Question 1

The three categories of connective tissues are

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A)   connective tissue proper, fluid connective tissue, and supporting connective tissue.
B)   epithelial connective tissue, muscle connective tissue, and neural connective tissue.
C)   glandular connective tissue, exocrine connective tissue, and endocrine connective tissue.
D)   connective tissue proper, cartilage connective tissue, and bone connective tissue.
E)   areolar connective tissue, adipose connective tissue, and dense connective tissue.

Question 2

The Pap test for cervical cancer utilizes

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A)   histology.
B)   physiology.
C)   anatomy.
D)   embryology.
E)   exfoliative cytology.

Question 3

Which is likely to heal faster, a bone injury or a cartilage injury? Why?

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Bone injuries heal relatively quickly be...

Question 4

Tissue membranes combine

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A)   muscle and connective tissue.
B)   neural and epithelial tissue.
C)   epithelial and connective tissue.
D)   neural and muscle tissue.
E)   epithelial and muscle tissue.

Question 5

In stratified epithelia adapted to resist mechanical forces, which of the following types of cell-to-cell junctions are especially abundant?

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A)   tight junctions
B)   basolateral junctions
C)   gap junctions
D)   hemidesmosomes
E)   desmosomes

Question 6

Characteristics of epithelia include all of the following except

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A)   attachment.
B)   avascularity.
C)   regeneration.
D)   polarity.
E)   extracellular matrix.

Question 7

Cells that store fat are called

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A)   fibrocytes.
B)   macrocytes.
C)   adipocytes.
D)   podocytes.
E)   melanocytes. C

Question 8

Chondroitin sulfate is abundant in the matrix of

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A)   epithelial tissue.
B)   cartilage.
C)   areolar tissue.
D)   elastic connective tissue.
E)   adipose tissue.

Question 9

What is the cause of the striated appearance of skeletal and cardiac muscle?

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A)   the nuclei of the muscle cells
B)   the connections of neurons to muscle cells
C)   the arrangement of intercalated discs
D)   the repeating arrangement of the contractile proteins, actin and myosin
E)   the stacking of muscle cells

Question 10

The tissue that always has an apical and a basal surface is ________ tissue.

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A)   epithelial
B)   connective
C)   muscle
D)   basal
E)   apical A

Question 11

Epithelial cells that line the small intestine transport nutrients into the body. Directional transportisassociated with the epithelial tissue property of

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A)   avascularity.
B)   regeneration.
C)   cellularity.
D)   polarity.
E)   attachment.

Question 12

In-Text Figure Based Questions
-Which formed element of the blood contains a nucleus? (Figure 4-14)

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A)   red blood cells
B)   platelets
C)   white blood cells

Question 13

Why is cardiac muscle tissue that has been damaged by injury or disease incapable of regeneration?

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Cardiac muscle can't regenerat...

Question 14

What type of cell makes up almost half the volume of blood?

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A)   erythrocyte
B)   leukocyte
C)   platelet
D)   monocyte
E)   phagocyte

Question 15

Myosatellite cells are found in association with ________ muscle.

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A)   skeletal
B)   smooth
C)   cardiac
D)   involuntary
E)   both smooth and cardiac

Question 16

In ________ growth, cartilage grows wider or thicker in diameter.

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A)   appositional
B)   intrasitional
C)   transitional
D)   transformational
E)   interstitial A

Question 17

An epithelial cell can be divided into two functional regions. They are the ________ and the basal surface.

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A)   apical
B)   pinnacle
C)   topical
D)   crest
E)   apogeal

Question 18

Abiology student accidentally loses the labels of two prepared slides she is studying. One is a slide ofanintestine, the other of an esophagus. You volunteer to help her sort them out. How would you decide which slide is which?

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Because animal intestine is modified for...

Question 19

In-Text Figure Based Questions
-Which type of loose connective tissue provides padding, cushions shock, reduces heat loss, and stores energy? Where are some places in the body this type of tissue is commonly found? (Figure 4-11)

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A)   reticular tissue; spleen, lymph nodes, bone marrow
B)   areolar tissue; deep to the dermis, between muscles and around joints
C)   adipose tissue; deep to the skin at sides, buttocks, and breasts
D)   areolar tissue; liver and kidney
E)   reticular tissue; around eyes and kidneys

Question 20

How can cartilage maintain its function even though it is avascular?

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A)   Cartilage is only the thickness of a few cell layers.
B)   Nutrients and waste products diffuse through the cartilage's matrix.
C)   Cartilage has extensive blood vessels.
D)   Cartilage does not contain living cells.
E)   The perichondrium prevents any exchange of nutrients and waste products.

Exam 4: The Tissue Level of Organization

The three categories of connective tissues are

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The Pap test for cervical cancer utilizes

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Which is likely to heal faster, a bone injury or a cartilage injury? Why?

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Tissue membranes combine

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In stratified epithelia adapted to resist mechanical forces, which of the following types of cell-to-cell junctions are especially abundant?

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Characteristics of epithelia include all of the following except

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Cells that store fat are called

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Chondroitin sulfate is abundant in the matrix of

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What is the cause of the striated appearance of skeletal and cardiac muscle?

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The tissue that always has an apical and a basal surface is ________ tissue.

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Epithelial cells that line the small intestine transport nutrients into the body. Directional transportisassociated with the epithelial tissue property of

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In-Text Figure Based Questions -Which formed element of the blood contains a nucleus? (Figure 4-14)

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Why is cardiac muscle tissue that has been damaged by injury or disease incapable of regeneration?

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What type of cell makes up almost half the volume of blood?

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Myosatellite cells are found in association with ________ muscle.

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In ________ growth, cartilage grows wider or thicker in diameter.

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An epithelial cell can be divided into two functional regions. They are the ________ and the basal surface.

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Abiology student accidentally loses the labels of two prepared slides she is studying. One is a slide ofanintestine, the other of an esophagus. You volunteer to help her sort them out. How would you decide which slide is which?

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In-Text Figure Based Questions -Which type of loose connective tissue provides padding, cushions shock, reduces heat loss, and stores energy? Where are some places in the body this type of tissue is commonly found? (Figure 4-11)

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How can cartilage maintain its function even though it is avascular?

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