Ch 4 Tissue Practice Test

Student: ___________________________________________________________________________

1. Which of these is NOT one of the four basic tissue types? 

 
A. glandular
B. connective
C. muscle
D. epithelium
E. nervous

2. Understanding tissue structure and function is important because: 

 
A. There is a relationship between the structure of each tissue type (how it is organized) and its function (what it
does).
B. There is a relationship between tissue structure and organ function.
C. Many diseases and pathologies are tissue and cell type specific.
D. Changes at the tissue level affect the function of organs.
E. All of these are correct.

3. Pick out the FALSE statement about epithelial tissue. 

 
A. Epithelial tissue is vascular.
B. Epithelial tissue provides physical protection for organs.
C. Epithelial tissue functions in absorption & secretion.
D. Epithelial tissue controls the permeability into and out of an area/organ.
E. Epithelial tissue consists almost entirely of cells with very little extracellular material between them thereby
forming a barrier against entry into the body.

4. Epithelial cells 
 
A. cover body surfaces or form glands.
B. usually have a free surface that is not in contact with other cells.
C. have a basement membrane that attaches to underlying tissues.
D. can be somewhat far away from a blood vessel.
E. have all of these properties.

 
5. Epithelial cells that appear cube like when an organ is relaxed and flattened when the organ is distended by
fluid are classified as 
 
A. simple columnar epithelium.
B. pseudostratified epithelium.
C. stratified squamous epithelium.
D. transitional epithelium.
E. simple squamous epithelium.

6. Epithelium that consists of a single layer of cells, in which some cells are tall and thin and reach the free
surface and others do not, is classified as 
 
A. simple columnar epithelium.
B. pseudostratified columnar epithelium.
C. stratified squamous epithelium.
D. transitional epithelium.
E. simple squamous epithelium.

7. Stratified epithelial tissues 

 
A. have a single layer of cells and a basement membrane.
B. have multiple layers of cells that hinder movement of materials into the body.
C. aid in the movement of materials into the body.
D. are found in areas of the body where abrasions can occur.
E. have multiple layers of cells that hinder movement of materials into the body and are found in areas of the
body where abrasions can occur are correct.

8. Cell connections that bind adjacent cells together and form permeability barriers are called 
 
A. tight junctions.
B. gap junctions.
C. desmosomes.
D. plasma junctions.
E. tonosomes.

9. Endocrine glands 
 
A. have ducts.
B. secrete hormones.
C. secrete substances onto a surface or into an organ.
D. do both secrete hormones and secrete substances onto a surface or into an organ.
E. have all of these characteristics.

 
10. Connective tissue 
 
A. joins together cells and tissues and transports substances.
B. provides a supporting framework for the body.
C. is characterized by large amounts of extracellular matrix.
D. does both joins together cells and tissues and transports substances and provides a supporting framework for
the body.
E. has all of these characteristics.

11. Which of these connective tissue types is NOT correctly matched with its description? 
 
A. adipose tissue — very little extracellular matrix; cells filled with lipids
B. bone — hard connective tissue with mineralized matrix
C. dense collagenous connective tissue — widely separated collagen fibers running in random directions
D. fibrocartilage — more collagen and less ground substance than hyaline cartilage
E. blood — liquid matrix

12. When you get sunburn after a day at the beach, which of the following membranes have you damaged? 
 
A. serous
B. cutaneous
C. peritoneal
D. synovial
E. pleural

13. The major symptoms of inflammation include 

 
A. redness and swelling.
B. heat.
C. pain.
D. disturbance of function.
E. All of these are symptoms of inflammation.

14. Heavy smoking destroys pseudostratified ciliated epithelium in the trachea ("windpipe"). Which of these
conditions might occur in the trachea if replacement epithelial cells were not ciliated? 
 
A. accumulation of mucus in the trachea
B. accumulation of foreign particles in the trachea
C. increased coughing
D. Both accumulation of foreign particles in the trachea and increased coughing would be expected.
E. All of these would be expected.

 
15. You would normally expect to find ____________________ in the urinary bladder. 
 
A. simple squamous epithelium
B. simple cuboidal epithelium
C. stratified squamous epithelium
D. transitional epithelium
E. simple columnar epithelium

16. You would normally expect to find ____________________ in the kidney tubules. 

 
A. simple squamous epithelium
B. simple cuboidal epithelium
C. stratified squamous epithelium
D. transitional epithelium
E. simple columnar epithelium

17. You would normally expect to find ____________________ in the outer layer of skin. 
 
A. simple squamous epithelium
B. simple cuboidal epithelium
C. stratified squamous epithelium
D. transitional epithelium
E. simple columnar epithelium

18. _________ are small channels that allow materials to pass from one epithelial cell to another. 
 
