Chapter 4
1. A ___________________is
a group of similar cells that usually
R - Tissue
have a similar embryological origin and are specialized for a
particular function.
2. The science that deals with the study of tissues is
K - histology
called_______________.
P - Pathologists
3. ______________________,
physicians who specialize in
laboratory studies of cells and tissues, aid other physicians in
making diagnoses; they also perform autopsies.
I - Epithelial
4. ____________________tissue
covers body surfaces, lines
hollow organs, body cavities, and ducts; and forms glands.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
P.
Q.
R.
Adherens
anchors
biopsy
Cell junction
channels
Connective
Ectoderm
Endoderm
Epithelial
fluids
Histology
junctions
Mesoderm
Muscle
Nervous
Pathologists
Tight
Tissue
F - Connective
5.__________________tissue
protects and supports the body and its
organs, binds organs together, stores energy reserves as fat, and
provides immunity.
N - Muscle
6. __________________tissue
is responsible for movement and
generation of force.
O - Nervous
7. _________________tissue
initiates and transmits action potentials (nerve impulses)
that help coordinate body activities.
8.All tissues and organs of the body develop from one or more of the three primary
G - Ectoderm
H - Endoderm
germ layers:_____________________,
______________________,
and
M - Mesoderm
_____________________
C - Biopsy
9. In a_____________________,
samples of living tissue removed for microscopic
examination, is a chief responsibility of a pathologist
L - Junctions
10. Cell _________________are
points of contact between adjacent plasma
membranes.
D - Cell junction may serve one of three
11. Depending on their structure, _______________
functions.
J - fluids
12. Some cell junctions form ________________-tight
seals between cells.
B - anchors
13. Other cell junctions ________________cells
together or to extracellular material.
14. Still others act as_________________,
which allow ions and molecules to pass
E - channels
from cell to cell within a tissue.
Q - tight
15. __________________junctions
are formed by weblike strands of transmembrane
proteins that hold adjacent plasma membranes together. They are common among
epithelial cells that line the stomach, intestines, and urinary bladder
A - adherens
16. _____________junctions
are made of plaque, actin microfilaments, and cadherins.
H - desmosomes
17. _____________________are
composed of plaque and are linked by
transmembrane glycoproteins that extend across a gap between adjacent cell
membranes and link the cytoskeletons of cells together. They are
A. apical
common in the cells of the epidermis and between cardiac muscle
B. avascular
fibers in the heart
C. basal
K - hemidesmosomes
18. __________________________connect
cells to extracellular
D. basement
material such as the basement membrane.
E. cell junctions
I - Gap junctions
F. columnar
19. _________________________allow
cells in a tissue to rapidly
G. cuboidal
communicate through transmembrane protein channels that
H. Desmosomes
connect cells together.
I. Gap junctions
T - sheets
20. Epithelial cells are arranged in__________________,
in either
J. glandular
single or multiple layers.
K. Hemidesmosomes
21. Epithelium consists mostly of packed cells with
L. layers
__________________________extracellular
material.
N - little
M. lining
N. Little
22. Many ____________________are
present, providing secure
E - cell junctions
O. mitotic
attachments among cells.
P. nerve
A - apical
23. An epithelial cell has an _________________surface
and a
Q. protection
_______________________surface
attached to a base membrane.
C - basal
R. pseudostratified
S. shape
24. Epithelia adhere firmly to nearby connective tissue via a thin
T. Sheets
extracellular layer, the ________________membrane.
D - basement
U. simple
B - avascular
25. Epithelial tissue is___________________;
exchange of
V. squamous
materials between epithelium and adjacent connective tissue is by
W. stratified
diffusion.
X. transitional
P - nerve
26. Epithelia have a ______________supply.
27. Epithelia have a high capacity for renewal (a high
O - mitotic
_____________rate).
Q - protection
28. Functions of epithelia include___________________,
filtration,
lubrication, secretion, digestion, absorption, transportation,
excretion, sensory reception, and reproduction.
M - lining
29. The subtypes of epithelium include covering and ___________epithelium
and
J
glandular
________________epithelium.
30. The eight types of covering and lining epithelial tissue are classified according to
the way the cells are arranged in____________,
and by the characteristic
L - layers
_____________of
cell.
S - shapes
U - simple
W - stratified
31. Layers are arranged as _________________(one
layer),_______________(several
R
pseudostratified
layers), and ___________________________(one layer that appears as several).
