TEST BANK
Histology and Cell Biology: An Introduction to Pathology
Abraham L. Kierszenbaum, and Laura L. Tres
5th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Epithelium 1
Chapter 02 Epithelial Glands 5
Chapter 03 Cell Signaling 7
Chapter 04 Connective Tissue 9
Chapter 05 Osteogenesis 14
Chapter 06 Blood and Hematopoiesis 16
Chapter 07 Muscle Tissue 19
Chapter 08 Nervous Tissue 21
Chapter 09 Sensory Organs: Vision and Hearing 23
Chapter 10 Immune-Lymphatic System 26
Chapter 11 Integumentary System 28
Chapter 12 Cardiovascular System 31
Chapter 13 Respiratory System 34
Chapter 14 Urinary System 37
Chapter 15 Upper Digestive Segment 40
Chapter 16 Lower Digestive Segment 43
Chapter 17 Digestive Glands 45
Chapter 18 Neuroendocrine System 48
Chapter 19 Endocrine System 50
Chapter 20 Spermatogenesis 52
Chapter 21 Sperm Transport and Maturation 54
Chapter 22 Follicle Development and the Menstrual Cycle 56
Chapter 23 Fertilization, Placentation, and Lactation 58
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Test Bank - Histology and Cell Biology: An Introduction to Pathology, 5th Edition (Kierszenbaum, 2020)
Chapter 1: Epithelium
Kierszenbaum: Histology and Cell Biology, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The type of epithelium found lining small capillaries where it modulates diffusion is
a. Simple columnar
b. Simple cuboidal
c. Simple squamous
d. Stratified cuboidal
e. Stratified squamous
ANS: C PTS: 1
2. The type of epithelium that is associated with distensible organs such as the urinary bladder is
a. Pseudostratified columnar
b. Simple cuboidal
c. Stratified squamous
d. Transitional
e. None of the above
ANS: D PTS: 1
3. Epithelia that play a protective function and line the esophagus are
a. Pseudostratified columnar
b. Simple columnar
c. Simple squamous
d. Stratified columnar
e. Stratified squamous
ANS: E PTS: 1
4. The surface of the ovaries contains which type of epithelium
a. Pseudostratified columnar
b. Simple columnar
c. Simple cuboidal
d. Simple squamous
e. Stratified squamous
ANS: C PTS: 1
5. The epithelial specializations most likely to be found in absorptive epithelia are
a. Cilia
b. Flagella
c. Microtubules
d. Microvilli
e. Stereocilia
ANS: D PTS: 1
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Test Bank - Histology and Cell Biology: An Introduction to Pathology, 5th Edition (Kierszenbaum, 2020)
6. The apical surface modifications of the cells lining the small intestine contain which of the
following proteins?
a. Actin
b. Claudin
c. Elastin
d. Myosin
e. Occludin
ANS: A PTS: 1
7. Identify the INCORRECT statement
a. Basal lamina can be divided into the lamina densa and lamina lucida
b. Desmosomes are an effective barrier to the diffusion of substances across an
epithelium.
c. In pseudostratified epithelia all epithelial cells contact the basement membrane.
d. The basal lamina can act as a selective filter between the epithelium and the
connective tissue.
e. Tight junctions between epithelial cells are an effective barrier to the diffusion of
substances across an epithelium.
