Chapter 4 Anatomy and Physiology Review
Questions with Correctly Detailed Answers
Which of the following is not a type of tissue?
A. Muscle
B. Nervous
C. Embryonic
D. Epithelial - Answer C.
The process by which a less specialized cell matures into a more specialized cell is called
_______________.
A. Differentiation
B. Maturation
C. Modification
D. Specialization - Answer A.
Differentiated cells in a developing embryo derive from _____________.
A. Endothelium, mesothelium, and epithelium
B. Ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm
C. Connective tissue, epithelial tissue, and muscle tissue
D. Epidermis, mesoderm, and endothelium - Answer B. ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm
Which of the following lines the body cavities exposed to the external environment?
A. Mesothilium
B. Lamina propria
, C. Mesentaries
D. Mucosa - Answer D. Mucosa
In observing epithelial cells under a microscope, the cells are arranged in a single layer and look tall and
narrow, and the nucleus is located close to the basal side of the cell. The specimen is what type of
epithelial tissue?
A. Columnar
B. Stratified
C. Squamous
D. Transitional - Answer A. Columnar
Which of the following is the epithelial tissue that lines the interior of blood vessels?
A. Columnar
B. Pseudostratified
C. Simple squamous
D. Transitional - Answer C. Simple squamous
Which type of epithelial tissue specializes in moving particles across its surface and is found in airways
and lining of the oviduct?
A. Transitional
B. Stratified Columnar
C. Pseudostratified Ciliated Columnar
D. Stratified Squamous - Answer B. Stratified Columnar
The ________ exocrine gland stores its secretion until the glandular cell ruptures, whereas the ________
gland releases its apical region and reforms.
Questions with Correctly Detailed Answers
Which of the following is not a type of tissue?
A. Muscle
B. Nervous
C. Embryonic
D. Epithelial - Answer C.
The process by which a less specialized cell matures into a more specialized cell is called
_______________.
A. Differentiation
B. Maturation
C. Modification
D. Specialization - Answer A.
Differentiated cells in a developing embryo derive from _____________.
A. Endothelium, mesothelium, and epithelium
B. Ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm
C. Connective tissue, epithelial tissue, and muscle tissue
D. Epidermis, mesoderm, and endothelium - Answer B. ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm
Which of the following lines the body cavities exposed to the external environment?
A. Mesothilium
B. Lamina propria
, C. Mesentaries
D. Mucosa - Answer D. Mucosa
In observing epithelial cells under a microscope, the cells are arranged in a single layer and look tall and
narrow, and the nucleus is located close to the basal side of the cell. The specimen is what type of
epithelial tissue?
A. Columnar
B. Stratified
C. Squamous
D. Transitional - Answer A. Columnar
Which of the following is the epithelial tissue that lines the interior of blood vessels?
A. Columnar
B. Pseudostratified
C. Simple squamous
D. Transitional - Answer C. Simple squamous
Which type of epithelial tissue specializes in moving particles across its surface and is found in airways
and lining of the oviduct?
A. Transitional
B. Stratified Columnar
C. Pseudostratified Ciliated Columnar
D. Stratified Squamous - Answer B. Stratified Columnar
The ________ exocrine gland stores its secretion until the glandular cell ruptures, whereas the ________
gland releases its apical region and reforms.
