Human Anatomy & Physiology, 8e (Marieb/Hoehn)
Chapter 4 Tissue: The Living Fabric
Matching Questions
Figure 4.1
Using Figure 4.1, match the following:
1) Supports and protects; stores calcium.
Answer: D
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2) Forms tendons and ligaments.
Answer: B
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3) Supports and protects; insulates against heat loss; reserve source of fuel.
Answer: A
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4) Provides tensile strength with the ability to absorb compressive shock.
Answer: C
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5) Composed of cells in a fluid matrix.
Answer: E
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Figure 4.2
Using Figure 4.2, match the following:
6) Simple cuboidal epithelium.
Answer: B
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7) Cardiac muscle.
Answer: C
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8) Simple squamous epithelium.
Answer: A
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9) Stratified squamous epithelium.
Answer: D
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10) Skeletal muscle.
Answer: E
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Match the following:
A) Serous membrane
B) Endothelium
C) Mucous membrane
D) Cutaneous
11) The epithelial membrane that lines the closed ventral cavities of the body.
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12) The epithelial membrane that lines body cavities open to the exterior. membrane
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13) Consists of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium.
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14) Found lining the digestive and respiratory tracts.
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15) Makes up the pleura and pericardium.
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16) Lines blood vessels and the heart.
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Answers: 11) A 12) C 13) D 14) C 15) A
16) B
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Match the following:
A) Mesenchyme
B) Hyaline cartilage
C) Reticular tissue
D) Elastic cartilage
17) Structural support of the external ear and other structures that need support with flexibility.
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18) Forms much of the fetal skeleton and covers the articular surfaces of long bones.
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19) Embryonic connective tissue that arises from mesoderm and produces all types of connective
tissues.
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20) Source of new cells in mature connective tissue.
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21) Forms internal supporting framework of soft organs such as the spleen.
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Answers: 17) D 18) B 19) A 20) A 21) C
Match the regeneration capacity of the following tissues:
A) Weak regenerative ability
B) Moderate regenerative ability
C) Regenerates extremely well
D) Virtually no functional regenerative ability
E) Moderate regenerative ability.
22) Smooth muscle.
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23) Skeletal muscle.
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24) Cardiac muscle.
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25) Areolar connective tissue.
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26) Tendons and ligaments.
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Answers: 22) E 23) A 24) D 25) C 26) B
True/False Questions
1) The shock-absorbing pads between the vertebrae are formed of fibrocartilage.
Answer: TRUE
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2) Brown fat is frequently deposited between the shoulder blades of infants.
Answer: TRUE
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3) Achilles was wounded by damage to the tendon connecting his calf muscles to his heel. This
and all tendons are composed mainly of dense irregular connective tissue.
Answer: FALSE
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4) Macrophages are found in areolar and lymphatic tissues.
Answer: TRUE
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5) Goblet cells are found with pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium.
Answer: TRUE
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6) Epithelial tissues always exhibit polarity; that is, they have a free surface and a basal surface.
Answer: TRUE
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7) Simple cuboidal epithelia are usually associated with secretion and absorption.
Answer: TRUE
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8) Depending on the functional state of the bladder, transitional epithelium may resemble
stratified squamous or stratified cuboidal epithelium.
Answer: TRUE
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9) Stratified cuboidal epithelium is moderately rare in the body and found only in the pharynx,
larynx, and anorectal junction.
Answer: FALSE
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10) Endothelium covers and lines internal cavities such as the pleural and peritoneal cavities.
Answer: FALSE
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11) Merocrine glands produce their secretions by accumulating their secretions internally and
then rupturing the cell.
Answer: FALSE
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12) Salivary glands exhibit simple tubuloalveolar glandular arrangement.
Answer: FALSE
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13) Connective tissues that possess a large quantity of collagen fibers often provide the
framework for organs such as the spleen and lymph nodes.
Answer: FALSE
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14) The basic difference between dense irregular and dense regular connective tissues is in the
amount of elastic fibers and adipose cells present.
Answer: FALSE
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15) A major characteristic of fibrocartilage is its unique amount of flexibility and elasticity.
Answer: FALSE
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16) Cartilage tissue tends to heal less rapidly than bone tissue.
Answer: TRUE
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17) Intercalated discs and striations are found in skeletal muscle.