ANS: B PTS: 1
8. The portion of the junctional complex primarily responsible for restricting the passage of
molecules between adjacent epithelial cells is/are composed of
a. Gap junction
b. Hemidesmosomes
c. Macula adherens
d. Zonula adherens
e. Tight junctions
ANS: E PTS: 1
9. Through which part of a junctional complex can ions freely flow between adjacent cells?
a. Gap junction
b. Hemidesmosomes
c. Macula adherens
d. Zonula adherens
e. Tight junctions
ANS: A PTS: 1
10. Through which part of a junctional complex can ions freely flow between adjacent cells?
a. Gap junction
b. Hemidesmosomes
c. Macula adherens
d. Zonula adherens
e. Tight junctions
ANS: A PTS: 1
11. The cell adhesion molecule that binds to both the intracellular cytoskeleton and the
extracellular matrix is
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Histology and Cell Biology: An Introduction to Pathology
Abraham L. Kierszenbaum, and Laura L. Tres
5th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Epithelium 1
Chapter 02 Epithelial Glands 5
Chapter 03 Cell Signaling 7
Chapter 04 Connective Tissue 9
Chapter 05 Osteogenesis 14
Chapter 06 Blood and Hematopoiesis 16
Chapter 07 Muscle Tissue 19
Chapter 08 Nervous Tissue 21
Chapter 09 Sensory Organs: Vision and Hearing 23
Chapter 10 Immune-Lymphatic System 26
Chapter 11 Integumentary System 28
Chapter 12 Cardiovascular System 31
Chapter 13 Respiratory System 34
Chapter 14 Urinary System 37
Chapter 15 Upper Digestive Segment 40
Chapter 16 Lower Digestive Segment 43
Chapter 17 Digestive Glands 45
Chapter 18 Neuroendocrine System 48
Chapter 19 Endocrine System 50
Chapter 20 Spermatogenesis 52
Chapter 21 Sperm Transport and Maturation 54
Chapter 22 Follicle Development and the Menstrual Cycle 56
Chapter 23 Fertilization, Placentation, and Lactation 58
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Test Bank - Histology and Cell Biology: An Introduction to Pathology, 5th Edition (Kierszenbaum, 2020)
Chapter 1: Epithelium
Kierszenbaum: Histology and Cell Biology, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The type of epithelium found lining small capillaries where it modulates diffusion is
a. Simple columnar
b. Simple cuboidal
c. Simple squamous
d. Stratified cuboidal
e. Stratified squamous
ANS: C PTS: 1
2. The type of epithelium that is associated with distensible organs such as the urinary bladder is
a. Pseudostratified columnar
b. Simple cuboidal
c. Stratified squamous
d. Transitional
e. None of the above
ANS: D PTS: 1
3. Epithelia that play a protective function and line the esophagus are
a. Pseudostratified columnar
b. Simple columnar
c. Simple squamous
d. Stratified columnar
e. Stratified squamous
ANS: E PTS: 1
4. The surface of the ovaries contains which type of epithelium
a. Pseudostratified columnar
b. Simple columnar
c. Simple cuboidal
d. Simple squamous
e. Stratified squamous
ANS: C PTS: 1
5. The epithelial specializations most likely to be found in absorptive epithelia are
a. Cilia
b. Flagella
c. Microtubules
d. Microvilli
e. Stereocilia
ANS: D PTS: 1
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Test Bank - Histology and Cell Biology: An Introduction to Pathology, 5th Edition (Kierszenbaum, 2020)
6. The apical surface modifications of the cells lining the small intestine contain which of the
following proteins?
a. Actin
b. Claudin
c. Elastin
d. Myosin
e. Occludin
ANS: A PTS: 1
7. Identify the INCORRECT statement
a. Basal lamina can be divided into the lamina densa and lamina lucida
b. Desmosomes are an effective barrier to the diffusion of substances across an
epithelium.
c. In pseudostratified epithelia all epithelial cells contact the basement membrane.
d. The basal lamina can act as a selective filter between the epithelium and the
connective tissue.
e. Tight junctions between epithelial cells are an effective barrier to the diffusion of
substances across an epithelium.
ANS: B PTS: 1
8. The portion of the junctional complex primarily responsible for restricting the passage of
molecules between adjacent epithelial cells is/are composed of
a. Gap junction
b. Hemidesmosomes
c. Macula adherens
d. Zonula adherens
e. Tight junctions
ANS: E PTS: 1
9. Through which part of a junctional complex can ions freely flow between adjacent cells?
a. Gap junction
b. Hemidesmosomes
c. Macula adherens
d. Zonula adherens
e. Tight junctions
ANS: A PTS: 1
10. Through which part of a junctional complex can ions freely flow between adjacent cells?
a. Gap junction
b. Hemidesmosomes
c. Macula adherens
d. Zonula adherens
e. Tight junctions
ANS: A PTS: 1
11. The cell adhesion molecule that binds to both the intracellular cytoskeleton and the
extracellular matrix is
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