Anatomy & Physiology Open Notes Quiz
Connective and Muscle Tissues
Name ___________________________
Date ________
Period ___
Use the word bank below to draw and label the connective tissues in the space below.
adipose tissue
hyaline cartilage
blood
bone
dense connective tissue
elastic cartilage
fibrocartilage
loose connective tissue
Read each of the following questions carefully and choose the best answer.
7. The function of macrophages in connective tissue is to
a. produce fibers.
c. defend against infectious agents.
b. supply oxygen.
d. carry out gas exchange.
8. All of the following are functions of connective tissues EXCEPT
a. hold structures together.
b. store and release calcium and phosphate.
c. long-term storage of energy.
d. coverings of internal organs.
e. transport of substances inside the body.
9. A key characteristic of collagenous fibers is that they
a. can resist great pulling forces.
b. are very flexible.
c. are produced by mast cells.
d. give rise to cells of the matrix for other connective tissue types.
10. The hardness of this connective tissue type is due to the presence of mineral salts.
a. hyaline cartilage
c. fibrocartilage
b. dense connective tissue
d. bone
11. Which of the following statements about elastic fibers is false?
a. Elastic fibers are made of the protein elastin.
b. Elastic fibers can stretch, but don’t bend.
c. Elastic fibers are found in the matrix.
d. Elastic fibers are found in elastic cartilage.
12. Joey has swelling in his leg after he bumped it on the corner of a desk. What cell
type and what product of that cell caused the swelling?
a. Fibroblasts; collagenous fibers
b. Mast cells; heparin
c. Macrophages; phagocytized red blood cells
d. Mast cells; histamine
Match each term below with its functions or characteristics.
____ 13. adipose tissue
A. found in tendons and ligaments
____ 14. elastic cartilage
B. produces histamine and heparin
____
C. framework of external ear, tip of nose
15. loose connective tissue
____ 16. fibroblast
D. consists of fibers and ground substance
____ 17. mast cell
E. produces fibers
____ 18. matrix
F. found beneath skin and between muscles
19. Smooth muscle is responsible for all of the following EXCEPT
a. constriction of blood vessels
b. moving food through the intestines
c. urination (contraction of the urinary bladder)
d. changing a facial expression
20. Name 2 functions of skeletal muscle.
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21. Cardiac muscle
a. is made of sheets of tapered cells.
b. can be found in the walls of blood vessels.
c. is found only in the heart.
d. is made of branched, tapered cells.
22. This tissue is found in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves.
a. nervous tissue
c. skeletal muscle tissue
b. cardiac muscle
¯tissue
d. smooth muscle tissue
23. Skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle are alike in that both types of muscle
a. contain a single nucleus.
c. are branched.
b. are striated.
d. contain many nuclei.
24. A student observes a tissue under the microscope and made the following
description: “Multiple nuclei per cell. Cells parallel to each other. Cells appear striped with
bands of light and dark.” This student is looking at
a. cardiac muscle.
c. skeletal muscle.
b. nervous tissue.
d. smooth muscle.
25. A lab report has the following observations on an unlabeled drawing: “The cells
are in a big sheet, each cell has 1 nucleus, the ends of the cells are thinner than the
middle of the cells.” What label should the student have used for the drawing based
on the observations?
a. cardiac muscle
c. skeletal muscle
b. nervous tissue
d. smooth muscle
26. Muscle tissue
a. is contractile.
b. covers organs.
c. integrates body functions.
d. contains collagenous fibers.
27. Nervous tissue is responsible for all of the following EXCEPT
a. Coordinates body activities.
c. Processes signals sent from body parts.
b. Moves food through the intestines.
d. Sends signals from body parts.
28. Myron forgot about a test, so his blood pressure and heart rate increased when he walked
into class. Which 2 muscle tissues are most involved in these changes?
a. cardiac and skeletal
b. smooth and skeletal
c. cardiac and smooth
29. Smooth muscle is responsible for all of the following EXCEPT
a. constriction of blood vessels
b. moving food through the intestines
c. urination (contraction of the urinary bladder)
d. changing a facial expression
30. Name 2 functions of skeletal muscle.
31. Cardiac muscle
a. is made of sheets of tapered cells.
b. can be found in the walls of blood vessels.
c. is found only in the heart.
d. is made of branched, tapered cells.
32. This tissue is found in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves.
a. nervous tissue
c. skeletal muscle tissue
b. cardiac muscle tissue
d. smooth muscle tissue
33. Skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle are alike in that both types of muscle
a. contain a single nucleus.
c. are branched.
b. are striated.
d. contain many nuclei.
34. A student observes a tissue under the microscope and made the following description:
“Multiple nuclei per cell. Cells parallel to each other. Cells appear striped with bands of light
and dark.” This student is looking at
a. cardiac muscle.
c. skeletal muscle.
b. nervous tissue.
d. smooth muscle.
35. A lab report has the following observations on an unlabeled drawing: “The cells are in a
big sheet, each cell has 1 nucleus, the ends of the cells are thinner than the middle of the
cells.”
What label should the student have used for the drawing based on the observations?
a. cardiac muscle
c. skeletal muscle
b. nervous tissue
d. smooth muscle
36. Muscle tissue
a. is contractile.
b. covers organs.
c. integrates body functions.
d. contains collagenous fibers.
37. Nervous tissue is responsible for all of the following EXCEPT
a. Coordinates body activities.
c. Processes signals sent from body parts.
b. Moves food through the intestines.
d. Sends signals from body parts.
38. Myron forgot about so his blood pressure and heart rate increased when he walked into
class. Which 2 muscle tissues are most involved in these changes?
a. cardiac and skeletal
b. smooth and skeletal
c. cardiac and smooth