BIO 131 Final Exam Quiz Questions/Answers
Inability to absorb digested nutrients and secrete mucus might indicate a disorder in which
tissue?
Simple Columnar
There are six different tissue types in the human body
FALSE
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium ciliated variety ....
lines most of respiratory tract
The basement membrane can be divided into two regions. These regions are called ..
Basal lamina and reticular lamina
Select correct statement regarding epthelia
stratified epithelia are present where protection from abrasion is important
Which of the following would be of most importance to goblet cells and other glandular
epithelium?
Golgi bodies
Groups of cells that are similar in structure and perform a common or related function
form a(n) ________.
tissue
,Glands, such as the thyroid, that secrete their products directly into the blood rather than
through ducts are classified as ________.
endocrine
All cells within a tissue have the same structure but perform completely unrelated tasks
FALSE
Which of the following is a single-celled layer of epithelium that forms the lining serous
membranes?
Simple squamous
Which structures provides an adhesive layer between epithelial tissue and underlying
connective tissue ?
Basement membrane
Which cells are commonly found wedged between simple columnar epithelial cells?
goblet cells
___ epithelium appears to have two or three layers of cells, but all the cells are in contact
with the basement membrane?
Pseudostratified columnar
The vital property of living things that causes them to take certain actions in response to
change is called
responsiveness
,A frontal section is in a plane that
divides the body into anterior(front) and posterior (back)sections
Which of the following organs or structures would be found in the left iliac (inguinal)
region ?
Appendix
What is the main, general purpose of negative feedback?
To maintain homeostasis
Choose the arrangement of items 1-5 from MOST TO LEAST complex.
1 - organism
2 - tissue
3 - Chemical or molecular
4 - cellular
5 - organ system
1,5,2,4,3 ( organism, organ system, tissue, cellular, chemical or molecular)
The space found between the lungs and superior to the heart is called the
Mediastinum
Which of the following would not be a functional characterisitic of life?
Decay
CHAPTER 2 - TISSUE
Which of the following statements is true of connective tissue ?
, Collagen fibers provides high tensile strength
Which category of connective tissue is totally avascular and has no innervation?
Cartilage
voluntary contraction carried out by cells with more than one nucleus describes what type
of muscle cell?
Skeletal
Cell type NOT found in areolar connective tissue
chondrocytes
The shape of the external ear is maintained by ________.
elastic cartilage
This category of connective tissue is excellent at resisting tension in a single direction and is
utilized in ligaments and tendons.
dense regular
Heart muscle cells would tend to separate without ________
intercalated discs
There are six different tissue types in the human body
FALSE
Why are covering and lining membranes considered the simplest organs?
Composed of only two tissue types EPITHELIAL AND CONNECTIVE
Inability to absorb digested nutrients and secrete mucus might indicate a disorder in which
tissue?
Simple Columnar
There are six different tissue types in the human body
FALSE
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium ciliated variety ....
lines most of respiratory tract
The basement membrane can be divided into two regions. These regions are called ..
Basal lamina and reticular lamina
Select correct statement regarding epthelia
stratified epithelia are present where protection from abrasion is important
Which of the following would be of most importance to goblet cells and other glandular
epithelium?
Golgi bodies
Groups of cells that are similar in structure and perform a common or related function
form a(n) ________.
tissue
,Glands, such as the thyroid, that secrete their products directly into the blood rather than
through ducts are classified as ________.
endocrine
All cells within a tissue have the same structure but perform completely unrelated tasks
FALSE
Which of the following is a single-celled layer of epithelium that forms the lining serous
membranes?
Simple squamous
Which structures provides an adhesive layer between epithelial tissue and underlying
connective tissue ?
Basement membrane
Which cells are commonly found wedged between simple columnar epithelial cells?
goblet cells
___ epithelium appears to have two or three layers of cells, but all the cells are in contact
with the basement membrane?
Pseudostratified columnar
The vital property of living things that causes them to take certain actions in response to
change is called
responsiveness
,A frontal section is in a plane that
divides the body into anterior(front) and posterior (back)sections
Which of the following organs or structures would be found in the left iliac (inguinal)
region ?
Appendix
What is the main, general purpose of negative feedback?
To maintain homeostasis
Choose the arrangement of items 1-5 from MOST TO LEAST complex.
1 - organism
2 - tissue
3 - Chemical or molecular
4 - cellular
5 - organ system
1,5,2,4,3 ( organism, organ system, tissue, cellular, chemical or molecular)
The space found between the lungs and superior to the heart is called the
Mediastinum
Which of the following would not be a functional characterisitic of life?
Decay
CHAPTER 2 - TISSUE
Which of the following statements is true of connective tissue ?
, Collagen fibers provides high tensile strength
Which category of connective tissue is totally avascular and has no innervation?
Cartilage
voluntary contraction carried out by cells with more than one nucleus describes what type
of muscle cell?
Skeletal
Cell type NOT found in areolar connective tissue
chondrocytes
The shape of the external ear is maintained by ________.
elastic cartilage
This category of connective tissue is excellent at resisting tension in a single direction and is
utilized in ligaments and tendons.
dense regular
Heart muscle cells would tend to separate without ________
intercalated discs
There are six different tissue types in the human body
FALSE
Why are covering and lining membranes considered the simplest organs?
Composed of only two tissue types EPITHELIAL AND CONNECTIVE