Answer: FALSE
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18) Smooth muscle cells possess central nuclei but lack striations.
Answer: TRUE
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19) Most connective tissues have regenerative capacity, while most epithelial tissues do not.
Answer: FALSE
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20) Squamous cells are flattened and scalelike when mature.
Answer: TRUE
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21) Functions of connective tissues include binding, support, insulation, and protection.
Answer: TRUE
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22) Sweat glands are apocrine glands.
Answer: FALSE
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23) Endocrine glands are often called ducted glands.
Answer: FALSE
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24) Blood is considered a type of connective tissue.
Answer: TRUE
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25) Nervous tissue consists mainly of neurons and collagen fibers.
Answer: FALSE
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Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Which of the following is not found in the matrix of cartilage but is in bone?
A) live cells
B) lacunae
C) blood vessels
D) organic fibers
Answer: C
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2) The reason that intervertebral discs exhibit a large amount of tensile strength to absorb shock
is because they possess ________.
A) hydroxyapatite crystals
B) collagen fibers
C) reticular fibers
D) elastic fibers
Answer: B
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3) What tissue has lacunae, calcium salts, and blood vessels?
A) cartilage tissue
B) fibrocartilaginous tissue
C) osseous tissue
D) areolar tissue
Answer: C
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4) How is hyaline cartilage different from elastic or fibrocartilage?
A) It is more vascularized.
B) It contains more nuclei.
C) Fibers are not normally visible.
D) It has more elastic fibers.
Answer: C
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5) Epithelial tissue ________.
A) is highly vascularized
B) has a basement membrane
C) is usually acellular
D) contains a number of neuron types
Answer: B
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6) Which of the following would be of most importance to goblet cells and other glandular
epithelium?
A) microvilli
B) Golgi bodies
C) lysosomes
D) multiple nuclei
Answer: B
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7) Mammary glands exhibit a glandular type called ________.
A) simple tubular
B) compound tubular
C) simple alveolar
D) compound alveolar
Answer: D
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8) What feature characterizes simple columnar epithelium of the digestive tract?
A) dense microvilli
B) a rich vascular supply
C) fibroblasts
D) cilia
Answer: A
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9) Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium ________.
A) lines the respiratory tract
B) aids in digestion
C) possesses no goblet cells
D) is not an epithelial classification
Answer: A
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10) Which of the following is a single-celled layer of epithelium that forms the lining of serous
membranes?
A) simple transitional
B) simple columnar
C) simple squamous
D) simple cuboidal
Answer: C
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11) Which statement best describes connective tissue?
A) usually contains a large amount of matrix
B) always arranged in a single layer of cells
C) primarily concerned with secretion
D) usually lines a body cavity
Answer: A
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12) Matrix is composed of ________.
A) cells and fibers
B) fibers and ground substance
C) ground substance and cells
D) all organic compounds
Answer: B
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13) Cell types likely to be seen in areolar connective tissue include all except ________.
A) chondrocytes
B) fibroblasts
C) macrophages
D) mast cells
Answer: A
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14) Which tissue type arises from all three embryonic germ layers?
A) epithelial tissue
B) connective tissue
C) nervous tissue
D) muscle tissue
Answer: A
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15) The fiber type that gives connective tissue great tensile strength is ________.
A) elastic
B) collagen
C) reticular
D) muscle
Answer: B
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16) Organized groups of cells (plus their intercellular substances) that have a common purpose
form a(n) ________.
A) organ
B) tissue
C) organism
D) organ system
Answer: B
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17) The shape of the external ear is maintained by ________.
A) adipose tissue
B) elastic cartilage
C) hyaline cartilage
D) fibrocartilage
Answer: B
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18) Inability to absorb digested nutrients and secrete mucus might indicate a disorder in which
tissue?
A) simple squamous
B) transitional
C) simple columnar
D) stratified squamous
Answer: C
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19) Glands, such as the thyroid, that secrete their products directly into the blood rather than
through ducts are classified as ________.
A) exocrine
B) endocrine
C) sebaceous
D) ceruminous
Answer: B
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20) Which of the following is true about epithelia?
A) Simple epithelia are commonly found in areas of high abrasion.
B) Stratified epithelia are associated with filtration.
C) Endothelium provides a slick surface lining all hollow cardiovascular organs.
