Which of the following would you expect to find in or on cells whose main function is absorption?

Adult cell types you might expect to have gap junctions include:

a. Skeletal muscle

b. Bone

c. Heart muscle

d. Smooth muscle

Which of the following are possible functions of the glycoproteins in the plasma membrane?

a. Determination of blood groups

b. Binding sites for toxins or bacteria

c. Aiding the binding of sperm to egg

d. Increasing the efficiency of absorption

A cell with abundant peroxisomes would most likely be involved in:

a. Secretion

b. Storage of glycogen

c. ATP manufacture

d. Movement

e. Detoxification activities

A cell stimulated to increase its steroid production will have abundant:

a. Ribosomes

b. Rough ER

c. Smooth ER

d. Golgi apparatus

e. Secretory vesicles

For diffusion to occur, there must be:

a. A selectively permeable membrane

b. Equal amounts of solute

c. A concentration difference

d. Some sort of carrier system

e. All of the above

In which of the following tissue types might you expect to find goblet cells?

a. Simple cuboidal

b. Simple columnar

c. Simple squamous

d. Stratified squamous

e. Transitional

Which epithelium is 'built' to withstand friction?

a. Simple squamous

b. Stratified squamous

c. Simple cuboidal

d. Simple columnar

e. Pseudostratified

What kind of connective tissue acts as a sponge, soaking up fluid when edema occurs?

a. Areolar connective

b. Adipose connective

c. Dense irregular connective

d. Reticular connective

e. Vascular

Match the appropriate structure with the proper description and/or function.

1. Made of dense, irregular connective tissue

 2. Produce sebum

3. Helps regulate body temperature by producing sweat

4. Cause fingerprints

5. Houses the hair root

6. Superficial keratinized stratified squamous epithelium

7. Deep pressure receptors

8. Vascular layer that houses skin appendages

a. Dermal papillae

b. Lamellar corpuscles

c. Dermis

d. Hair follicle

e. Epidermis

f. Eccrine sweat gland

g. Reticular layer

h. Sebaceous glands

What kind of connective tissue prevents muscles from pulling away from bones during contraction?

a. Dense connective

b. Areolar

c. Elastic connective

d. Hyaline cartilage

What is the name of the connective tissue membrane found lining the joint cavities?

Although cells have differences that reflect their special functions in the body, what functional abilities do all cells exhibit?

Describe the four structural components of the plasma membrane and the function of each.

Name the cellular organelles, and explain the function of each.

Describe the general characteristics of epithelial tissue. List the most important functions of epithelial tissues, and give examples of each.

What are the general structural characteristics of connective tissues? What are the functions of connective tissues? How are their functions reflected in their structures?

Contrast cytokinesis, interphase, and mitosis.

Hydrocortisone is an anti-inflammatory drug that stabilizes lysosomal membranes. Explain how this effect reduces cell damage and inflammation.

Think carefully about the chemistry of the plasma membrane, and then answer this question: Why is minor damage to the membrane usually not a problem?