Bio 231 Histology Questions with Correct Answers

Bio 231 Histology Questions with Correct
Answers
Histology

Study of tissues and cells

Four main tissues of the body

-epithelium

-connective

-muscular

-nervous

Tissue

groups of cells with similar structures and functions

Epithelial Tissue (Composition)

tightly packed with minimal extracellular matrix

Connective Tissue (Composition)

contains cells, protein fibers, and ground substance

Muscle Tissue (Composition)

cylindrical, branching, or spindle shaped

Nervous Tissue (Composition)

contains neurons and glial cells

Epithelial Tissue (Function)

covers body and organ surfaces, lines body and organ cavities, forms glands

, Connective Tissue (Function)

binds, supports and protects other tissues and organs

Muscle Tissue (Function)

moves skeletons, organ walls, and body structures

Nervous Tissue (Function)

transmit nerve impulses and process information

Epithelial Tissue (Subtypes)

Simple and Stratified

Connective Tissue (Subtypes)

Proper (Dense and loose)

Supportive (cartilage, bone, fluid)

Muscle Tissue (Subtypes)

skeletal, cardiac, smooth

Nervous Tissue (Subtypes)

none!

simple squamous (structure)

single layer of flattened cells

simple cuboidal (structure)

single layer of cube shaped cells

simple columnar (structure)