POST BACC HISTO – 2015
**PRACTICE QUIZ**
NOTE: THIS QUIZ IS INTENDED TO DEMONSTRATE EXAMPLES OF IMAGE-BASED QUESTIONS YOU WILL FACE ON THE
EXAM. BY NO MEANS DOES THIS SHORT QUIZ INDICATE ALL POSSIBLE VARIETIES/EXAMPLES OR LEVELS OF DIFFICULTY
YOU MIGHT FACE ON THE EXAM. ANSWERS ARE PROVIDED ON THE LAST PAGE.
Use the figure below for the next 5 questions. Answers may be used once, more than once or not at all.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Which tissue type is characteristic of skin?
Which tissue is characteristic of endothelium?
Which epithelium would be classified as simple columnar?
Which tissue functions in absorption and secretion?
Which tissue is characteristic of sweat gland ducts?
Use the figure below for the next 3 questions.
6. The cell indicated by the red arrow makes up what percentage of leukocytes?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
.3%
4%
8%
27%
60%
7. The cell indicated by the blue arrow is a:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Basophil
Eosinophil
Lymphocyte
Mast cell
Neutrophil
Plasma cell
8. The cell indicated by the yellow arrow is a:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Basophil
Eosinophil
Lymphocyte
Mast cell
Neutrophil
Plasma cell
Use the image below (from a surgical specimen of the small intestine) for the next two questions.
9. What tissue is indicated by the blue asterisks?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Basal lamina
Loose connective tissue
Lymphoid tissue
Mucous glands
Serous glands
Simple columnar epithelium
10. Which of the following most correctly indicates the eosinophilic profiles in the region indicated with the black
asterisks?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Collagen
Elastic fibers
Fibroblast processes
GAGs
Reticular fibers
Smooth muscle cells
ANSWERS:
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. D
6. E
7. B
8. C
9. B
10. A