BIO 201 Chapter 4 – Tissues UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

BIO 201 Chapter 4 – Tissues UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
fibrocartilage - CORRECT ANSWER - intervertebral discs, pelvic and knee



hyaline cartilage - CORRECT ANSWER - costal, nasal, articular, respiratory tract



elastic cartilage - CORRECT ANSWER - external ear, epiglottis



ligament - CORRECT ANSWER - attaches bone to bone



tendon - CORRECT ANSWER - Attaches muscle to bone



red blood cells - CORRECT ANSWER - carry oxygen



white blood cells - CORRECT ANSWER - fight infection, gather in lymph nodes to kill
pathogens


Platelets - CORRECT ANSWER - blood clotting



lymph - CORRECT ANSWER - watery fluid found in the capillaries



edema - CORRECT ANSWER - swelling resulting from a buildup of fluid in the tissues



skeletal muscle tissue - CORRECT ANSWER - striated, voluntary, attached to bones

, cardiac muscle tissue - CORRECT ANSWER - found only in the heart, involuntary,
striated


smooth muscle tissue - CORRECT ANSWER - non-striated, involuntary, found in skin,
eyes, and glands, hollow organs of body


Keratinocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - an epidermal cell that produces keratin, no
nucleus


Subdermis (hypodermis) - CORRECT ANSWER - below skin



cerumen - CORRECT ANSWER - ear wax



dendrite - CORRECT ANSWER - a short branched extension of a nerve cell, along which
impulses received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body.


Neurons - CORRECT ANSWER - nerve cells, carry sensory and muscular information to
cells


Neuroglia - CORRECT ANSWER - cells that support and protect neurons, dark stained
nucleus


Histology - CORRECT ANSWER - study of tissues



lumen - CORRECT ANSWER - space in tissues



epithelial tissue - CORRECT ANSWER - forms coverings, linings, membranes, and tubes.
Contains lots of lumens., arranged in sheets, avascular, high capacity for cell division