True False Exam 1

The clear gel that usually surrounds cells is called interstitial fluid.

⊚true
⊚false

true

Mesoderm gives rise to muscle, bone, and blood.

⊚true
⊚fals

true

In an epithelium, there is almost no extracellular matrix

⊚true
⊚false

true

Columnar cells lining the small intestine have a brush border of microvilli on the apical surface.

⊚true
⊚false

true

Nonkeratinized cells exfoliate from the surface of the skin.

⊚true
⊚false

false

Connective tissues contain abundant cells that are on contact with one another.

⊚true
⊚false

false

Plasma cells produce the ground substance that forms the matrix of connective tissues.

⊚true
⊚false

false

Fibrocartilage is found in intervertebral discs.

⊚true
⊚false

true

Blood consists of cells and a ground substance made of formed elements.

⊚true
⊚false

false

Adipose connective tissue is a type of dense connective tissue.

⊚true
⊚false

false

Neurons are a major type of cell found in nervous tissue.

⊚true
⊚false

true

Dendrites in a neuron send outgoing signals to other cells.

⊚true
⊚false

false

Smooth and cardiac muscles are under involuntary control.

⊚true
⊚false

true

One function of muscle tissue is to provide heat production.

⊚true
⊚false

true

Desmosomes are more effective than tight junctions in preventing substances from passing between cells.

⊚true
⊚false

false

The duct of an endocrine gland leads into the bloodstream rather than onto an epithelial surface.

⊚true
⊚false

false

The secretory product of a gland is produced by its parenchyma, not its stroma.

⊚true
⊚false

true

Most growth in childhood is the result of hyperplasia.

⊚true
⊚false

true

Adult stem cells are usually pluripotent.
⊚true
⊚false

false

The process of a cell changing types to respond to its environment is called neoplasia.

⊚true
⊚false

false

Rapid cell death caused by a complete cutting off of blood supply is called gangrene.

⊚true
⊚false

true

Scar tissue helps to hold an organ together but does not restore normal function of the damaged tissue.

⊚true
⊚false

true

The skin carries out the first step in the synthesis of vitamin D. 

⊚ true 

⊚ false

true

Living keratinocytes exfoliate from the epidermis as tiny specks called dander. 

⊚ true 

⊚ false

false

The deeper of the two layers of the skin is the hypodermis. 

⊚ true 

⊚ false

false

The youngest keratinocytes are found in the stratum basale. 

⊚ true 

⊚ false

true

Melanin, hemoglobin, and carotene give color to the skin. 

⊚ true 

⊚ false

true