HISTOLOGY UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● Epithelial Tissue
Answer: Cover or line organs and forms inner lining of body cavities.
●● Stratified squamous epithelium
Answer: found in skin , throat- layers to provide protection from injury
●● Simple columnar epithelium
Answer: found in digestive tract, secretes chemicals and absorbs
nutrients
●● Pseudostratified ciliated epithelium
Answer: found in trachea or Fallopian tubes and has cilia to help with
movement of mucus or egg.
●● connective tissue
Answer: living cells in a non-living matrix
●● matrix
, Answer: intracellular substance in which connective tissue is housed
●● loose connective tissue ~Aerolar
Answer: found in skin, around blood vessels, helps hold organs in place
●● dense connective tissue ~ dense regular
Answer: found in tendons and ligaments, helps hold bone to bone or
muscle to bone.
●● blood
Answer: red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, all in a liquid
plasma matrix. Functions to bring oxygen and other nutrients to various
parts of the body
●● bone tissue
Answer: provides a framework for muscles and other tissues, also stores
nutrients and minerals
●● hyaline cartilage
Answer: found on the ends of bones, provides bone-to-bone surface
protection - end of nose & growth plates as well
●● elastic cartilage
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● Epithelial Tissue
Answer: Cover or line organs and forms inner lining of body cavities.
●● Stratified squamous epithelium
Answer: found in skin , throat- layers to provide protection from injury
●● Simple columnar epithelium
Answer: found in digestive tract, secretes chemicals and absorbs
nutrients
●● Pseudostratified ciliated epithelium
Answer: found in trachea or Fallopian tubes and has cilia to help with
movement of mucus or egg.
●● connective tissue
Answer: living cells in a non-living matrix
●● matrix
, Answer: intracellular substance in which connective tissue is housed
●● loose connective tissue ~Aerolar
Answer: found in skin, around blood vessels, helps hold organs in place
●● dense connective tissue ~ dense regular
Answer: found in tendons and ligaments, helps hold bone to bone or
muscle to bone.
●● blood
Answer: red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, all in a liquid
plasma matrix. Functions to bring oxygen and other nutrients to various
parts of the body
●● bone tissue
Answer: provides a framework for muscles and other tissues, also stores
nutrients and minerals
●● hyaline cartilage
Answer: found on the ends of bones, provides bone-to-bone surface
protection - end of nose & growth plates as well
●● elastic cartilage