Animal Anatomy: General Histology

General Histology of the Primary Body Tissues

What is the basic structural and functional unit of the body?

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What are the three main parts of a typical cell?

List all the cell organelles found in cytoplasm.

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Which cell organelle is also called “power house” of the cell?

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Which cell organelle is also called "digestive organ" of the cell?

Which cell organelle helps in production of proteins in the cell?

Which cell organelle helps in cell division?

What part of nucleus contains DNA and RNA?

What is the common name given to a group of specialized cells?

Name the four basic tissues of the body.

Which basic tissue covers the surface of the body and lines the body cavities and glands?

Which basic tissue is supportive in action and binds the different tissues and organs together?

Which basic tissue is responsible for conducting impulses in the body?

What type of epithelium is found lining the body cavities?

What type of epithelium is thick and tough, protective in nature and lines all the surfaces of the body that are exposed to adverse conditions?

Name the different layers found in Stratified Squamous Epithelium.

Which epithelial cells have the ability to stretch as a thin layer and also to pile up thick according to the requirement of that system?

transitional epithelial cells

What type of glands are ductless glands and pour their secretion (hormones) directly into the blood?

Name the important endocrine glands of body.

Name the endocrine gland that is called the "master gland" of the body.

What is the basic difference between Merocrine, Apocrine, and Holocrine glands based on their mode of secretion?

GIve one example of an Apocrine gland.

GIve one example of a Merocrine gland.

GIve one example of a Holocrine gland.

List the different types of connective tissues found in body.

What is the basic difference between Brown and White fat (cells)?

Name the cartilage that is glassy, translucent, smooth, and is found at the articular surfaces of a bone.

hyaline cartilage

What type of cartilage is found in pinna?

elastic cartilage

Intervertebral discs are made up of what type of cartilage?

What is the basic difference between the Skeletal and Smooth Muscles based on their cell structure?

What type of muscle cells are non-striated and involuntary in nature?

smooth muscle cells

What type of muscle fibers are found in different body organs like intestines and stomach?

What type of muscle fibers are found in the heart?

cardiac muscle fibers

What type of muscle cells are striated and voluntary in nature?

skeletal muscle cells

What is the basic structural and functional unit (cell) of Nervous Tissue?

Which part of the neuron carries nerve impulses away from cell body?

axon

Which part of the neuron carries nerve impulses towards the cell body?

dendrites

In myelinated neurons, what is the gap between two Schwann's cells called?