All Correct Answers Graded A+ 2025-
2026 Edition.
compact Bone: - Answer -strong but flexible
*Calcium salt and collagen fibers
-Vascularized
*Canal system where blood vessels reside
spongy bone: - Answer -located at ends of bone (epiphyses)
-support
-contains red bone marrow
muscular tissues - Answer *specialized for contraction
*Characteristics:
-Striated or non-striated
-voluntary or non-voluntary
-nucleus
-mitosis
skeletal muscle - Answer Long, thin cells ( muscle fibers)
Do NOT divide!
-New fibers made slowly by stem cells
-Cells get "fatter"
cardiac muscle - Answer Branch and form network at INTERCALATED DISCS
-Desmosome+Gap Junctions
Cardiocytes do NOT divide
smooth Muscle - Answer Small, tapered cells
, *Senses internal & external environment
*Controls the body's responses
DOES NOT GO THROUGH MITOSIS!
neuroglia - Answer *Support cells
-Maintain tissue structure
-Repair
-Phagocytosis
-Provide nutrients
-Regulate interstitial fluid
mucosae membrane - Answer Function:
-line passageway that connects with "outside"
-Moisten epithelial surfaces
Reduce friction
Facilitation absorption and excretion
serous membrane - Answer Function:
-line cavities not open to outside
-Require fold to reduce friction
synovial membrane - Answer Function:
-line joint cavities-produce synovial fluid
-Not a true epithelium membranes
cutaneous membrane - Answer Function:
-skin
connective tissue - Answer Functions:
-binds & protects