A. Tight junctions
B. Gap junctions
C. Desmosomes
D. Hemidesmosomes

19. ____________ forms the disks between vertebrae. 

 
A. Dense collagenous connective tissue
B. Hyaline cartilage
C. Fibrocartilage
D. Elastic cartilage
E. Loose or areolar connective tissue

 
20. The connective tissue that makes up the external ear is 
 
A. dense collagenous connective tissue.
B. hyaline cartilage.
C. fibrocartilage.
D. elastic cartilage.
E. loose or areolar connective tissue.

21. ____________ covers ends of bones at joints. 

 
A. Dense collagenous connective tissue
B. Hyaline cartilage
C. Fibrocartilage
D. Elastic cartilage
E. Loose or areolar connective tissue

22. The connective tissue that covers muscles, glands, and nerves is 
 
A. dense collagenous connective tissue.
B. hyaline cartilage.
C. fibrocartilage.
D. elastic cartilage.
E. loose or areolar connective tissue.

23. _____________ are striated muscle cells. 

 
A. Skeletal muscle cells
B. Cardiac muscle cells
C. Smooth muscle cells
D. Both skeletal and cardiac muscle cells
E. Both cardiac and smooth muscle cells

24. ______________ are joined to each other by structures called intercalated disks. 

 
A. Skeletal muscle cells
B. Cardiac muscle cells
C. Smooth muscle cells
D. Both skeletal and cardiac muscle cells
E. Both cardiac and smooth muscle cells

 
25. The supportive cells of the nervous system are called 
 
A. dendrites.
B. cell body.
C. axon.
D. neuroglia.
E. neuron.

26. _____________ cells are unicellular glands that produce mucus. 

 
A. Goblet
B. Blast
C. Germ
D. Mast
E. Adipose

 
Ch 4 Tissue Practice Test Key
 

1. Which of these is NOT one of the four basic tissue types? 

 
A. glandular
b. connective
c. muscle
d. epithelium
e. nervous

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #1
Type: Knowledge
 

2. Understanding tissue structure and function is important because: 

 
a. There is a relationship between the structure of each tissue type (how it is organized) and its function (what it
does).
b. There is a relationship between tissue structure and organ function.
c. Many diseases and pathologies are tissue and cell type specific.
d. Changes at the tissue level affect the function of organs.
E. All of these are correct.

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #2
Type: Knowledge
 

3. Pick out the FALSE statement about epithelial tissue. 

 
A. Epithelial tissue is vascular.
b. Epithelial tissue provides physical protection for organs.
c. Epithelial tissue functions in absorption & secretion.
d. Epithelial tissue controls the permeability into and out of an area/organ.
e. Epithelial tissue consists almost entirely of cells with very little extracellular material between them thereby
forming a barrier against entry into the body.

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #3
Type: Knowledge
 
4. Epithelial cells 
 
a. cover body surfaces or form glands.
b. usually have a free surface that is not in contact with other cells.
c. have a basement membrane that attaches to underlying tissues.
d. can be somewhat far away from a blood vessel.
E. have all of these properties.

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #5
Type: Knowledge
 

5. Epithelial cells that appear cube like when an organ is relaxed and flattened when the organ is distended by
fluid are classified as 
 
a. simple columnar epithelium.
b. pseudostratified epithelium.
c. stratified squamous epithelium.
D. transitional epithelium.
e. simple squamous epithelium.

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #7
Type: Knowledge
 

6. Epithelium that consists of a single layer of cells, in which some cells are tall and thin and reach the free
surface and others do not, is classified as 
 
a. simple columnar epithelium.
B. pseudostratified columnar epithelium.
c. stratified squamous epithelium.
d. transitional epithelium.
e. simple squamous epithelium.

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #8
Type: Knowledge
 
7. Stratified epithelial tissues 
 
a. have a single layer of cells and a basement membrane.
b. have multiple layers of cells that hinder movement of materials into the body.
c. aid in the movement of materials into the body.
d. are found in areas of the body where abrasions can occur.
E. have multiple layers of cells that hinder movement of materials into the body and are found in areas of the
body where abrasions can occur are correct.

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #12
Type: Knowledge
 

8. Cell connections that bind adjacent cells together and form permeability barriers are called 
 
A. tight junctions.
b. gap junctions.
c. desmosomes.
d. plasma junctions.
e. tonosomes.

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #16
Type: Knowledge
 

9. Endocrine glands 
 
a. have ducts.
B. secrete hormones.
c. secrete substances onto a surface or into an organ.
d. do both secrete hormones and secrete substances onto a surface or into an organ.
e. have all of these characteristics.

