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Cartilage tissues are likely to be slow in healing following an injury because


A) chondrocytes cannot divide.
B) chondrocytes do not have direct blood supplies.
C) the intercellular material is semisolid.
D) cartilage cells are immersed in fluids.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Elastic connective tissue forms


A) bones.
B) branching networks or parallel strands.
C) cartilage.
D) ligaments and tendons.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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A structure that "spot welds" skin cells is a __________.

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The band between cardiac muscle cells is called a(n) ______ _____.

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Collagen is a major component of


A) bone.
B) ligaments and tendons.
C) connective tissue.
D) all of the above.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Blood is composed of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets suspended in a fluid extracellular matrix called plasma.

A) True
B) False

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Histology is the study of


A) organ function.
B) molecules.
C) cells.
D) tissues.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The tissue that forms the inner lining of the respiratory passages is


A) mucus-secreting and transitional.
B) stratified, sputum-secreting, and non-ciliated.
C) mucus-secreting, ciliated, and pseudostratified.
D) serous fluid-secreting, simple, and columnar.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Bone tissue contains abundant


A) fibronectin.
B) laminin.
C) fibrocartilage.
D) collagen.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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A synovial membrane is entirely connective tissue.

A) True
B) False

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Functions of neuroglia include which of the following?


A) They guide neurons to muscles, then pass neurotransmitters to the muscle cells.
B) They serve as glue and scaffolding for neurons but have no physiological role.
C) They sense changes in the environment and respond by sending electrical impulses.
D) They support and bind nervous tissue and provide nutrients and growth factors to neurons by connecting them to blood vessels.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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_______ produce connective tissue fibers. Rev: 02_22_2014_QC_45258


A) Macrophages
B) Mast cells
C) Fibroblasts
D) osteoclasts

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Usually epithelial tissues do not have blood vessels.

A) True
B) False

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The merocrine, apocrine, and holocrine secretions differ in the


A) locations of the glands that produce them.
B) number of cells that secrete.
C) amount of cytoplasm secreted along with the glandular product.
D) amount of glycoprotein secreted with the glandular product.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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The inner lining of the abdomen is a _______ membrane.

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White blood cells may become macrophages.

A) True
B) False

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The type of muscle tissue in blood vessels is


A) cardiac muscle tissue.
B) smooth muscle tissue.
C) skeletal muscle tissue.
D) voluntary muscle tissue.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Epithelial membranes are typically composed of


A) connective tissue and underlying muscle tissue.
B) epithelium and underlying connective tissue.
C) connective tissue and underlying epithelium.
D) epithelium and underlying muscle tissue.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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A (An) _______ gland branches repeatedly before reaching the glandular cells or secretory part.


A) simple
B) compound
C) tubular
D) alveolar

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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A (An) ______ gland does not branch before reaching the glandular cells or secretory part.


A) simple
B) compound
C) tubular
D) alveolar

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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