Histology Practice Test

What are the four types of tissues in the human body? (Select all that apply)

• Epithelial

• Connective

• Muscle

• Nervous

How do we classify epithelial tissue?

• Shape

• Shape and number of layers

• Counting the number of individual cells

• Squamous

What is histology?

• Study of organs

• Study of different types of tissue

• Study of histamines

• Study of skin

Which of the following is NOT a type of cartilage found in the human body?

• Hyaline

• Elastic

• Regular

• Fibrocartilage

Striations can be seen in which type of muscle tissues?

• Smooth and cardiac

• smooth and skeletal

• skeletal and cardiac

• Cardiac only

In which tissue type do we find "intercalated discs?"

• Adipose tissue

• Cardiac muscle

• Nervous tissue

• Connective tissue

What type of tissue is a covering and makes up glands?

• Epithelial
• Connective
• Muscular
• Neural

What type of connective tissue has a fluid-like ground substance?

• bone

• cartilage

• blood

• ligaments

What type of connective tissue are tendons and ligaments?

• Dense Connective Tissue
• Bone
• Loose Connective Tissue
• Cartilage

What major group does Elastic Cartilage belong to?

• Muscle
• Epithelial
• Connective
• Nervous