D) Pseudostratified epithelia are commonly keratinized.
Answer: C
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21) Chondroblasts ________.
A) are mature cartilage cells located in spaces called lacunae
B) within the cartilage divide and secrete new matrix
C) located deep to the perichondrium divide and secrete new matrix on the internal portions of
the cartilage
D) never lose their ability to divide
Answer: B
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22) ________ epithelium appears to have two or three layers of cells, but all the cells are in
contact with the basement membrane.
A) Stratified cuboidal
B) Stratified columnar
C) Transitional
D) Pseudostratified columnar
Answer: D
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23) A multilayered epithelium with cuboidal basal cells and flat cells at its surface would be
classified as ________.
A) simple cuboidal
B) simple squamous
C) transitional
D) stratified squamous
Answer: D
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24) An epithelial membrane ________.
A) usually involves transitional epithelium
B) is formed of epithelium and smooth muscle
C) contains simple or stratified epithelia and a basement membrane
D) never contains mucus-forming cells
Answer: C
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25) Multicellular exocrine glands can be classified ________.
A) structurally into alveolar and acinar types
B) structurally into vascular and avascular types
C) functionally into merocrine, holocrine, and apocrine divisions
D) functionally into secreting or nonsecreting types
Answer: C
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26) Which of the following is true about the mode of secretion of exocrine glands?
A) Merocrine glands are not altered by the secretory process.
B) Apocrine cells are destroyed, then replaced, after secretion.
C) Holocrine cells are slightly damaged by the secretory process, but repair themselves.
D) These glands are ductless.
Answer: A
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27) Which of these is not considered connective tissue?
A) cartilage
B) adipose
C) muscle
D) blood
Answer: C
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28) What are glycosaminoglycans?
A) positively charged proteins
B) negatively charged proteins
C) positively charged polysaccharides
D) negatively charged polysaccharides
Answer: D
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29) Which is true concerning muscle tissue?
A) highly cellular and well vascularized
B) cuboidal shape enhances function
C) contains contractile units made of collagen
D) is a single-celled tissue
Answer: A
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30) The first step in tissue repair involves ________.
A) replacement of destroyed tissue by the same kind of cells
B) proliferation of fibrous connective tissue
C) inflammation
D) formation of scar tissue
Answer: C
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31) Select the correct statement regarding multicellular exocrine glands.
A) Compound glands are so called because they are constructed from more than one cell type.
B) The secretory cells of holocrine glands release their product by rupturing.
C) Exocrine glands always lack ducts.
D) Merocrine glands release their secretion by pinching off part of the cell.
Answer: B
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32) What are the three main components of connective tissue?
A) ground substance, fibers, and cells
B) alveoli, fibrous capsule, and secretory cells
C) collagen, elastin, and reticular fibers
D) fibroblasts, chondroblasts, and osteoblasts
Answer: A
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33) Which of the following statements is true of connective tissue?
A) Elastin fibers are sometimes called white fibers.
B) When connective tissue is stretched, collagen gives it the ability to snap back.
C) Collagen fibers provide high tensile strength.
D) Reticular fibers form thick, ropelike structures.
Answer: C
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34) Select the correct statement regarding the cells of connective tissue.
A) Connective tissue does not contain cells.
B) Connective tissue cells are nondividing.
C) Chondroblasts are the main cell type of connective tissue proper.
D) "Blast" cells are undifferentiated, actively dividing cells.
Answer: D
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35) Select the correct statement regarding tissue repair.
A) Granulation tissue is highly susceptible to infection.
B) Inflammation causes capillaries to dilate and become permeable.
C) Granulation tissue is another name for a blood clot.
D) The clot is formed from dried blood and transposed collagen fibers.
Answer: B
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36) Select the correct statement regarding epithelia.
A) Simple epithelia form impermeable barriers.
B) Stratified epithelia are tall, narrow cells.
C) Stratified epithelia are present where protection from abrasion is important.
D) Pseudostratified epithelia consist of at least two layers of cells stacked on top of one another.
Answer: C
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37) Select the correct statement regarding adipose tissue.
A) It is composed mostly of extracellular matrix.
B) Its primary function is nutrient storage.
C) Mature adipose cells are highly mitotic.
D) Most of the cell volume is occupied by the nucleus.
