Histology Final LATEST EXAM TEST UNDER NEW
GUIDELINES 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
PERFECT TO PASS 2026/2027 Histology Final
TEST EXAM
Endothelium and mesothelium form cellular membranes which have the same histologic structure
as:
a. Stratified cuboidal epithelium
b. simple columnar columnar epithelium
c. simple cuboidal epithelium
d. stratified squamous epithelium
e. simple squamous epithelium - correct answer-e. simple squamous epithelium
Which of the following features is NOT a characteristic of epithelium?
a. is usually supported by a basement membrane
b. little intercellular space
c. high cellularity
d. highly vascular
e. b, c, and d are all incorrect - correct answer-d. highly vascular
Regarding simple columnar epithelium which statement is least descriptive?
a. may be keratinized
b. may exhibit a microvillous border
c. may contain goblet cells
d. may have motile cilia
e. the height of each cell is typically greater than its width - correct answer-a. may be keratinized
Identify the INCORRECT statement:
a. Absorptive epithelia contain a dense network of blood vessels
b. microvilli increase the surface area of the epithelia cells
c. Epithelia are classified by the number of cell layers
,d. In pseudostratified epithelia all epithelial cells are in contact with the basement membrane
e. The shape of the cells in the surface layer of transitional epithelia is variable - correct answer-a.
absorptive epithelia contain a dense network of blood vessels
One of the following is NOT a characteristic of the endocrine system
a. products secreted into blood
b. glands with duct systems
c. secretes hormones
d. highly vascular - correct answer-b. glands with duct systems
Purkinje cells (neurons with large cell bodies and densely-branched, flattened dendritic trees) are
characteristics of the:
a. cerebral cortex
b. cerebellar cortex
c. ventral horn of spinal cord
d. dorsal horn of spinal cord - correct answer-b. cerebellar cortex
Cerebrospinal fluid is actively secreted by ependymal cells of the:
a. arachnoid villi
b. stria vascularis
c. pia matter
d. ciliary processes
e. choroid plexus - correct answer-e. choroid plexus
What is the most abundant supportive cells in the CNS and cause most of the primary brain tumors?
a. neurons
b. astrocytes
c. oligodendrocytes
d. microglia
e. ependymal cells - correct answer-b. astrocytes
, Nissl substance in nerve cell bodies is associated with:
a. spread of stimulus
b. synaptic junctions
c. axons
d. protein synthesis
e. myelin formation - correct answer-d. protein synthesis
The colloquialism "gray matter" refers to somebody using his intellect or reasoning ability. In reality,
what is gray matter?
a. meninges
b. myelinated nerve fibers
c. neuron cell bodies
d. nodes of Ranvier
e. neurofilaments - correct answer-c. neuron cell bodies
Where is the cerebrospinal fluid?
a. between the dura matter and bone
b. subdural space
c. subarachnoid space
d. between the pia matter and brain
e. none of the above - correct answer-c. subarachnoid space
In the CNS, inefficient clearance of myelin debris due to limited access of
______________________________, the inefficient phagocytic activity of microglia, the formation
of an astrocyte-derived scar, and the apoptosis of the oligodendrocytes severely restrict nerve
regeneration.
a. monocyte-derived macrophages
b. lymphocytes
c. astrocytes
d. fibroblasts
e. red blood cells - correct answer-a. monocyte-derived macrophages
GUIDELINES 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
PERFECT TO PASS 2026/2027 Histology Final
TEST EXAM
Endothelium and mesothelium form cellular membranes which have the same histologic structure
as:
a. Stratified cuboidal epithelium
b. simple columnar columnar epithelium
c. simple cuboidal epithelium
d. stratified squamous epithelium
e. simple squamous epithelium - correct answer-e. simple squamous epithelium
Which of the following features is NOT a characteristic of epithelium?
a. is usually supported by a basement membrane
b. little intercellular space
c. high cellularity
d. highly vascular
e. b, c, and d are all incorrect - correct answer-d. highly vascular
Regarding simple columnar epithelium which statement is least descriptive?
a. may be keratinized
b. may exhibit a microvillous border
c. may contain goblet cells
d. may have motile cilia
e. the height of each cell is typically greater than its width - correct answer-a. may be keratinized
Identify the INCORRECT statement:
a. Absorptive epithelia contain a dense network of blood vessels
b. microvilli increase the surface area of the epithelia cells
c. Epithelia are classified by the number of cell layers
,d. In pseudostratified epithelia all epithelial cells are in contact with the basement membrane
e. The shape of the cells in the surface layer of transitional epithelia is variable - correct answer-a.
absorptive epithelia contain a dense network of blood vessels
One of the following is NOT a characteristic of the endocrine system
a. products secreted into blood
b. glands with duct systems
c. secretes hormones
d. highly vascular - correct answer-b. glands with duct systems
Purkinje cells (neurons with large cell bodies and densely-branched, flattened dendritic trees) are
characteristics of the:
a. cerebral cortex
b. cerebellar cortex
c. ventral horn of spinal cord
d. dorsal horn of spinal cord - correct answer-b. cerebellar cortex
Cerebrospinal fluid is actively secreted by ependymal cells of the:
a. arachnoid villi
b. stria vascularis
c. pia matter
d. ciliary processes
e. choroid plexus - correct answer-e. choroid plexus
What is the most abundant supportive cells in the CNS and cause most of the primary brain tumors?
a. neurons
b. astrocytes
c. oligodendrocytes
d. microglia
e. ependymal cells - correct answer-b. astrocytes
, Nissl substance in nerve cell bodies is associated with:
a. spread of stimulus
b. synaptic junctions
c. axons
d. protein synthesis
e. myelin formation - correct answer-d. protein synthesis
The colloquialism "gray matter" refers to somebody using his intellect or reasoning ability. In reality,
what is gray matter?
a. meninges
b. myelinated nerve fibers
c. neuron cell bodies
d. nodes of Ranvier
e. neurofilaments - correct answer-c. neuron cell bodies
Where is the cerebrospinal fluid?
a. between the dura matter and bone
b. subdural space
c. subarachnoid space
d. between the pia matter and brain
e. none of the above - correct answer-c. subarachnoid space
In the CNS, inefficient clearance of myelin debris due to limited access of
______________________________, the inefficient phagocytic activity of microglia, the formation
of an astrocyte-derived scar, and the apoptosis of the oligodendrocytes severely restrict nerve
regeneration.
a. monocyte-derived macrophages
b. lymphocytes
c. astrocytes
d. fibroblasts
e. red blood cells - correct answer-a. monocyte-derived macrophages
