PRACTICE EXAM – TISSUES AND INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM

 

1. Nervous tissue is derived from which primary germ layer?

            a. endoderm                b. mesoderm               c. ectoderm                 d. pachyderm

 

2. In comparing connective tissue to epithelial tissue:

            a. epithelial tissue is more vascular

            b. connective tissue has widely scattered cells  

            c. epithelial tissue has more extracellular matrix

            d. connective tissue is found on surfaces

 

3. Body cavities which open to the outside are covered by

            a. serous membranes              b. mucous membranes     c. synovial membranes  

            d. cutaneous membranes        e. connective tissue

 

4.An internal body cavity (within the ventral body cavity) is lined with a

            a. synovial membrane     b. mucous membrane       c. serous membrane       d. plasma membrane  

e. cutaneous membrane

 

5. Bone to bone connections are made by which tissue?

            a. epithelium    b. muscle                     c. connective               d. nervous                   e. bone

 

6. Which tissue is not classified as connective tissue?

            a. smooth muscle        b. bone            c. adipose          d. cartilage                e. blood

 

7. Mucin is secreted by a

            a. fibroblast                 b. goblet cell    c. endocrine gland       d. holocrine gland        e. serous membrane

 

8. The cell type that secretes the matrix in dense connective tissue:

            a. chrondroblast              b. chrondrocyte             c. fibroblast     d. osteoblast                      e. osteocyte

 

9. Cells in the epidermis produce this pigment which determines the differences in skin       coloring:

            a. carotene      b. keratin         c. melanin        d. albinin          e. hemoglobin

 

10. Cells in sebaceous glands

            a. secrete wax into ducts to the skin by pinching off a part of the cell

            b. rupture the entire cell containing the oil into the duct entering the hair follicle

            c. secrete sweat by exocytosis directly to the surface of the skin

            d. secrete oil by exocytosis into the hair follicle.

 

11. Collagen provides

            a. contraction  b. strength       c. fluidity          d. elasticity

 

12. One or more cells that make and secrete a product through  ducts is a (an)

            a. endocrine gland      b. exocrine gland         c. membrane   d. acinar

13. This gland type releases its product when the cell ruptures:

            a. apocrine      b. merocrine    c. holocrine      d. suderiferous                        . ceruminous

 

14. This extracellular matrix protein gives connective tissue the ability to stretch and recoil:

            a. elastin          b. reticular       c. collagen       d. actin            e. cartilage

 

15. The deeper layer of the dermis is the

            a. papillary region                    b. dermal papilla                      c. reticular region       

            d. subcutaneous region           e. dermal region

 

16. The hair root is located within the

            a. follicle          b. stratum corneum     c. ceruminous gland    c. exocrine gland         d. cuticle

 

17. The layer of the epidermis where the cells undergo mitosis is

            a. stratum basale         b. stratum granulosum             . stratum lucidum         d. stratum corneum

 

18. Sweat is the product of which type gland?

            a. sebaceous   b. suderiferous                        c. pituitary        d. ceruminous

 

19. The most superficial cell layer of the epidermis is the

            a. stratum basale                     b. stratum granulosum             c. stratum spinosum   

            d. stratum corneum     e. stratum lucidum

 

20. Functioning cells of an organ make up the:

            a. parenchyma            b. stroma         c. epithelium    d. vasculature  e. cuticle

 

21. Cornified epithelia contains

            a. collagen       b. elastin          c. keratin         d.melanin

 

22. Chondroblasts

            a. are mature cartilage cells located in lacunae.         b. secrete new matrix in cartilage.

            c. secrete matrix in bone.        d. secrete matrix in all connective tissue.

            e. are mature cells in all connective tissue.

 

23. Each primary tissue type is given a single descriptive term.  Which is CORRECT?

                        1. connective: lining

                        2. epithelial: support

                        3. nervous: control

                        4. muscular: movement

            a. 1 only          b. 1 and 2        c. 3 and 4        d. 4 only          e. 1,2,3, and 4

 

24. The epidermis is classified as

            a. connective tissue                            b. stratified columnar epithelium

            c. stratified cuboidal epithelium           d. transitional epithelium         e. stratified squamous epithelium       

 

25. The shape of the external ear is maintained by

            a. adipose tissue  b. elastic cartilage  c. hyaline cartilage      d. fibrocartilage   e. osseous tissue

 

26. Osseus tissue refers to

            a. blood           b. muscle         c. bone                        d. cartilage

 

27. Tissue making up the brain and spinal cord is

            a. connective               b. muscle         c. nervous       d. epithelium

 

28. Organized groups of cells plus their extracellular substances that have a common purpose form a (an)

            a. organ           b. tissue           c. organ system           d. organism     e. lattice

 

29. Which of the following would not be classified as a component of the extracellular  matrix?

            a. collagen       b. elastin          c. proteoglycans          d. fibroblast

 

30. The cell that is not associated with connective tissue:

            a. chrondroblast          b. fibroblast     c. osteoblast    d. hemocytoblast         e. muscle fiber

 

31. The supporting region of a tissue or organ like the extracellular matrix is also called  the

            a. insulation                 b. parenchyma            c. stroma         d. blasts           e. trabeculae

32 The connective tissue that would absorb increases in tissue  fluid such as with edema  

a. adipose                   b. areola          c. dense          d. elastic          e. aponeuroses

 

33. Which of the following would be repaired more easily:

            a. broken bone            b. damaged neuron     c. cut skeletal muscle 

            d. damaged knee cartilage      e. cardiac muscle following a mild heart attack

 

34. A needle would pierce the epidermal layers of the palm of the hand in which order?      

            a. basale, spinosum, granulosum, corneum, lucidum

            b. basale, spinosum, granulosum, corneum

            c. corneum, granulosum, spinosum, basale

            d. corneum, lucidum, granulosum, spinosum, basale

            e. lucidum, corneum, granulosum, spinosum, basale

 

35. The hypodermis or subcutaneous layer contains

            a. adipose       b. no blood vessels or nerves             c. epithelium    d. significant amounts of collagen

 

36. Which of the following encapsulated nerve endings for touch is found nearest to the epidermis?

            a. Meissner's corpuscles         b. Pacinian corpuscles                        c. Langerhan's cells

            d. Merkel cells             e. suderiferous cells

 

 

Answer Key

1.C      11.B     21.C    31.C   

2.B       12.B     22.B     32.B    

3.B       13.C    23.C    33.A    

4.C      14.A     24.E     34.D   

5.C      15.C    25.B     35.A    

6.A       16.A     26.C    36.A    

7.B       17.A     27.C               

8.C      18.B     28.B                

9.C      19.D    29.D               

10B      20.A     30.E