CIDESCO COMPREHENSIVE 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The solidity of the dermis is mainly due to - ✔✔Elastic and collagen fibres
✔✔Which one of the following results in local vasodilation? - ✔✔Histamine
✔✔The subcutaneous tissue is - ✔✔Constructed from fat cells and fine fibres
✔✔The structural unit of all living organisms is - ✔✔A cell
✔✔Histology is the study of - ✔✔The microscopic structure of tissues
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT an example of a tissue? - ✔✔Heart
✔✔The name for a collection of cells grouped together for a particular function is -
✔✔Tissue
✔✔Tissues are composed of - ✔✔Cells
✔✔Tissue specialised for movement is - ✔✔Muscular
✔✔Tissue which provides support and protection and binds structures together is -
✔✔Connective
✔✔The rapid co-ordination of many complicated body functions is carried out by -
✔✔Nervous tissue
✔✔Impulses can be transmitted through the body by - ✔✔Nervous tissue
✔✔Tissue found lining the surfaces of organ is - ✔✔Epithelial
,✔✔Flat, scale like epithelial cells are anatomically referred to as - ✔✔Squamous
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT formed from connective tissue? - ✔✔The
epidermis
✔✔The characteristic tissue of skin glands is - ✔✔Epithelial tissue
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT a function of epithelial tissue? - ✔✔Contraction
✔✔Simple squamous epithelium is found - ✔✔In the alveoli of lungs
✔✔Simple cuboidal epithelium is found - ✔✔In kidney tubules
✔✔Which of the following organs is lined and stratified epithelium? - ✔✔Mouth
✔✔A gland which produces its secretion as the entire cell disintegrates is known as -
✔✔An holocrine gland
✔✔Tissue found supporting the organs is called - ✔✔Connective tissue
✔✔An example of connective tissue is - ✔✔Cartilage
✔✔Blood is a specialised kind of - ✔✔Connective tissue
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT composed of dense connective tissue? -
✔✔Adipose tissue
✔✔Loose connective tissue speacialising in fat storage is - ✔✔Adipose tissue
✔✔Tendons are made of - ✔✔Collagen
✔✔What type of connective tissue is found in the wall of an artery? - ✔✔Elastin
✔✔The connective tissue which contains many collagenous fibres embedded within a
firm matrix is - ✔✔Cartilage
✔✔Connective tissue serving as a shock absorber in joints is - ✔✔Cartilage
✔✔Cartilage that has a blush matrix and a few fibres is - ✔✔Hyaline cartilage
✔✔The smallest structural unit in the human body is called the - ✔✔Cell
, ✔✔The study of the structure of the body is called - ✔✔Anatomy
✔✔The study of the function of the body is called - ✔✔Physiology
✔✔The outer wall of a cell is called the - ✔✔Cell membrane
✔✔Deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA - ✔✔Carries genetic information
✔✔Which of the following is the genetic material of the cell? - ✔✔DNA
✔✔The main part of the cell which contains protoplasm is the - ✔✔Cytoplasm
✔✔The nucleus of a cell is directly surrounded by - ✔✔The nuclear membrane
✔✔The part of the cell in contact with its environment is the - ✔✔Cell membrane
✔✔The part of the cell that controls the activities of the cell is the - ✔✔Nucleus
✔✔The nucleus of a cell contains - ✔✔DNA
✔✔The nucleus of a cell contains - ✔✔Centrosomes
✔✔Meiosis is a process concerned with - ✔✔Division of a sex cell
✔✔The process of cell division where the mother cell divides into two identical daughter
cells is called - ✔✔Mitosis
✔✔The phase of mitosis during which centrioles reach the ends of the cells is -
✔✔Anaphase
✔✔The last stage of mitosis is known as - ✔✔Anaphase
✔✔The phase of mitosis in which the chromatin of the nucleus forms chromosomes is -
✔✔Metaphase
✔✔The phase of mitosis in which two identical daughter cells are produced is -
✔✔Telophase
✔✔The phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up in the middle of a cell is -
✔✔Metaphase
✔✔When a cell is dividing, the nucleus forms - ✔✔Chromosomes
