Suppose that you were involved in an automobile accident and suffered a back injury. When examined by your physician you are told that you have a slipped disc in the lower back. What type of tissue is involved?
A. Adipose tissue
B. Bone
C. Elastic cartilage
D. Fibrocartilage
E. Dense regular connective tissue
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Question 2) Which type of muscle contains fusiform cells that function to propel materials through hollow organs?
A. Voluntary
B. Striated
C. Smooth
D. Skeletal
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Question 3) If you were examining a microscope slide containing a type of muscle tissue and observed a branching network of striated cells, each with one or two central nuclei, you could conclude that you were looking at _____ muscle
A. smooth
B. skeletal
C. cardiac
D. osseous
E. voluntary
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Question 4) A tissue transplant from one person to another (one who is not genetically identical) is a(n)
A. autograft.
B. syngenetic graft.
C. allograft.
D. heterograft.
E. homograft.
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Question 5) What is the most abundant protein in the body, forming about 25 of all body protein?
A. Myosin
B. Elastin
C. Actin
D. Fibrogen
E. Collagen
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Question 6) Where in the body would you expect to find a perichondrium?
A. Covering bones
B. Lining kidney tubules
C. Covering the heart
D. Inside of the brain
E. Covering cartilage
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Question 7) A skeletal muscle fiber is
A. an elongated series of muscles held together by dense connective tissue.
B. a collection of several muscles bound together by a membrane.
C. a skeletal muscle cell.
D. found only in cardiac muscle.
E. a contractile filament within the osteon of bone.
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Question 8) What feature of your ear accounts for its ability to regain its shape after it has been deformed or compressed?
A. The elastic fibers present in the ear's cartilage
B. The elastic fibers present in the ear's muscles
C. The ear's built-in memory based upon its overall size and shape
D. The abundance of reticular fibers forming a dense meshwork
E. The elastic fibers in the ear's skin that contract after being stretched
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Question 9) Which connective tissue cells produce antibodies?
A. Mast cells
B. Fibroblasts
C. Plasma cells
D. Mesenchymal cells
E. Fixed macrophages
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Question 10) Mucous connective tissue is found only in
A. the cartilage of the nose.
B. certain bones of the skull.
C. the umbilical cord.
D. serous fluid.
E. fibers of the respiratory system.
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