EXAM 2 BMCC BIO 425 QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY
List the 4 types of tissues found in the human body. - Answers epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
What is histology? - Answers study of tissue
What are tissues made of? - Answers 50 trillion cells of 200 different cell types
List the 3 types of epithelial cells according to their shape. - Answers simple squamous, simple cuboidal,
simple columnar
What are the special features of epithelial tissue? - Answers has a basement membrane, little blood
supply and rapid mitosis
According to the amount of layers, what are the 2 types of epithelial tissue? - Answers simple and
stratified
What is the main function(s) of simple squamous epithelial tissue? - Answers permits rapid diffusion or
transport of substances
What is the main function(s) of squamous stratified epithelial tissue? - Answers resists abrasion; retards
water loss through skin; resists penetration by pathogenic organisms
What is the main function(s) of the simple cuboidal epithelial tissue? - Answers absorption and
secretion, mucus production and movement
What is the main function(s) of the stratified cuboidal epithelial tissue? - Answers secretes sweat; sperm
production, and produces ovarian hormones
What is the main function(s) of the simple columnar epithelial tissue? - Answers absorption and
secretion; mucus secretion
List 2 organs where we find simple squamous epithelial tissue. - Answers alveoli, glomeruli
List 2 organs where we find stratified squamous epithelial tissue. - Answers esophagus-nonkeratinized
skin surface-keratinized
List 2 organs where we find simple cuboidal epithelial tissue. - Answers liver, thyroid
List 2 organs where we find stratified cuboidal epithelial tissue. - Answers sweat gland ducts; ovarian
follicles
List 2 organs where we find simple columnar epithelial tissue. - Answers lining of GI tract, uterus
What is transitional epithelial tissue? - Answers multilayered epithelium surface cells that change from
round to flat when stretched
, Give one organ where we find transitional epithelial tissue. - Answers ureter and bladder
Regarding epithelial tissue, what is the basement membrane? - Answers layer between an epithelium
and the underlying connective tissue
Is the extracellular matrix of epithelial tissue abundant or scarce? - Answers scarce
What is a gap junction? - Answers Electrical synapse (cardiac muscle)
What is the function of gap junctions? - Answers rapid communication
What is a tight junction? - Answers Water tight connection between 2 adjacent cell membranes
Does epithelial tissue have a lot of blood vessels? - Answers No
List 4 types of connective tissue. - Answers fibrous, cartilage, bone, blood
What is the main cell type found in fibrous connective tissue? - Answers dense, loose (gel-lie ground
substance between cells) and adipose
What is the main difference between dense and fibrous connective tissue? - Answers dense regular
(parallel collagen fibers) and dense irregular (randomly arranged)
List the 3 types of fibers found in the matrix of fibrous connective tissue. - Answers collagen, elastin, and
reticular
dense regular fibrous connective tissue is found. - Answers tendons
dense irregular fibrous connective tissue is found. - Answers vocal cords
List the 3 types of cartilage found in the human body. - Answers Hyaline, fibro, elastic
Give the name of the 2 cell types that make cartilage. - Answers chondroblast-makes cartilage
chrondrocyte- maintains cartilage
hyaline cartilage is found. - Answers joints
fibrocartilage is found. - Answers intervertebral disc
elastic cartilage is found. - Answers ear lobe
Besides fibers, what other substance is found in the matrix of cartilage. - Answers hyaluronic acid,
chondroitin
What is the main function of hyaline cartilage? - Answers decrease friction
What is the main function of fibrocartilage? - Answers support
What is the main function of elastic cartilage? - Answers structural
List the 4 types of tissues found in the human body. - Answers epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
What is histology? - Answers study of tissue
What are tissues made of? - Answers 50 trillion cells of 200 different cell types
List the 3 types of epithelial cells according to their shape. - Answers simple squamous, simple cuboidal,
simple columnar
What are the special features of epithelial tissue? - Answers has a basement membrane, little blood
supply and rapid mitosis
According to the amount of layers, what are the 2 types of epithelial tissue? - Answers simple and
stratified
What is the main function(s) of simple squamous epithelial tissue? - Answers permits rapid diffusion or
transport of substances
What is the main function(s) of squamous stratified epithelial tissue? - Answers resists abrasion; retards
water loss through skin; resists penetration by pathogenic organisms
What is the main function(s) of the simple cuboidal epithelial tissue? - Answers absorption and
secretion, mucus production and movement
What is the main function(s) of the stratified cuboidal epithelial tissue? - Answers secretes sweat; sperm
production, and produces ovarian hormones
What is the main function(s) of the simple columnar epithelial tissue? - Answers absorption and
secretion; mucus secretion
List 2 organs where we find simple squamous epithelial tissue. - Answers alveoli, glomeruli
List 2 organs where we find stratified squamous epithelial tissue. - Answers esophagus-nonkeratinized
skin surface-keratinized
List 2 organs where we find simple cuboidal epithelial tissue. - Answers liver, thyroid
List 2 organs where we find stratified cuboidal epithelial tissue. - Answers sweat gland ducts; ovarian
follicles
List 2 organs where we find simple columnar epithelial tissue. - Answers lining of GI tract, uterus
What is transitional epithelial tissue? - Answers multilayered epithelium surface cells that change from
round to flat when stretched
, Give one organ where we find transitional epithelial tissue. - Answers ureter and bladder
Regarding epithelial tissue, what is the basement membrane? - Answers layer between an epithelium
and the underlying connective tissue
Is the extracellular matrix of epithelial tissue abundant or scarce? - Answers scarce
What is a gap junction? - Answers Electrical synapse (cardiac muscle)
What is the function of gap junctions? - Answers rapid communication
What is a tight junction? - Answers Water tight connection between 2 adjacent cell membranes
Does epithelial tissue have a lot of blood vessels? - Answers No
List 4 types of connective tissue. - Answers fibrous, cartilage, bone, blood
What is the main cell type found in fibrous connective tissue? - Answers dense, loose (gel-lie ground
substance between cells) and adipose
What is the main difference between dense and fibrous connective tissue? - Answers dense regular
(parallel collagen fibers) and dense irregular (randomly arranged)
List the 3 types of fibers found in the matrix of fibrous connective tissue. - Answers collagen, elastin, and
reticular
dense regular fibrous connective tissue is found. - Answers tendons
dense irregular fibrous connective tissue is found. - Answers vocal cords
List the 3 types of cartilage found in the human body. - Answers Hyaline, fibro, elastic
Give the name of the 2 cell types that make cartilage. - Answers chondroblast-makes cartilage
chrondrocyte- maintains cartilage
hyaline cartilage is found. - Answers joints
fibrocartilage is found. - Answers intervertebral disc
elastic cartilage is found. - Answers ear lobe
Besides fibers, what other substance is found in the matrix of cartilage. - Answers hyaluronic acid,
chondroitin
What is the main function of hyaline cartilage? - Answers decrease friction
What is the main function of fibrocartilage? - Answers support
What is the main function of elastic cartilage? - Answers structural