Answer: B
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38) Which cells are commonly found wedged between simple columnar epithelial cells?
A) goblet cells
B) mast cells
C) macrophages
D) cilia
Answer: A
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39) Select the correct statement regarding factors that affect the tissue repair process.
A) The type of tissue injured is not an important factor.
B) Nutrition does not seem to influence tissue repair.
C) The age of the person is a factor in the repair process.
D) The health of an individual does not seem to make any difference in the speed of repair.
Answer: C
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40) In adults, new surface epithelial cells and the epithelial cells lining the intestine are derived
from _________.
A) mitotic division of existing epithelial cells
B) stem cells
C) underlying epithelial cells
D) components of the connective tissue
Answer: B
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41) Mesenchymal cells are most commonly found in ________ connective tissue.
A) areolar
B) dense regular
C) embryonic
D) reticular
Answer: C
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Fill-in-the-Blank/Short Answer Questions
1) ________ tissue forms the framework for the lamina propria of mucous membranes.
Answer: Areolar or loose connective
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2) Cardiac muscle tissue is single nucleated, has intercalated discs, and is ________.
Answer: branched
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3) ________ muscle cells are multinucleated.
Answer: Skeletal
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4) ________ live in the lacunae of cartilage.
Answer: Chondrocytes
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5) The uppermost layer of skin is composed of ________.
Answer: keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
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6) Kidney tubules are composed of ________ epithelium.
Answer: simple cuboidal
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7) Multiple rows of cells covering a tissue in which the cells are the same shape from the
basement membrane to the surfaces would be ________ epithelia.
Answer: transitional
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8) All epithelial tissue rests upon a(n) ________ composed of connective tissue.
Answer: basement membrane
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9) The salivary glands are a good example of a(n) ________ exocrine gland.
Answer: compound tubuloalveolar
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10) What distinguishes cancer cells from the cells of benign neoplasms?
Answer: metastasis and invasiveness
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11) Macrophage-like cells are found in many different tissues, and may have specific names that
reflect their location or specializations. What is the one functional characteristic common to all
macrophage-like cells?
Answer: phagocytosis
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12) All of the following statements refer to events of tissue repair. Put the events in proper
numbered order according to the sequence of occurrence. The initial event, the injury, is already
indicated as number one.
1. The skin receives a cut that penetrates into the dermis and bleeding begins.
2. Epithelial regeneration is nearly complete.
3. Granulation tissue is formed.
4. Blood clotting occurs and stops the blood flow.
5. The scar retracts.
6. Macrophages engulf and clean away cellular debris.
7. Fibroblasts elaborate connective tissue fibers to span the break.
Answer: 1-4-3-7-6-5-2
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13) Since mature adipocytes do not divide, how can adults gain weight?
Answer: Adipocytes contain a fat-filled vacuole that can fill or empty, causing the cell to gain or
lose volume.
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14) Tendon tears or breaks are difficult to repair both physiologically and surgically. Why?
Answer: Tendons are composed of dense regular connective tissue, which consists of densely
packed, parallel connective tissue fibers. This type of tissue has relatively few cells and vascular
supply is poor; consequently, repair is slow. Because of the structure of the tissue, surgical repair
can be compared to attempting to suture two bristle brushes together.
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15) How is epithelial tissue the opposite of connective tissue?
Answer: In epithelial tissue the cells are packed together very tightly. Epithelial tissue is
avascular. Epithelial tissue has three cell types that cover or line things and make tubes.
Epithelial tissue has no fibers and it tends to be polar. Connective tissue has cells spaced far
apart and is highly vascular (except cartilage). The cells of connective tissue vary greatly in
shape and size. Connective tissue glues other tissues together and has three fiber types.
Connective tissue tends to be nonpolar. Connective tissue has a large amount of ground
substance; epithelial tissue does not.
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16) What is a simple method of telling the difference between stratified squamous epithelium
and transitional epithelium?
Answer: Stratified squamous epithelium changes cell shape from the basement membrane to the
surface. At the basement membrane the cells tend to be columnar or cuboidal and flatten out as
they work their way to the surface. Transitional epithelium has cells that are pretty much the
same shape from the basement membrane to the surface. The surface cells are generally the
largest cells. The cells change their shape according to the pressure applied.
