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BARRY BMS HISTOLOGY COMP 2025
UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS.
All 3 types of collagen contain
a)a perichondrium
b)capillaries
c)Type II collagen fibrils
d)cells aligned in rows
e)isolated cells in lacunae - correct answer- isolated cells in
lacunae
The basement membrane
contains:
a)reticular fibers
b)Type III collagen fibrils
c)laminin
d)Type IV collagen fibrils - correct answer- all the above
Bone grows in length by:
a)differentiation of
chondroblasts from the
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perichondrium
b)interstitial growth of
osteoblasts inthe epiphyseal
plate
c)appositional growth of bone
from the periosteum
d)interstitial growth of
chondrocytes in the
epiphyseal plate
e)division of chondrocytes in
the periosteal collar - correct answer- interstitial growth of
osteoblast in the epiphyseal plate
Both mast cells and __________
secrete histamine
a)basophils
b)neutrophils
c)plasma cells
d)eosinophils
e)megakaryocytes - correct answer- basophils
Capillaries should not be
present in
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a)cardiac muscle
b)compact bone
c)pseudostratified epithelium
d)peripheral nerves
e)dense irregular connective
tissue - correct answer- pseudo stratified epithelium
The cells that secrete
testosterone binding protein
are the: - correct answer- sertoli cells
A cell that has a euchromatic nucleus
would most likely:
b)have few ribosomes in the cytoplasm
c)have poorly developed nucleolus
d)produce small amounts of proteins
e)be transcribing large amounts of its
genome - correct answer- be transcribing large amounts of its
genome
what forms the nail - correct answer- nail matrix
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The conductive airways contain:
a. basal cells
b. goblet cells
c. ciliated cells
d. seromucous glands - correct answer- all of the above
Contraction of skeletal muscle begins with
the release of calcium into the cytoplasm.
Which structure stores and releases the
calcium?
a)RER
b)Golgi body
c)mitochondria
d)T-tubules
e)terminal cisternae - correct answer- terminal citernae
The correct sequence of the sperm progresses from the testicle
toward the urethra - correct answer- straight tubes to rete testis
sperm pathway - correct answer- seminiferous tubes to straight
tubes to rete testis to efferent ducts to ductus epididymis to
ductus (vas) deferens to seminal vesicles for addition of
BARRY BMS HISTOLOGY COMP 2025
UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS.
All 3 types of collagen contain
a)a perichondrium
b)capillaries
c)Type II collagen fibrils
d)cells aligned in rows
e)isolated cells in lacunae - correct answer- isolated cells in
lacunae
The basement membrane
contains:
a)reticular fibers
b)Type III collagen fibrils
c)laminin
d)Type IV collagen fibrils - correct answer- all the above
Bone grows in length by:
a)differentiation of
chondroblasts from the
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perichondrium
b)interstitial growth of
osteoblasts inthe epiphyseal
plate
c)appositional growth of bone
from the periosteum
d)interstitial growth of
chondrocytes in the
epiphyseal plate
e)division of chondrocytes in
the periosteal collar - correct answer- interstitial growth of
osteoblast in the epiphyseal plate
Both mast cells and __________
secrete histamine
a)basophils
b)neutrophils
c)plasma cells
d)eosinophils
e)megakaryocytes - correct answer- basophils
Capillaries should not be
present in
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a)cardiac muscle
b)compact bone
c)pseudostratified epithelium
d)peripheral nerves
e)dense irregular connective
tissue - correct answer- pseudo stratified epithelium
The cells that secrete
testosterone binding protein
are the: - correct answer- sertoli cells
A cell that has a euchromatic nucleus
would most likely:
b)have few ribosomes in the cytoplasm
c)have poorly developed nucleolus
d)produce small amounts of proteins
e)be transcribing large amounts of its
genome - correct answer- be transcribing large amounts of its
genome
what forms the nail - correct answer- nail matrix
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The conductive airways contain:
a. basal cells
b. goblet cells
c. ciliated cells
d. seromucous glands - correct answer- all of the above
Contraction of skeletal muscle begins with
the release of calcium into the cytoplasm.
Which structure stores and releases the
calcium?
a)RER
b)Golgi body
c)mitochondria
d)T-tubules
e)terminal cisternae - correct answer- terminal citernae
The correct sequence of the sperm progresses from the testicle
toward the urethra - correct answer- straight tubes to rete testis
sperm pathway - correct answer- seminiferous tubes to straight
tubes to rete testis to efferent ducts to ductus epididymis to
ductus (vas) deferens to seminal vesicles for addition of
