Tissues

A basement membrane anchors
Epithelial tissue to connective tissue.
Connective tissue to muscle tissue.
Brain tissue to nervous tissue.
muscle tissue to nervous tissue.
Epithelial tissue functions in
Secretion.
absorption.
Protection.
excretion.
All of these.
A tissue is defined as:
A group of cells with a similar function
A small structural unit that contains organelles
A group of organs with many functions
The most abundant type of tissue in the body is
Connective
Nervous
Muscle
Epithelial
Tissue called ______ tissue forms protective coverings and functions in secretion and absorption. Tissue called ______ tissue supports soft body parts and binds structures together.
Muscle; nervous
Connective; muscle
Connective; epithelial
Epithelial; connective
The four primary tissues are:
Muscle tissue
Widely distributed throughout body.
Connective tissue
Attached to bones; in the walls of hollow internal organs; heart.
Nervous tissue
Brain; spinal cord; nerves.
Epithelial tissues
Covers body surface; covers and line internal organs; compose glands.
Muscle
ChoiceSupport soft tissue; bind structures together
Epithelial
Coordinate and control body activities
Connective
Produce body movements
Nervous
Protective covering; secretion; absorption
The tissue type which can readily divide, yet lacks blood vessels, is _____.
Connective
Nervous
Muscle
Epithelial
What are the main characteristics of epithelial tissues?
They form the inner lining of body cavities
They compose glands
They line hollow organs
They cover the body surface
They contain blood vessels
What is the role of cilia in the simple columnar epithelium?
Absorption of substances from external environment
Moving substances across the free surface
Secretion of substances that trap foreign particles
Usually epithelial tissues do not have blood vessels.
True
False
Cartilage tissues are likely to be slow in healing following an injury because
cartilage cells cannot divide.
Cartilage tissues lack direct blood supplies.
The intercellular matrix is semisolid.
Cartilage cells are surrounded by fluids.
They don't function often.
The tissue that constitutes the outermost layer of the skin is a type of connective tissue.
True
False
RETICULAR FIBERS
Forms delicate supportive networks within tissues
COLLAGEN FIBERS
Found in vocal cords
COLLAGEN FIBERS
Composed of thin fibers of collagen
ELASTIC FIBERS
Found in the spleen
ELASTIC FIBERS
Also called yellow fibers
ELASTIC FIBERS
Found in tendons
COLLAGEN FIBERS
Allows for structure to stretch or deform
RETICULAR FIBERS
Holds structures together
RETICULAR FIBERS
Composed of thick, threadlike fibers of collagen
COLLAGEN FIBERS
Has great tensile strength
The tissue through which gases are exchanged between the blood and the air in the lungs is
Stratified squamous epithelium.
Simple squamous epithelium.
simple cuboidal epithelium.
Simple columnar epithelium.
Stratified columnar epithelium.
The tissue that forms the inner lining of the respiratory passages is
Pseudostratified.
Ciliated.
Mucus-secreting.
columnar epithelium.
All of these.
Typically, carcinomas originate from which tissue?
Epithelium.
Connective tissue.
Muscle tissue.
Nervous tissue.
The type of epithelium that lines the urinary bladder and many urinary passageways is
Squamous.
cuboidal.
Columnar.
Transitional.
Pseudostratified.
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