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The solidity of the dermis is mainly due to - ✔✔Elastic and collagen fibres
✔✔Which one of the following results in local vasodilation? - ✔✔Histamine
✔✔The subcutaneous tissue is - ✔✔Constructed from fat cells and fine fibres
✔✔The structural unit of all living organisms is - ✔✔A cell
✔✔Histology is the study of - ✔✔The microscopic structure of tissues
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT an example of a tissue? - ✔✔Heart
✔✔The name for a collection of cells grouped together for a particular function is -
✔✔Tissue
✔✔Tissues are composed of - ✔✔Cells
✔✔Tissue specialised for movement is - ✔✔Muscular
✔✔Tissue which provides support and protection and binds structures together is -
✔✔Connective
✔✔The rapid co-ordination of many complicated body functions is carried out by -
✔✔Nervous tissue
✔✔Impulses can be transmitted through the body by - ✔✔Nervous tissue
✔✔Tissue found lining the surfaces of organ is - ✔✔Epithelial
,✔✔Flat, scale like epithelial cells are anatomically referred to as - ✔✔Squamous
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT formed from connective tissue? - ✔✔The
epidermis
✔✔The characteristic tissue of skin glands is - ✔✔Epithelial tissue
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT a function of epithelial tissue? - ✔✔Contraction
✔✔Simple squamous epithelium is found - ✔✔In the alveoli of lungs
✔✔Simple cuboidal epithelium is found - ✔✔In kidney tubules
✔✔Which of the following organs is lined and stratified epithelium? - ✔✔Mouth
✔✔A gland which produces its secretion as the entire cell disintegrates is known as -
✔✔An holocrine gland
✔✔Tissue found supporting the organs is called - ✔✔Connective tissue
✔✔An example of connective tissue is - ✔✔Cartilage
✔✔Blood is a specialised kind of - ✔✔Connective tissue
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT composed of dense connective tissue? -
✔✔Adipose tissue
✔✔Loose connective tissue speacialising in fat storage is - ✔✔Adipose tissue
✔✔Tendons are made of - ✔✔Collagen
✔✔What type of connective tissue is found in the wall of an artery? - ✔✔Elastin
✔✔The connective tissue which contains many collagenous fibres embedded within a
firm matrix is - ✔✔Cartilage
✔✔Connective tissue serving as a shock absorber in joints is - ✔✔Cartilage
✔✔Cartilage that has a blush matrix and a few fibres is - ✔✔Hyaline cartilage
✔✔The smallest structural unit in the human body is called the - ✔✔Cell
, ✔✔The study of the structure of the body is called - ✔✔Anatomy
✔✔The study of the function of the body is called - ✔✔Physiology
✔✔The outer wall of a cell is called the - ✔✔Cell membrane
✔✔Deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA - ✔✔Carries genetic information
✔✔Which of the following is the genetic material of the cell? - ✔✔DNA
✔✔The main part of the cell which contains protoplasm is the - ✔✔Cytoplasm
✔✔The nucleus of a cell is directly surrounded by - ✔✔The nuclear membrane
✔✔The part of the cell in contact with its environment is the - ✔✔Cell membrane
✔✔The part of the cell that controls the activities of the cell is the - ✔✔Nucleus
✔✔The nucleus of a cell contains - ✔✔DNA
✔✔The nucleus of a cell contains - ✔✔Centrosomes
✔✔Meiosis is a process concerned with - ✔✔Division of a sex cell
✔✔The process of cell division where the mother cell divides into two identical daughter
cells is called - ✔✔Mitosis
✔✔The phase of mitosis during which centrioles reach the ends of the cells is -
✔✔Anaphase
✔✔The last stage of mitosis is known as - ✔✔Anaphase
✔✔The phase of mitosis in which the chromatin of the nucleus forms chromosomes is -
✔✔Metaphase
✔✔The phase of mitosis in which two identical daughter cells are produced is -
✔✔Telophase
✔✔The phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up in the middle of a cell is -
✔✔Metaphase
✔✔When a cell is dividing, the nucleus forms - ✔✔Chromosomes
