tissue type has a liquid extracellular matrix (ECM)?

Accepted Answer

Blood

Question 4

Which of the following is a correct statement about dense regular collagenous connective tissue?

Accepted Answer

Collagen fibers are the primary element.

Question 5

Which of the following characteristics apply to smooth muscle tissue?

Accepted Answer

Nonstriated and uninucleate

Question 6

Why does skeletal muscle tissue have a close relationship with nervous tissue?

Accepted Answer

Because nervous tissue provides the signals necessary for voluntary muscle contraction.

Question 7

Nervous tissue is composed of a cell body and two types of cells: ______ and ______.

Accepted Answer

Neurons and neuroglia

Question 8

Which tissue type is found in the thyroid gland, kidneys, and certain respiratory passages?

Accepted Answer

Simple cuboidal epithelium

Question 9

Elastic cartilage is most likely found in which of the following locations?

Accepted Answer

Ear and the epiglottis

Question 10

Which connective tissue type is found in joint and organ capsules and the dermis of the skin?

Accepted Answer

Dense irregular connective tissue

Question 11

Which of the following is TRUE about the extracellular matrix (ECM) of fibrocartilage?

Accepted Answer

It is filled with protein fibers.

Question 12

Bundles of collagen fibers are arranged parallel to one another in which type of connective tissue?

Accepted Answer

Dense regular collagenous connective tissue

Question 13

Which tissue type lines the nasal cavity and larger respiratory passages?

Accepted Answer

Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

Question 14

Which of the following is the primary element in loose connective tissue?

Accepted Answer

Ground substance

Question 15

Which tissue type is found in articular discs and intervertebral discs?

Accepted Answer

Fibrocartilage

Question 16

Which of the following is a function of stratified squamous keratinized epithelium?

Accepted Answer

Protection against abrasion and water loss

Question 17

Which tissue type is found in large blood vessels under high pressure and certain ligaments?

Accepted Answer

Dense elastic connective tissue

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of smooth muscle tissue?

Accepted Answer

Striated

Question 19

A patient with damage to the epidermis of the skin would most likely have injury to which tissue type?

Accepted Answer

Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium

Question 20

Which of the following equations best represents the relationship between the number of nuclei ($n$) in a muscle cell and its type?

Accepted Answer

$n = 1$ \rightarrow$ smooth muscle$

Tissues of the Human Body: Structure, Function, and Classification

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