Histology Quiz 1

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Histology Mastery Quiz

Test your knowledge on histology with our engaging quiz designed for students and enthusiasts alike! This quiz covers a range of topics from the structure and function of cells to the types of tissues in the human body.

Multiple choice questions
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All of the following are true except

Microvilli are much shorter than stereocilia

Stereocilia are not actively moving structures

Stereocilia are mainly present in the epididymis

Microvilli are found in epithelia active in resorption or reabsorption like esophagus

Cilia are numerous and short hair-like extensions of eukaryotic cytoskeleton from the apical plasma membrane , the type of movement and direction of cilia :

Power and recovery strokes- perpendicular

Undulatory movement-parallel

Power and recovery strokes-parallel

Undulatory movement-perpendicular

Exocrine glands in which the acini all produce a secretion of heavily glycosylated, hydrophilic proteins are an example of which type of gland?

One of the following sentences is correct

Fluorescein emits green light when excited with green-yellow light

Rhodamine emits red color when excited with green-yellow light

Rhodamine emits green color when excited with blue light

Fluorescein emits red color when excited with blue light

What stage of development contains the 3 germ layers? ”

Zygote

Morula

Blastula

Gastrula

What does “pluripotent” mean?

Able to divide and make many different types of cells

Not able to divide

Can only divide and make one cell type

If it divides ,it will make cancerous tumor

One of the following is classified as unicellular gland:

The type of microscope that has two filters which are perpendicular to each other is :

Ordinary

Polarizing

Fluorescence

Confocal

Multipotent stem cells are________.

�-stem cells that can only differentiate into one cell type found in a specific tissue

�-stem cells that can give rise into any other cell type found in the body

�-stem cells that can differentiate into each of the three germ layers

�-stem cells that can only give rise to a limited range of cells within a specific cellular line

All the following are correct regarding mesenchymal cells EXCEPT:

Considered as multipotent cell of connective tissue.

Can differentiate into fibroblast or chondroblast.

Are smaller in size than fibroblast.

Are present within lacunae.

All of the listed.

Regarding fibroblast/fibrocyte, Mark the Wrong statement:

Fibroblasts have fusiform shape.

Fibroblast present large nucleus and extensive rER.

Fibrocytes can not transform into fibroblast if stimulated All of the listed.

Fibroblast lay-down its own matrix and fibers.

Regarding Brown adipose tissue, Mark the Wrong statement

Cells look multilocular

Nuclei are round and central

Many droplets of lipid occupy the cell cytoplasm

Present more in infants than adults

Has similar number of mitochondria as white fat

Regarding the ground substance, they have all the following features EXCEPT

Formed of GAGs linked to a core protein

Polysaccharide chains constitute about 80% of proteoglycan’s weight

Proteins constitute about 5% of proteoglycans weight

The large amount of water absorbed is due to presence of sodium ions

Absorbed water acts as a shock observer

The extracellular matrix has all the following features EXCEPT

It is formed of GAGs that are linked covalently to a core protein

The ratio between cells/fibers and extracellular matrix determine the type of connective tissue

The components of extracellular matrix are varied from soft delicate nature to very solid structure

Extracellular matrix contains fibrous proteins as laminin and actin

All of the listed

Regarding GAGs, they have all the following features EXCEPT

Formed of four types of sugars

Hyaluronan, chondroitin sulfates are two members of GAGs

GAGs tend to occupy a small volume relative to their mass

GAGs are negatively charged

Uronic acid is not linked to a core protein

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