V - squamous
G - cuboidal
32. Cell shapes include _________________(flat),
_________________(cube-like),
F - columnar
__________________(rectangular),
and _______________________(variable).
X - transitional
33. Covering and lining epithelia may be classified as a
combination of arrangement of layers and shape of the cells.
The name of the specific type of stratified epithelium depends on
R - surface
the shape of the ______________cells.
Each of the epithelial
tissues described in the following.
Q - Simple squamous
34. __________________epithelium
consists of a single layer
of flat, scalelike cells.
F - filtration
35. It is adapted for diffusion and ________________and
is
found in lungs and kidneys.
36. It is not found in parts of the body that are subject to
_____________wear
and tear.
I - little
B - blood vessels
37. Endothelium lines the heart and____________________.
J - mesothelium
38. _________________________lines
the thoracic and
abdominopelvic cavities and covers the organs within them.
P - Simple cuboidal
39. ______________________epithelium
consists of a simple
layer of cube-shaped cells and performs the functions of
secretion and absorption.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
P.
Q.
R.
basement membrane
blood vessels
cilia
columnar
cuboidal
filtration
goblet cells
layers
little
mesothelium
microvilli
mitosis
pseudostratified
protective
simple columnar
simple cuboidal
simple squamous
surface
O - Simple columnar
40. ______________________epithelium
consists of a single
layer of rectangular cells and can exist in two forms:
K - microvilli
41. Nonciliated simple columnar epithelium
contains____________________to increase surface are and the rate of absorption and
goblet cells that secrete mucus.
C - cilia
42. Ciliated simple columnar epitheliumcontains cells with____________, motile,
hair-like processes that help to move fluids or particles along a surface.
M - pseudostratified
43. _______________________epitheliumappears
to have several layers because the
nuclei are at various levels.
A - basement membrane
44. All cells are attached to the _____________________________but
some do not
reach the apical surface.
45. In pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium, the cells that reach the surface
G - goblet cells
either secrete mucus (_______________________)
or bear cilia that sweep away
mucus and trapped foreign particles.
H - layers
46. Stratifiedepithelia have at least two _____________________of
cells.This is a
more durable and _____________________tissue.
N - protective
47. Stratifiedsquamousepithelium consists of several layers of cells in which the top
layer of cells is flat and the deeper layers of cells vary in shape from________________
E - cuboidal
to _______________________.
D - columnar
L - mitosis
48. The basal cells replicate by _____________
and ultimately work their way to the
surface.
49. In keratinized stratified squamous epithelium, a tough layer
K- keratin
of _______________
is deposited in the surface cells.
50. __________________stratified
squamous epithelium
N - nonkeratinized
does not contain keratin and remains moist.
51. A Papanicolaou smear or Pap smear involves collecting
samples of cells present in the secretions of the cervix and
vagina for early detection of changes in the cells that might
O - precancerous condition
B - cancer
indicate ____________
or a ______________________.
P -Rare tissue
52. Stratified cuboidal epithelium is a ______________consisting
of two or more layers of cube-shaped cells whose function is
mainly protective.
53. Stratified columnar epitheliumconsists of several layers of
C - columnar
cells of which only the top layer is _____________________.
It is somewhat rare and functions in protection and secretion.
54. Transitional epithelium consists of several layers of cells
V - variable
whose appearance is ____________________.
E - distention
55. It is capable of stretching and thus permits _______________
of on organ.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
P.
Q.
R.
S.
T.
U.
V.
acinar
cancer
columnar
compound
distention
exocrine glands
extracellular
gland
goblet x2
hormones
keratin
macroscopic
microscopic
nonkeratinized
precancerous
condition
rare tissue
simple
single celled
tubular
tubuloacinar
urinary bladder
variable
U - urinary bladder and portions of the ureters
56. It lines the _________________
and the urethra.
H - gland
57. A ________________
is a single cell or a mass of epithelial cells adapted for
secretion.
J - hormones
58. Endocrine glands are ductless; their secretory products (_______________)enter
G - extracellular fluid and diffuse into the blood.
the_______________
59. _____________________(sweat,
oil, and digestive glands) secrete their products
F - Exocrine glands
into ducts that empty at the surface of covering and lining epithelium or directly onto a
free surface.
