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Anatomy: Histology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the four types of tissues and what is the function of each? | Nervous - impulses, Muscle - movement, Connective Tissues - support and protects, Epithelial - covers body surfaces and lining |
| Which type of epithelial tissues lines the urinary bladder? | Transitional |
| Which type of connective tissue has lacuna? | Cartilage |
| Contrast exocrine and endocrine glands. Give example of each. | Exocrine is on the outside, sweat glands, and endocrine is on the inside, thyroid gland |
| Which type of connective tissue makes a stiff framework to support other cells? | Reticular |
| Name 3 types of cells found within the blood. | Red blood cells, white blood cells, mast cells, macrophages |
| How do merocrine glands differ from apocrine glands? | Merocrine, cells excrete the products and apocrine secretes while breaking off the tip. |
| What two structures are found in the extracellular matrix of all connective tissues. | Ground substance and fibers/threads |
| Name 3 types of muscle tissue found in the body. | Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth |
| Which type of muscle tissue is striated and contracts involuntarily? | Cardiac |
| What are the 2 types of nervous tissue? Which one is more common in the body? | Neuroglia and Neurons, Neuroglia is more common |
| What are the top and bottom surfaces of epithelial tissue called? | Free surface and basal surface |
| Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 major categories of tissues found in the human body nervous, muscular, vascular, or epithelial? | vascular |
| This is the type of tissue that contains goblet cells for secreting mucus. | simple columnar epithelium |
| Mammary glands contain not only secrete milk, but also a portion of the secretory cells. Therefore, mammary glands are an example of -------- glands. | apocrine |
| Name the 2 types of fiber found in connective tissues. | collagen and elastic |
| Which type of cells become bone tissue? | osteocytes |
| When looking in a microscope, you notice within lacuna. Which type of connective tissue are you looking at? | cartilage |
| When looking in a microscope, you notice large droplets of oil filling most of the cell's space. which type of connective tissue are you looking at? | Adipose |
| Which type of connective tissue is found in tendons, giving them rope-like strength in one direction? | Dense regular |
| What are two membranes found in or on the body? | Mucous, Serous, Synovial, and Cutaneous |
| Name 2 characteristics of all connective tissue. | Contain cell fibers, support and bind other tissues, providing insulation, and mostly all are composed of the extracellular matrix. |