Tissues, Glands & Membranes

Which of the following terms describes the dark and light bands that characterize skeletal muscle tissue?

• Matrices

• Fascia

• Pleurae

• Striations

Which of the following types of muscle is under voluntary control?

• Cardiac

• Skeletal

• Visceral

• Myocardial

Which of the following describes actively dividing cells from which all tissues are formed?

• Stem cells

• Squamous cells

• Nerve cell

• Cuboidal cell

Which of the following body tissues is most likely represented by a microscopic slide that demonstrates cells loosely distanced from one another as well as the presence of collagen and elastic fibers?

• Dense connective tissue

• Areolar connective tissue

• Stratified epithelial tissue

• Simple epithelial tissue

Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle tissue?

• Cardiac

• Skeletal

• Nervous

• Smooth

Which type of cell produces cartilage?

• Chondrocytes

• Fibroblasts

• Osteoblasts

• Osteocytes

Endocrine glands secrete which of the following?

• Digestive juices

• Mucus

• Tears

• Hormones

Which of the following best describes a function of transitional epithelium tissue?

• Stretches to accomplish its function

• Transforms into connective tissue

• Produces enzymes

• Secretes hormones

Which of the following are the support cells of the nervous system?

• Goblet cells

• Neuroglia

• Myelin

• Dendrites

Which of the following is a malignant tumor?

• Angioma

• Nevus

• Sarcoma

• Papilloma