Chapter 5 Homework. A&P

The internal feature of bone that makes it simultaneously strong and lightweight is the

1. presence of cartilage.

2. latticework structure of spongy bone.

3. pattern of osteons.

4. areolar connective tissue in the central cavity.

5. arrangement of collagenous fibers.

latticework structure of spongy bone.

What type of epithelium would be most suited for high levels of diffusion and filtration?

1. Simple squamous

2. Stratified squamous

3. Pseudostratified

4. Transitional

5. Stratified columnar

Simple squamous

All connective tissue is formed from which embryonic germ layer?

1. Endoderm

2. Ectoderm

3. Mucoderm

4. Mesoderm

5. Epiderm

Mesoderm

The type of muscle that has elongated, multinucleated cells and is under voluntary control is_________ muscle.

1. skeletal

2. cardiac

3. smooth

skeletal

Shrinkage of tissue by a decrease in either cell number or cell size is termed

1. hypertrophy.

2. neoplasia.

3. atrophy.

4. metaplasia.

5. fibrosis.

atrophy

When hyperplasia proceeds out of control, a tumor may develop. This condition is termed

1. hypertrophy.

2. neoplasia.

3. atrophy

4. metaplasia

5. fibrosis.

neoplasia

All connective tissues have three features in common. They are

1. cells, protein fibers, and mucus.

2. cells, hormones, and protein fibers.

3. protein fibers, a liquid portion, and ground substance.

4. cells, a liquid portion, and protein fibers.

5. cells, protein fibers, and ground substance.

cells, protein fibers, and ground substance.

Which feature is not characteristic of epithelial tissue?

1. Polarity

2. Cells connected to each other by intercellular junctions

3. High regeneration capacity

4. Attachment to a basement membrane

5. Large amount of extracellular matrix

Large amount of extracellular matrix

A(n) _________ is two or more tissue types working together to perform common, specific functions.

  1.organ

  2.organ system

  3.organism

  4.tissue category

organ

A_________ epithelium consists of a single layer of flattened cells attached directly to a basement membrane.

1. simple columnar

2. simple squamous

3. simple cuboidal

4. stratified squamous

5. stratified cuboidal

simple squamous

What type of muscle contains intercalated discs?

1. Skeletal

2. Cardiac

3. Smooth

Cardiac

The most common type of cartilage, named for its glassy appearance, is

1. fibrocartilage.

2. Correct:

   hyaline cartilage.

   Correct answer

3. elastic cartilage.

4. reticular cartilage.

5. areolar cartilage.

Where in the body would you find a glial cell?

1. In the stomach

2. In the cardiovascular system

3. In the immune system

4. In the nervous system

5. In the skeletal system

In the nervous system

Epithelial tissues have an attached (basal) border and a free (apical) border. This arrangement is known as

1. bilateral symmetry.

2. distal orientation.

3. polarity.

4. proximal orientation.

5. lateral flexibility.

polarity

The general name given to the phenomenon that occurs when a mature epithelium changes to a different form is

1. mesothelia.

2. hyperplasia.

3. hypertrophy.

4. metaplasia.

5. neoplasia.

metaplasia

Dendrites

1. transmit signals away from the cell body.

2. transmit signals toward the cell body.

3. manufacture proteins to be used by the neuron.

4. use hormones to transmit information.

5. release neurotransmitter.

transmit signals toward the cell body.

What unit of bone consists of a central canal (containing blood vessels, nerves, and lymph vessels) surrounded by concentric rings of calcified matrix?

1. Canaliculus

2. Lamella

3. Osteon

4. Osteocyte

5. Trabeculum

osteon

In connective tissue, the extracellular matrix consists of

1. cells and ground substance.

2. protein fibers and ground substance.

3. cells and protein fibers.

4. ground substance and intracellular fluid.

5. ground substance only.

protein fibers and ground substance.

The type of epithelium that lines the urinary bladder and may include some binucleated cells is called_________ epithelium.

1. stratified squamous nonkeratinized

2. stratified squamous keratinized

3. pseudostratified

4. transitional

5. simple squamous

transitional

The heart is confined within a double-walled serous membrane sac. The part of the membrane that is in contact with the heart is the_________ layer.

1. serous

2. visceral

3. parietal

4. synovial

5. mesothelial

visceral