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #21
Type: Knowledge
 
10. Connective tissue 
 
a. joins together cells and tissues and transports substances.
b. provides a supporting framework for the body.
c. is characterized by large amounts of extracellular matrix.
d. does both joins together cells and tissues and transports substances and provides a supporting framework for
the body.
E. has all of these characteristics.

Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #23
Type: Knowledge
 

11. Which of these connective tissue types is NOT correctly matched with its description? 
 
a. adipose tissue — very little extracellular matrix; cells filled with lipids
b. bone — hard connective tissue with mineralized matrix
C. dense collagenous connective tissue — widely separated collagen fibers running in random directions
d. fibrocartilage — more collagen and less ground substance than hyaline cartilage
e. blood — liquid matrix

Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #26
Type: Knowledge
 

12. When you get sunburn after a day at the beach, which of the following membranes have you damaged? 
 
a. serous
B. cutaneous
c. peritoneal
d. synovial
e. pleural

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #34
Type: Knowledge
 
13. The major symptoms of inflammation include 
 
a. redness and swelling.
b. heat.
c. pain.
d. disturbance of function.
E. All of these are symptoms of inflammation.

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #38
Type: Knowledge
 

14. Heavy smoking destroys pseudostratified ciliated epithelium in the trachea ("windpipe"). Which of these
conditions might occur in the trachea if replacement epithelial cells were not ciliated? 
 
a. accumulation of mucus in the trachea
b. accumulation of foreign particles in the trachea
c. increased coughing
d. Both accumulation of foreign particles in the trachea and increased coughing would be expected.
E. All of these would be expected.

Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #45
Type: Application
 

15. You would normally expect to find ____________________ in the urinary bladder. 

 
a. simple squamous epithelium
b. simple cuboidal epithelium
c. stratified squamous epithelium
D. transitional epithelium
e. simple columnar epithelium

Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #46
Type: Comprehension
 
16. You would normally expect to find ____________________ in the kidney tubules. 
 
a. simple squamous epithelium
B. simple cuboidal epithelium
c. stratified squamous epithelium
d. transitional epithelium
e. simple columnar epithelium

Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #48
Type: Comprehension
 

17. You would normally expect to find ____________________ in the outer layer of skin. 
 
a. simple squamous epithelium
b. simple cuboidal epithelium
C. stratified squamous epithelium
d. transitional epithelium
e. simple columnar epithelium

Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #50
Type: Comprehension
 

18. _________ are small channels that allow materials to pass from one epithelial cell to another. 
 
a. Tight junctions
B. Gap junctions
c. Desmosomes
d. Hemidesmosomes

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #52
Type: Knowledge
 
19. ____________ forms the disks between vertebrae. 
 
a. Dense collagenous connective tissue
b. Hyaline cartilage
C. Fibrocartilage
d. Elastic cartilage
e. Loose or areolar connective tissue

Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #53
Type: Knowledge
 

20. The connective tissue that makes up the external ear is 

 
a. dense collagenous connective tissue.
b. hyaline cartilage.
c. fibrocartilage.
D. elastic cartilage.
e. loose or areolar connective tissue.

Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #54
Type: Knowledge
 

21. ____________ covers ends of bones at joints. 

 
a. Dense collagenous connective tissue
B. Hyaline cartilage
c. Fibrocartilage
d. Elastic cartilage
e. Loose or areolar connective tissue

Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #56
Type: Knowledge
 
22. The connective tissue that covers muscles, glands, and nerves is 
 
a. dense collagenous connective tissue.
b. hyaline cartilage.
c. fibrocartilage.
d. elastic cartilage.
E. loose or areolar connective tissue.

Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #57
Type: Knowledge
 

23. _____________ are striated muscle cells. 

 
a. Skeletal muscle cells
b. Cardiac muscle cells
c. Smooth muscle cells
D. Both skeletal and cardiac muscle cells
e. Both cardiac and smooth muscle cells

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #59
Type: Knowledge
 

24. ______________ are joined to each other by structures called intercalated disks. 

 
a. Skeletal muscle cells
B. Cardiac muscle cells
c. Smooth muscle cells
d. Both skeletal and cardiac muscle cells
e. Both cardiac and smooth muscle cells

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #62
Type: Knowledge
 
25. The supportive cells of the nervous system are called 
 
a. dendrites.
b. cell body.
c. axon.
D. neuroglia.
e. neuron.

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #64
Type: Knowledge
 

26. _____________ cells are unicellular glands that produce mucus. 

 
A. Goblet
b. Blast
c. Germ
d. Mast
e. Adipose

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 004 Tissues... #69
Type: Knowledge
 
Category #  of  Questions
Difficulty: Easy 16
Difficulty: Moderate 10
Seeley - 004 Tissues... 26
Type: Application 1
Type: Comprehension 3
Type: Knowledge 22