The salivary glands are a good example of a(n) ________ exocrine gland.
A) simple branched alveolar
B) compound tubular
C) compound tubuloalveolar
D) compound alveolar
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Question 2) Generally speaking, connective tissues are largely non-living extracellular matrix. Which of the following is an EXCEPTION?
A) blood
B) adipose
C) bone
D) areolar
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Question 3) Skin, lung, and blood vessel walls have which tissue characteristic in common?
A) simple columnar epithelium
B) reticular fibers
C) elastic fibers
D) simple squamous epithelium
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Question 4) Choose which tissue would line the uterine (fallopian) tubes and function as a conveyer belt to help move a fertilized egg towards the uterus.
A) ciliated simple columnar epithelium
B) smooth muscle
C) simple cuboidal epithelium
D) stratified squamous epithelium
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Question 5) Your instructor gives you an unknown organ for you to examine and identify through microscopy. What should you do first with the sample?
A) examine it for artifacts
B) fix it with preservative
C) cut it into sections
D) stain it to enhance contrast
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Question 6) Choose which tissue type likely functions to add support to an organ.
A) transitional
B) hyaline cartilage
C) cardiac muscle
D) stratified squamous epithelium
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Question 7) Which tissue type is formed by many cells joining together, each contributing a nucleus?
A) skeletal muscle
B) dense regular
C) smooth muscle
D) cardiac muscle
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Question 8) Which tissue type would likely function to hold the kidneys in place?
A) smooth muscle
B) adipose
C) reticular
D) dense regular
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Question 9) Mesenchymal cells are most commonly found in ________ connective tissue.
A) dense regular
B) reticular
C) embryonic
D) areolar
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Question 10) Which of the following is NOT a step in tissue repair?
A) inflammation
B) formation of new stem cells
C) restoration of blood supply
D) regeneration and fibrosis
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