Reference no: EM133260625

1. What is the process called when less specialized cells mature into more specialized cells?

A) differentiation

B) maturation

C) modification

D) specialization

2. What type of epithelial tissue has cells that are arranged in a single layer and look tall and narrow, and the nucleus is located close to the basal side of the cell?

A) columnar

B) stratified

C) squamous

D) transitional

3. Which of the following epithelial tissues lines the interior of blood vessels?

A) columnar

B) pseudostratified

C) simple squamous

D) transitional

4. Protection, absorption, and secretion are few of the functions of which of the following tissues?

A) Connective

B) Nervous

C) Epithelial

D) Muscle

5. Which of the following sentences about epithelial tissue is FALSE?

A) The cells are polar; membranes have an apical surface opposed to the basal surface

B) They are highly vascularized

C) They can easily regenerate

D) Cells fit together to form membranes

6. Connective tissue is made of which three components?

A) cells, ground substance, and carbohydrate fibers

B) cells, ground substance, and protein fibers

C) collagen, ground substance, and protein fibers

D) matrix, ground substance, and fluid

7. The following is a description of what tissue; a tissue specimen shows cells located in spaces scattered in a transparent background?

A) loose connective (areolar) tissue

B) a tendon

C) bone

D) hyaline cartilage

8. Which connective tissue specializes in storage of fat?

A) cartilage

B) adipose tissue

C) reticular tissue

D) dense connective tissue

9. Ligaments connect bones together and withstand a lot of stress. What type of connective tissue do ligaments contain?

A) areolar tissue

B) adipose tissue

C) dense regular connective tissue

D) dense irregular connective tissue

10. Another name for bone cells is ________.

A) fibroblasts

B) chondrocytes

C) lymphocytes

D) osteocytes