R – single-celled
I - goblet
60. Unicellular glands are _____________________,
such as the___________cell.
M - microscopic
61.Multicellular glands are composed of cells that form a distinctive _______________
L - macroscopic
structure or ______________________
organ, such as sweat, oil, and salivary glands.
62. They are classified by whether the ducts arebranched (______________)
or
D - compound
Q - simple
unbranched (_______________).
63. They are also classified by the shape of the secretory
portion_______________,_________________
or__________________.
Q - tubular
A - acinar
P - tubulacinar
64. Combining the shapes of the secretory portionwith the degree of branching of the
duct givesthe structural classification for ________________________.
N - Multicellular gland
65. Functional classification of _______________________
is based on whether
H - Exocrine gland
a secretion is a product of a cell or consists of entire or partial
glandular cells themselves.
66. Merocrine glands form the secretory products and
I -exocytosis
discharge it by _______________.
67. ____________________accumulate
their secretary product
B - Apocrine glands
at the apical surface of the secreting cell; that portion then pinches
off from the rest of the cell to form the secretion with the remaining
part of the cell repairing itself and repeating the process.
L - Holocrine glands
68. __________________accumulate
the secretory product in the
cytosol; when the cell dies, it and its products are discharged as the
glandular secretion, with the discharged cell being replaced by a new
one.
E - Connective tissue
69. _____________________is
the most abundant and widely
distributed tissue in the body.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
P.
Q.
R.
Acinar
Apocrine glands
Blast
Cells
Connective tissue x2
Cyte
division
Exocrine glands
Exocytosis
Extracellular matris
Free surfaces
Holocrine glands
Mesenchyme
Multicellular glands
Nerve supply
Tubulacinar
Tubular
Vascular
70. Connective tissue consists of two basic elements:
D - cells
J - Extracellular matris
_____________and
______________________.
Matrix consists of
protein fibers and ground substance.
E - connective tissue
71. The matrix of a _______________________,
which may be fluid, semifluid,
gelatinous, fibrous, or calcified, is usually secreted by the connective tissue cells and
adjacent cells and determines the tissue’s qualities.
K - Free surfaces
72. Unlike epithelia, connective tissues do not occur on ____________________.
R - vascular
73. Unlike epithelium, connective tissue is highly____________(except
for cartilage
and tendons).
O - nerve supply
74. Except for cartilage, connective tissue, like epithelium, has a________________.
M - mesenchyme
75. Cells in connective tissue are derived from ________________.
76. Immature cells have names that end in ___________while
maturecells have names
C - blast
that end in -cyte.
D - division
77. Most mature cells have reduced capacity for cell_____________and
matrix
formation and are mostly involvedin maintaining the matrix.
I - fibroblasts
78. _____________________
(which secrete fibers and matrix),
P - macrophages
79. ____________________
(or histiocytes, which develop from
A. abnormal
B. antibody-producing
monocytes and are phagocytic),
C. avascular
B - antibody-producing
80. Plasma cells develop into __________________,
D. collagen fibers
E. embedded
B lymphocytes, or B cells.
F. exchange
81. Themast cells, are abundant alongside bloodvessels and
G. fat cells
H. fibrillin gene
N
histamine
produce _________________.
I. fibroblast
G - fat cellsstore energy inthe form of fat.
82. Adipocytesor _________,
J. glucosamine
O
leukocytes
83. Connective tissue also includes white blood cellsor _____________. K. glycoprotein fibrillin
L. glycosaminoglycans
M - ground substance
84. The _________________________and
fibers, deposited in the space M. ground substance
N. histamine
between the cells, comprise the matrix of connective tissue.
O. leukocytes
85. Substances found in the ground substance include hyaluronic acid,
P. macrophages
chondroitin sulfate, dermatan sulfate, and keratin sulfate. Collectively
Q. reticular fibers
R. strength
L - glycosaminoglycans
they are called _______________________________.
S. support
86. The function of ground substance is that it ________________,binds,
T - supports
T. supports
F
exchange
and provides a medium for the ______________________of materials between the
blood and cells, and is active in influencing cell functions.
J - glucosamine
87. Chondroitin sulfate and ________________are
used as nutritional supplements to
maintain joint cartilage. It is notknown why the supplements benefit some individuals
and not others.
R - strength
S - support
88. Fibers in the matrix provide ____________and
_____________for
tissues.
