Tallitsch: Histology: An Identification Manual
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. The most commonly used fixative for brightfield microscopy is:
A. alcohol
B. formalin
C. hematoxylin
D. paraffin
E. toluene
ANS: B
2. All the following tissue components are likely to be lost during conventional
specimen preparation for light microscopy EXCEPT:
A. calcium ions
B. DNA
C. fat
D. glycogen
E. proteoglycans
ANS: B
3. Eosin is a negatively charged dye and therefore stains positively charged components
of fixed tissues such as:
A. collagen fibers
B. DNA in chromatin
C. highly sulfated proteoglycans in cartilage matrix
D. nucleoli
E. ribosomes on the rough endoplasmic reticulum
ANS: A
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,Test Bank 1-2
4. Goblet cells are unicellular glands that secrete mucins that are rich in carbohydrate
side chains. Because of these carbohydrates, the mucins of goblet cells stain well
with:
A. azan
B. hematoxylin and eosin
C. Masson’s trichromes
D. Nissl stain
E. reticulin stain
ANS: A
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,Tallitsch: Histology: An Identification Manual
Chapter 2: Epithelial Tissue
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following traits is most often associated with epithelial cells?
A. extensive extracellular matrix between neighboring cells
B. intense phagocytic activity
C. little or no mitotic activity
D. many blood vessels within the epithelium
E. morphological polarity
ANS: E
2. An epithelium in which all cells reach the basal lamina but not all reach the free
surface is classified as:
A. pseudostratified
B. simple
C. squamous
D. stratified
E. transitional
ANS: A
3. Which of the following modifications increases the surface area of the apical plasma
membrane on an individual epithelial cell, thus enhancing active transport or
absorptive processes?
A. thinning of the lamina lucida
B. cilia
C. keratinization
D. microvilli
E. villi
ANS: D
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, Test Bank 2-2
4. An epithelium in which the cells of the surface layer lack nuclei would be classified
as:
A. keratinized
B. mucosal type
C. pseudostratified
D. stratified squamous
E. transitional
ANS: A
5. Stratified cuboidal epithelium is relatively rare in humans. In which of the following
locations is it most likely to be found?
A. epidermis (the epithelial layer of the skin)
B. kidney tubules
C. sweat gland ducts
D. trachea
E. urinary bladder
ANS: C
6. An epithelium in which the shape of the most superficial cells can vary is best
described as:
A. nonkeratinized
B. pathological
C. pseudostratified
D. stratified squamous
E. transitional
ANS: E
7. A gland from which secretion is delivered directly onto a luminal surface of an organ
without passing through a duct is best classified as a/an:
A. acinar gland
B. compound gland
C. endocrine gland
D. exocrine gland
E. multicellular gland
ANS: D
Copyright © 2009 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. The most commonly used fixative for brightfield microscopy is:
A. alcohol
B. formalin
C. hematoxylin
D. paraffin
E. toluene
ANS: B
2. All the following tissue components are likely to be lost during conventional
specimen preparation for light microscopy EXCEPT:
A. calcium ions
B. DNA
C. fat
D. glycogen
E. proteoglycans
ANS: B
3. Eosin is a negatively charged dye and therefore stains positively charged components
of fixed tissues such as:
A. collagen fibers
B. DNA in chromatin
C. highly sulfated proteoglycans in cartilage matrix
D. nucleoli
E. ribosomes on the rough endoplasmic reticulum
ANS: A
Copyright © 2009 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
,Test Bank 1-2
4. Goblet cells are unicellular glands that secrete mucins that are rich in carbohydrate
side chains. Because of these carbohydrates, the mucins of goblet cells stain well
with:
A. azan
B. hematoxylin and eosin
C. Masson’s trichromes
D. Nissl stain
E. reticulin stain
ANS: A
Copyright © 2009 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
,Tallitsch: Histology: An Identification Manual
Chapter 2: Epithelial Tissue
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following traits is most often associated with epithelial cells?
A. extensive extracellular matrix between neighboring cells
B. intense phagocytic activity
C. little or no mitotic activity
D. many blood vessels within the epithelium
E. morphological polarity
ANS: E
2. An epithelium in which all cells reach the basal lamina but not all reach the free
surface is classified as:
A. pseudostratified
B. simple
C. squamous
D. stratified
E. transitional
ANS: A
3. Which of the following modifications increases the surface area of the apical plasma
membrane on an individual epithelial cell, thus enhancing active transport or
absorptive processes?
A. thinning of the lamina lucida
B. cilia
C. keratinization
D. microvilli
E. villi
ANS: D
Copyright © 2009 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
, Test Bank 2-2
4. An epithelium in which the cells of the surface layer lack nuclei would be classified
as:
A. keratinized
B. mucosal type
C. pseudostratified
D. stratified squamous
E. transitional
ANS: A
5. Stratified cuboidal epithelium is relatively rare in humans. In which of the following
locations is it most likely to be found?
A. epidermis (the epithelial layer of the skin)
B. kidney tubules
C. sweat gland ducts
D. trachea
E. urinary bladder
ANS: C
6. An epithelium in which the shape of the most superficial cells can vary is best
described as:
A. nonkeratinized
B. pathological
C. pseudostratified
D. stratified squamous
E. transitional
ANS: E
7. A gland from which secretion is delivered directly onto a luminal surface of an organ
without passing through a duct is best classified as a/an:
A. acinar gland
B. compound gland
C. endocrine gland
D. exocrine gland
E. multicellular gland
ANS: D
Copyright © 2009 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