Diff: 2
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17) How is blood unique among connective tissues?
Answer: Blood does not give mechanical support, its matrix is fluid, the cells are loose, the
fibers are soluble, it carries nutrients, waste products, and other substances, and it attaches to
several gasses.
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18) What are the primary germ layers during embryonic development and what do they
ultimately produce?
Answer: The ectoderm produces skin, the nervous system, and all tubes opening to the outside.
The mesoderm produces muscles and connective tissue. The endoderm produces all internal
organs.
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19) Explain what is meant by epithelial tissue being avascular but innervated.
Answer: Epithelial tissue contains no blood vessels but is supplied by nerve fibers.
Diff: 2
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Clinical Questions
1) A 45-year-old woman is admitted to the hospital for surgical removal of a tumor on her
thyroid gland. The surgeon informs her that she will have only a very small scar. How could this
be possible?
Answer: By making a thin incision, the amount of granulation (scar-forming) tissue will be
minimal. As the scar tissue beneath matures and contracts, the layer of epithelium thickens and
resembles the adjacent tissue. The final result may be only a fine white line.
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2) John, a 72-year-old grandfather, had been smoking heavily for 24 years and had a persistent
cough. A biopsy of his lung tissue revealed considerable amounts of carbon particles. How could
this happen considering the natural cleaning mechanism of the respiratory system?
Answer: The sweeping action of the ciliated epithelium is essential in order to propel inhaled
dust and other debris out of the respiratory tract. Anything that inhibits this mechanism would
allow foreign substances to remain in the tract, which may cause damage. Chemicals such as
nicotine may inhibit the action of the cilia, allowing carbon particles found in smoke to remain in
the lungs.
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3) Aunt Jessie woke up one morning with excruciating pain in her chest. She had trouble
breathing for several weeks. Following a visit to the doctor, she was told she had pleurisy. What
is this condition and what did it affect?
Answer: Pleurisy is an inflammation of the pleura, the serosal membranes covering the lungs
and lining the thoracic wall. Pain is caused by the irritation and friction as the lungs rub against
the walls of the cavity.
Diff: 3
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4) In adult humans, most cancers are carcinomas or adenocarcinomas. These include cancers of
the skin, lung, colon, breast, and prostate. Which of the four basic tissue types is involved? Why
do you think this is so?
Answer: Epithelium gives rise to most cancers. This is probably because epithelial cells divide
more, leading to more opportunity for damage to growth control mechanisms, and because
epithelia are more often in contact with environmental insults such as ultraviolet radiation and
carcinogens.
Diff: 3
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5) Explain why an open wound would need a bed of granulation tissue for wound healing to
occur.
Answer: Granulation tissue contains capillaries that grow in nearby areas and lay down a new
capillary bed. This means the wound bed has a meshwork of capillaries that provide oxygen-rich
blood to the wound for healing.
Diff: 3
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6) Without macrophages, wound healing is delayed. Why?
Answer: Macrophages are large, irregularly shaped cells that act as key defenders that avidly
phagocytize a broad variety of foreign materials, ranging from foreign molecules to entire
bacteria to dust particles. This "big eater" also disposes of dead tissue cells, which helps to clean
out the wound, allowing for granulation tissue to form.
Diff: 3
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7) A 6-year-old child fell off his bike and scraped his knee. Describe the first stage of wound
healing.
Answer: The first stage is the inflammatory stage, characterized by hemostasis (cessation of
bleeding) and formation of blood clots and phagocytosis by leukocytes and macrophages.
Diff: 3
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8) Explain why an infection may occur in a tissue injury.
Answer: The skin is the largest organ in the body and protects underlying tissues from injury by
preventing the passage of microorganisms. The skin and the mucous membranes are considered
the body's first line of defense.
Diff: 2
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9) Describe local clinical signs and symptoms of the inflammatory stage of wound healing.
Answer: Pain, swelling, redness, and heat.
Diff: 2
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10) A 19-year-old model for Glamour magazine tripped over an extension cord, causing injury to
her epidermis. She is afraid the injury will leave a scar. Based on your knowledge of
regeneration, what would you say to this patient?
Answer: Regeneration is the replacement of destroyed tissue cells by cells that are identical or
similar in structure and function. Scaring would be minimal, if there are no complications such
as infection.
Diff: 2
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