E
embedded
89. Three types of fibers are _________________in the matrix between cells of
connective tissues.
D - Collagen fibers composed of the protein collagen, are very tough and resistant
90. _______________,
to stretching, yet allowsome flexibility in tissue; they are found in bone, cartilage,
tendons, and ligaments.
91. Elastic fibers, composed of the protein elastin surrounded by the
K - glycoproteinfibrillin
________________________
they provide strength and stretching capacity and are
found in skin, blood vessels, and lungs.
Q - Reticular
92. ________________,
consisting of collagen and glycoprotein, provide support in
the walls
of blood vessels and form a strong, supporting network around fat cells, nerve
fibers
fibers, and skeletal and smooth muscle fibers.
H - fibrillin gene
93.Marfan Syndrome is caused by a defective __________________and
results in
A - abnormal
__________________elastic
fibers.
94. If a ligament is stressed beyond normal capacity it results in a sprain. Because
C - avascular
theyare_____________________,
ligaments heal slowly.
95. Connective tissue that is present primarily in the embryo
G - embryonic connective tissue
or fetus is called _________________________.
A. adipose tissue
N - mesenchyme
B. Areolar connective
96. ________________,
found almost exclusively in the embryo,
tissue
is the tissue form from which all other connective tissue eventually
C. Brown fat
arises.
D. bundles
E. Cells
W - Wharton’s jelly
97. Mucous connective tissue or______________________is
found in
F. Connective tissue
the umbilical cord of the fetus.
G. Embryonic
98. Mature connective tissue exists in the newborn, has cells
connective tissue
differentiated from mesenchyme, and does not change after birth.
H. fewer
F - Connective tissue
It is subdivided into several kinds: ___________________
proper, cartilage,
I. fibroblasts
bone tissue, and blood. Subtypes include ___________connective
tissue, J. Heat loss
M - loose
denseconnective tissue, cartilage, bone, and blood.
K. interlacing
99. Loose connective tissue consists of allthree types
L. irregular
E - cells and a_________________________.
Q - semifluid ground substance M. Loose
of fibers, several types of ________,
100. ______________________
is a prime example of loose
B - areolar connective
N. Mesenchyme
connective
tissue.
tissue
O. perichondrium
U - subcutaneous
101. Areolar connective tissue is found in the _________________layer.
P. recoil
102. Adipose tissue consists of adipocytes which arespecialized for storage
Q. Semifluid ground
V - triglycerides
of_________________.
substance
103. It reduces _______________
through the skin, serves as an energy R. sheets
J - heat loss
reserve, supports, protects, and generates considerable heat to help maintain
proper
S. stroma
body temperature in newborns_________________.
T. strong
C - brown fat
104. Liposuction involves sucking out smallamounts of_______________.
A - adipose tissue U. Subcutaneous
K - interlacing
105. Reticular connective tissue consists of fine ______________reticular
V. Triglycerides
fibers and reticular cells.
W. Wharton’s jelly
S - stroma
106. It forms the __________of
certain organs.
107. Dense connective tissue contains more numerous, thicker, and dense
fibers but considerably _____________cells
than loose connective tissue.
H - fewer
108. Dense regular connective tissue consists of ___________ofcollagen
fibers in a
D - bundles
regular and orderly, parallel arrangement that confers great strength
L - irregular connective tissue contains collagen fibers that are
109. Dense ____________
irregularly arranged and is found in partsof the body where tensions are exerted in
various directions
R - sheets
110. It usually occurs in _________________,
such as the dermis of the skin.
O - perichondrium the tissue surrounding
111. It is also found in heart valves, the ______________,
cartilage, and the periosteum.
I - fibroblasts
112. Elastic connective tissue consists of elasticfibers and______________.
P - recoil
It is quite _________and
can ________back
to its original shape after being stretched.
T - strong
Appositional
Blood forming
Blood vessels
Canaliculi
Cartilage x2
Certain organs
Chondroitin
sulfate x2
H. Collagen fibers
I. Compact
J. Elastic
K. Fibrocartilage
L. Gel-type
M. Haversian system
N. Hyaline cartilage
O. Interstitial
P. Lacunae x2
Q. Lamella
R. Osseous tissue
S. Osteocytes
T. Perichondrium
U. plasma
V. Spongy
O - interstitial
123. The growth of cartilage is accomplished by ____________
W. Strongest
A - appositional growth.
growth and _______________
X. Threadlike
trabeculae
124. Bone,________________,
and
R - osseous tissue consists of a matrix containing mineral saltsY.
collagenous fibers and cells called osteocytes.
