MMED1007 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS / VERIFIED/GRADED A+/100%
SOLVED A
b. Goblet cells
12) Which of the following types of cell produces an exocrine
secretion?
e. Mast cells
13) What are the main types of immune cells found in lymphoid
tissue in the gut wall (ie: gut-associated lymphoid tissue or
GALT)?
b. oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon
14) Starting at the end nearest the mouth (proximal) and
progressing distally, which is the correct order of organs of
the gastrointestinal tract:
d. Simple columnar epithelium
15) Which type of epithelium forms the mucosal lining of the
upper stomach?
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,a. 20-30µm
16) Hepatocytes make up 80% of the cells in the liver. They are
quite large cells with (on average) a diameter of:
b. Bicarbonate-rich mucous
17) What is the major secretion from Brunner's glands?
the hepatic vein
18) From liver lobules, the central veins eventually join
together to form which structure?
e. Glandular structures at the base of the villi, located within
the mucosa
19) The crypts of Lieberkuhn are NOT burial places for
suspected vampires in an obscure part of Eastern Europe.
They are best described as:
c. Thickenings primarily of the submucosa that form ring-like
ridges along the small intestine, on top of which the mucosa
lies
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,20) Which of the following best describes plicae
d. To help distinguish some parts of the specimen from
surrounding regions
1) Stains are used primarily for what purpose in microscopy?
c. The minimum distance over which two objects can be
distinguished from a single object
2) Resolution is defined as:
d. nuclei and rough endoplasmic reticulum
3) Haematoxylin is widely used as a histological stain. What
structures does it tend to bind to and stain most intensely?
b. a fluid phospholipid bilayer with numerous proteins
"floating" in it
4) The plasmalemma is:
a. collagen, elastin and reticulin
5) The three major types of fibres in connective tissue are:
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, e. they are round nuclei, usually in the middle of fibres, often
surrounded by other organelles such as mitochondria, glyogen
granules
6) Cardiac myocytes (heart muscle cells) have nuclei that
distinguish them from those of smooth and striated muscle.
Which of the following best describes the nuclei of cardiac
myocytes
b. myoepithelial cell
7) Which of the following types of cells is capable of
contracting by itself to produce force on another cells, in a
physiological role in the body?
c. they consist of several layers of squamous cells
8) Which of the following is FALSE about simple squamous
epithelia
the cells on the luminal surface of the bladder epithelium are
columnar in shape
9) Which of the following is not true about the bladder
epithelium?
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS / VERIFIED/GRADED A+/100%
SOLVED A
b. Goblet cells
12) Which of the following types of cell produces an exocrine
secretion?
e. Mast cells
13) What are the main types of immune cells found in lymphoid
tissue in the gut wall (ie: gut-associated lymphoid tissue or
GALT)?
b. oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon
14) Starting at the end nearest the mouth (proximal) and
progressing distally, which is the correct order of organs of
the gastrointestinal tract:
d. Simple columnar epithelium
15) Which type of epithelium forms the mucosal lining of the
upper stomach?
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,a. 20-30µm
16) Hepatocytes make up 80% of the cells in the liver. They are
quite large cells with (on average) a diameter of:
b. Bicarbonate-rich mucous
17) What is the major secretion from Brunner's glands?
the hepatic vein
18) From liver lobules, the central veins eventually join
together to form which structure?
e. Glandular structures at the base of the villi, located within
the mucosa
19) The crypts of Lieberkuhn are NOT burial places for
suspected vampires in an obscure part of Eastern Europe.
They are best described as:
c. Thickenings primarily of the submucosa that form ring-like
ridges along the small intestine, on top of which the mucosa
lies
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,20) Which of the following best describes plicae
d. To help distinguish some parts of the specimen from
surrounding regions
1) Stains are used primarily for what purpose in microscopy?
c. The minimum distance over which two objects can be
distinguished from a single object
2) Resolution is defined as:
d. nuclei and rough endoplasmic reticulum
3) Haematoxylin is widely used as a histological stain. What
structures does it tend to bind to and stain most intensely?
b. a fluid phospholipid bilayer with numerous proteins
"floating" in it
4) The plasmalemma is:
a. collagen, elastin and reticulin
5) The three major types of fibres in connective tissue are:
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, e. they are round nuclei, usually in the middle of fibres, often
surrounded by other organelles such as mitochondria, glyogen
granules
6) Cardiac myocytes (heart muscle cells) have nuclei that
distinguish them from those of smooth and striated muscle.
Which of the following best describes the nuclei of cardiac
myocytes
b. myoepithelial cell
7) Which of the following types of cells is capable of
contracting by itself to produce force on another cells, in a
physiological role in the body?
c. they consist of several layers of squamous cells
8) Which of the following is FALSE about simple squamous
epithelia
the cells on the luminal surface of the bladder epithelium are
columnar in shape
9) Which of the following is not true about the bladder
epithelium?
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