Use the key to classify each of the following described tissue types into one of the four major tissue categories.

Key:

a. Connective tissue

b. Epithelium

c. Muscle

d. Nervous tissue 

_________    (1) Tissue type composed largely of nonliving extracellular matrix; important in protection and support 

_________    (2) The tissue immediately responsible for body movement 

_________    (3) The tissue that enables us to be aware of the external environment and to react to it 

_________    (4) The tissue that lines body cavities and covers surfaces

An epithelium that has several layers, with an apical layer of flattened cells, is called (choose all that apply):

a. Ciliated

b. Columnar

c. Stratified

d. Simple

e. Squamous

Scar tissue is a variety of

a. Epithelium

b. Connective tissue

c. Muscle tissue

d. Nervous tissue

e. All of these

Name the primary cell type in connective tissue proper; in cartilage; in bone.

Name the two major components of the extracellular matrix and, if applicable, subclasses of each component.

Name the specific connective tissue type found in the following body locations:

a. Forming the soft packing around organs

b. Supporting the ear pinna

c. Forming 'stretchy' ligaments

d. First connective tissue in the embryo

What is the function of macrophages?

Define tissue.

Name four important functions of epithelial tissue and provide at least one example of a tissue that exemplifies each function.

Provide examples from the body that illustrate four of the major functions of connective tissue.

Matrix is extracellular. How does the matrix get to its characteristic position?

Differentiate between the roles of neurons and the supporting cells of nervous tissue.

Indicate which primary tissue classes derive from each embryonic germ layer.

John sustained a severe injury during football practice and is told that he has a torn knee cartilage. Can he expect a quick, uneventful recovery? Explain your response.

Mrs. Delancy went to the local meat market and bought a beef tenderloin (cut from the loin, the region along the steer's caudal vertebral column) and some tripe (cow's stomach). What type of muscle was she preparing to eat in each case?

Compare and contrast skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle tissue relative to structure, body location, and specific function.

In what ways are adipose tissue and bone similar? How are they different?

In adults, over 90% of all cancers arise in epithelium. Such cancers are called carcinomas, or adenomas (adenocarcinomas) if they arise in glandular epithelia. In fact, cancers of the skin, lung, colon, breast, and prostate are all in these categories. Why do you think this is so?

Cindy, an overweight high school student, is overheard telling her friend that she's going to research how she can transform some of her white fat to brown fat. What is her rationale here (assuming it is possible)?