J - elastic
113. It is found in lung tissue and _____________arteries.
114. Cartilage consists of a dense network of collagen fibers
chrondroitin sulfate
and elastic fibers embedded in___________________.
115. Its strength is due to its_______________;its
resilience, to the
H - collagen
G
chondroitin
sulfate
____________________.
fibers
P - lacunae
116. Chondrocytes occur with spaces called __________________
in the matrix.
117. It is surrounded by a dense irregular connective
tissue membrane called the________________.
T - perichondrium
E - cartilage
118. Unlike other connective tissues, _________________has
no
blood vessels or nerves (except in the perichondrium).
E - cartilage
119. There are three major types of _______________.
N
Hyaline
cartilage
120. ____________________is the most abundant but weakest type
of cartilage and has fine collagen fibers embedded in a
__________________matrix.
L - gel-type
K - fibrocartilage
121. _________________contains
bundles of collagenfibers in its
matrix it does not have a perichondrium. Combining strength and
W - strongest of the three types of cartilage
rigidity, it is the ___________
122. Elastic cartilage contains a __________________network
of
X - threadlike
elastic fibers within the matrix. A perichondrium is present. It provides
F - certain organs
strength and elasticity and maintains the shape of_____________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
V - spongy
I - compact or ____________,
125. Bone is classified as either __________
depending on how the
matrix and cells are organized.
M - Haversian system
126. The basic unit of compact bone is the osteon or __________________________,
consisting of four parts.
Q - lamella
127. The _____________are
concentric rings of matrix that consist of mineral salts that
give bone its hardness and collagen fibers that give bone its strength.
P - lacunae
128. ____________are
small spaces between lamellae that contain mature bone cells
S
osteocytes
called _______________.
D - Canaliculi
129. _________________
are minute canals containing processes of osteocytes that
provide routes for nutrient and waste transport.
130. A central (Haversian) canal contains _________________
and nerves.
C - blood vessels
Y - trabeculae
131. Spongy bone has ________________
rather than osteons.
132. Bone supports, protects, helps provide movement, stores minerals, and houses
________________.
B - blood forming
U - plasma
133. Blood (vascular tissue) consists of a liquid matrix called _______________
and
formed elements.
L - lymph
134. ________________
is interstitial fluid flowing in lymph vessels.
AA - Tissue engineering
135. _________________________has
allowed scientists to grow newtissues in the
laboratory for the replacement of damaged tissues.
C - cover
M - membranes are flat sheets of pliable tissue that ______________
136. _____________
K
line
or _____________a part of the body.
137. Epithelial membranes consist of an epithelial layer and
A. Cardiac
an underlying connective tissue layer and include __________
O - mucous
B. Connective
V - serous
D - cutaneous
membranes, ___________membranes,
and the ____________
C. Cover
membrane or skin.
D. Cutaneous
138. Synovial membranes line joints and contain only
E. Dermis
______________
tissue.
B - connective
F. Epidermis
139. Mucous membranes line cavities that open
G. Epithelial x2
to the exterior, such as the ____________________
tract.
H - gastrointestinal
H. Gastrointestinal
140. The epithelial layer of a mucous membrane is an
I. Heat production
important aspect of the body’s defense mechanisms,
J. Lamina propria
Q - pathogens and a trapping
acting as a barrier to ____________
K. Line
surface for particles.
L. Lymph
141. The connective tissue layer of a mucous membrane
M. Membranes
J - Lamina propria
is called the ________________.
N. Modified
U - serosa
142. A _____________________,
or ____________,
lines a
W - serous membrane
O. Mucous
body cavity that does not open directly to the exterior and
P. Parietal
covers the organs that lie within the cavity.
Q. Pathogens
143. These membranes consist of a _______________
and
R. Pericarditis
P - parietal
BB - visceral
______________
layers.
S. Peritonitis
T. Pleurisy
144. The ________________
layer secrets a lubricating serous
G - epithelial
U. Serosa
fluid that reduces friction between organs and the walls of the
V. Serous
W. Serous membrane
cavities in which they are located.
