Anatomy and Physiology Exam 2
Questions and Answers.
Epithelial tissue - Answer cells can be column shaped
These glands have ducts and excrete their products onto the surface of the skin or into the
lumen - Answer exocrine
The visible part of the ear has the ability to stretch significantly, and then recoil back to its
original position. Which protein fiber must be present? - Answer Elastic
Which nerve cell process receives incoming signals and transmits them to the cell body? -
Answer Dendrite
What type of tissue supports epithelium? - Answer loose connective tissue
Which of the following tissues has cells residing in lacunae? - Answer Hyaline Cartilage
Osteocytes are residents of ________ tissue. - Answer bone
Tendons and ligaments are primarily made of - Answer dense regular connective tissue
The structure of the spleen and lymph nodes are composed mainly of - Answer reticular
connective tissue
A thin extracellular layer upon which an epithelium rests is called a(n) - Answer basement
membrane
Which of the following is not a function of simple columnar epithelium?
Absorption
Secretion of mucus
Filtration
Movement of egg through uterine tube
Movement of embryo through uterine tube - Answer Filtration
, The type of epithelial tissue that is only one cell-layer thick is called __________; the type of
epithelial tissue that is two or more cell-layers thick is called _________. - Answer simple;
stratified
The layer of the pleural membrane that is attached to the surface of the lung is the - Answer
visceral pleura.
Match each example given to one of the five general functions of epithelial tissues.
1. The outermost layer of the skin (the epidermis) protects the underlying structures from the
environment.
2. The epithelium of the skin is a barrier to water and reduces water loss from the body.
3. The epithelium of the skin prevents the entry of many toxic molecules and microorganisms
into the body.
4. Simple squamous epithelium allows carbon dioxide to diffuse from the blood into the lungs.
5. Mucous glands and the enzyme-secreting portions of the pancreas secrete their products into
ducts that subsequently deliver their products to other areas of the body.
6. The plasma membranes of certain epithelial tissues contain carrier proteins that regulate the
absorption of materials.
7. The epithelium of the oral cavity protects the underlying structures from food as it is being
chewed.
8. The epithelial cells of the intestine ab - Answer 1. Protecting underlying structures
2. Acting as barriers
3. Acting as barriers
4. Permitting the passage of substances
5. Secreting substances
6. Absorbing substances
7. Protecting underlying structures
8. Absorbing substances
Janice is a 79-year-old woman recently admitted to the ER with a fractured hip after a fall.
Which of the following is a common tissue change that occurs with aging and could inhibit her
recovery? - Answer Decrease in the amount of connective tissue
Which body membrane would be found lining the inside of the knee joint? - Answer Synovial
membrane
What is found in the space between the pleural layers? - Answer Serous fluid
Questions and Answers.
Epithelial tissue - Answer cells can be column shaped
These glands have ducts and excrete their products onto the surface of the skin or into the
lumen - Answer exocrine
The visible part of the ear has the ability to stretch significantly, and then recoil back to its
original position. Which protein fiber must be present? - Answer Elastic
Which nerve cell process receives incoming signals and transmits them to the cell body? -
Answer Dendrite
What type of tissue supports epithelium? - Answer loose connective tissue
Which of the following tissues has cells residing in lacunae? - Answer Hyaline Cartilage
Osteocytes are residents of ________ tissue. - Answer bone
Tendons and ligaments are primarily made of - Answer dense regular connective tissue
The structure of the spleen and lymph nodes are composed mainly of - Answer reticular
connective tissue
A thin extracellular layer upon which an epithelium rests is called a(n) - Answer basement
membrane
Which of the following is not a function of simple columnar epithelium?
Absorption
Secretion of mucus
Filtration
Movement of egg through uterine tube
Movement of embryo through uterine tube - Answer Filtration
, The type of epithelial tissue that is only one cell-layer thick is called __________; the type of
epithelial tissue that is two or more cell-layers thick is called _________. - Answer simple;
stratified
The layer of the pleural membrane that is attached to the surface of the lung is the - Answer
visceral pleura.
Match each example given to one of the five general functions of epithelial tissues.
1. The outermost layer of the skin (the epidermis) protects the underlying structures from the
environment.
2. The epithelium of the skin is a barrier to water and reduces water loss from the body.
3. The epithelium of the skin prevents the entry of many toxic molecules and microorganisms
into the body.
4. Simple squamous epithelium allows carbon dioxide to diffuse from the blood into the lungs.
5. Mucous glands and the enzyme-secreting portions of the pancreas secrete their products into
ducts that subsequently deliver their products to other areas of the body.
6. The plasma membranes of certain epithelial tissues contain carrier proteins that regulate the
absorption of materials.
7. The epithelium of the oral cavity protects the underlying structures from food as it is being
chewed.
8. The epithelial cells of the intestine ab - Answer 1. Protecting underlying structures
2. Acting as barriers
3. Acting as barriers
4. Permitting the passage of substances
5. Secreting substances
6. Absorbing substances
7. Protecting underlying structures
8. Absorbing substances
Janice is a 79-year-old woman recently admitted to the ER with a fractured hip after a fall.
Which of the following is a common tissue change that occurs with aging and could inhibit her
recovery? - Answer Decrease in the amount of connective tissue
Which body membrane would be found lining the inside of the knee joint? - Answer Synovial
membrane
What is found in the space between the pleural layers? - Answer Serous fluid
