BIOL331 / BIOL 331 Module 1 (Latest Update 2026 / 2027) Pathophysiology | Questions & Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct - Portage Learning

BIOL331 / BIOL 331 Module 1
(Latest Update )
Pathophysiology | Questions &
Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct -
Portage Learning

Overview of Pathophysiology & Cell Biology




Question:
Connective tissue produces:


Two types and their subtypes (4, 3)
Answer:
The extracellular matrix that supports and holds tissues together.


1. Connective tissue proper (loose, adipose, reticular, dense connective tissue)
2. Specialized connective tissue (cartilage, bone, blood cells)

,Question:
Muscle tissue functions to:


3 types?
Answer:
Move skeletal structures, pump blood through heart, contract blood vessels
and visceral organs through contractions.


skeletal, cardiac, smooth




Question:
What produces the muscle contraction?
Answer:
Two types of fibers (thin and thick filaments)


Thin called actin
Thick called myosin.

,Question:
Nervous tissue found:


Used for


Controls:
Answer:
Throughout the body


Communication between peripheral tissues and the CNS.


Body function and for sensing and moving about the environment in
response to internal and external stimuli.




Question:
Two types of nervous tissue:
Answer:
neurons and glial cells

, Question:
Within tissues, cells are held together by:
Answer:
Cell junctions (spaces between cells filled with extracellular matrix.




Question:
What forms intercellular contacts?


Why are intercellular contacts important?
Answer:
Adhesion molecules.


Form the shape of the body and create pathways for communication




Question:
Cell junctions are made mostly of:
Answer:
epithelial tissue