X. Skeletal
145. Serous membranes may become inflammed with the
Y. Smooth
Z. Synovial fluid
T - pleurisy
buildup of serous fluid resulting in _____________,
AA.Tissue engineering
R - pericarditis
S - peritonitis
_______________,
or ________________.
BB.viseral
146. Cutaneous membranes cover body surfaces and consist
E - dermis and ___________.
F - epidermis
of__________
147. Synovial membranes line joint cavities, bursae, and
tendonsheaths and do not contain________________;
they also
G - epithelium
Z - synovial fluid
secrete alubricating ______________.
N - modified
148. Muscle tissue consists of fibers (cells) that are ______________
for contraction
I - heat production
and thus provide motion, maintenance of posture, and __________________.
X - skelatal
149. _____________muscle
tissue is attached to bones, is striated and is voluntary.
A - cardiac
150. _____________muscle
tissue forms most of the heart wall, is striated, and
is usually involuntary.
Y - smooth
151. ___________muscle
tissue is found in the wallsof hollow internal structures
vessels is nonstriated, and is usually involuntary.
N - neurons
152. The nervous system is composed of only two principal kinds of cells: _________
M
neuroglia
and _______________.
153. Most neurons consist of a cell body and two types of processes called
B - axons
_____________and
______________.
E - dendrites
A. Abnormal
154. Neurons are sensitive to ______________,
convert stimuli into nerve
W - stimuli
joining
impulses, and conduct nerve impulses to other _______________,
N - neurons
B. Axons
muscle fibers, or _____________.
I - glands
M - neuroglia protect and support neurons and are often the
C. Bone
155. ___________
D. Cartilage
sites of tumors of the nervous system.
E. Dendrites
156. Neurons and muscle fibers are excitable cells because
F. Efficiently
they show ___________________________
G - electrical excitability
(action potentials).
G. Electrical
157. ________________
is the process that replaces worn out,
X - tissue repair
excitability
damaged, or dead cells.
H. Faster metabolic
I. Glands
158. Each of the four classes of tissues has a different capacity
J. Granulation
Q - parenchymal
to replenish its ________________
cells.
tissue
K. Individual
159. Epithelial cells are replaced by the division of stem cells or
organs
Y - undifferentiated
by division of ____________________
cells.
L. Intestinal
obstruction
C - bone
160. Some connective tissues such as _____________
has a continuous
M. Neuroglia x2
D - cartilage replenishes cells less readily.
capacity for renewal whereas ___________
N. Neurons x2
S - poor
161. Muscle cells have a _______________
capacity for renewal.
O. Nutrition
T - poorest
162. Nervous tissue has the_______________
capacity for renewal
P. Nutritional
163. Fibrosis is the process of _________________________.
Q. Parenchymal
V - scar formation
J
Granulation
tissue
164. If the injury is extensive _______________________
R. Peptic ulcer
is formed.
disease
165. Adhesions, which sometimes result from scar tissue
S. Poor
A - abnormal joining
formation, cause ___________________________of
adjacent tissues,
T. Poorest
particularly in the abdomen and sites of previous
U. Rapidly
surgery. These can cause problems such as __________________.
V. Scar formation
L - intestinal obstruction
O - nutrition
166. ___________________
is important to tissue repair.
W. Stimuli
167. Proper blood circulation is essential in ___________________.
X. Tissue repair x2
X - tissue repair
U - rapidly
168. The tissues of young people repair ________________
and
Y. Undifferentiated
F - efficiently
________________
the process slows down with aging.
P - nutritional
169. The younger body is generally in a better _____________________
state,
its tissues have a better blood supply, and its cells have a ______________________
H - faster metabolic
rate.
K - individual
170. Disorders of epithelial tissues are mainly specific to ___________________,
such
R
peptic
ulcer
disease
organs
as skin cancer which involves the epidermis or ___________________________
which
involves the epithelial lining of the stomach or small intestine.
171. The most prevalent disorders of connective tissue
are _____________________
which are diseases in which
A - autoimmune disorders
antibodies produced by the immune system fail to distinguish
what is foreign from what is self and attacks the body’s
own tissues.
D - Sjogren’s syndrome
172. _____________________
causes inflammation and
destruction of exocrine glands.
C - erythematosus
173. Systemic lupus ____________________
is a chronic
inflammatory disease of _______________
tissue.
B - connective
A.
B.
C.
D.
autoimmune disorders
connective
erythematosus
Sjogren’s syndrome