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21 Cards in this Set
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Which tissue type is specialized for contraction? |
Muscle |
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Which of the following is NOT a function of epithelial tissue? |
Establish a structural framework for the body |
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In the skin, apical layers of epithelial cells are packed with filaments of keratin, a protein, in the __________. |
stratified squamous epithelium |
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The salivary glands, pancreas, and glands of the respiratory passages are examples of __________ glands. |
compound tuboalveolar |
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Which epithelial type is relatively rare, providing protection along portions of the pharynx, epiglottis, mammary glands, salivary gland ducts, urethra, and anus? |
Stratified columnar epithelim |
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Which type of epithelium is the most delicate? |
Simple Squamous epithelium |
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Which of the following are collections of specialized cells and cell products that perform a relatively limited number of functions? |
Tissues |
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Which tissue type is specialized for the conduction of electrical impulses from one region of the body to another? |
Neural Tissue |
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Which type of epithelial tissue is located in portions of the kidney tubules, the thyroid gland, other glands, and various ducts? |
Simple Cubiodal epithelium |
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Which type of epithelial tissue is found in the urinary bladder, renal pelvis, and ureters? |
Transitional epithelium |
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All of the following are true of pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium, except: |
Contains only one type of cell |
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Which specialized feature of epithelia functions in increasing each cell's surface area and providing the cell with much greater ability to absorb or secrete across the membrane? |
Microvilli |
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Exocrine glands may be categorized according to the nature of the secretion produced. Which type of exocrine gland secretes a watery solution that contains enzymes such as amylase? |
Serous glands |
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Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary tissue types of the human body? |
Adipose |
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In what type of secretion is the secretory product packaged into secretory vesicles, and released from the cell through exocytosis? |
Merocrine |
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Which of the following is/are the simplest multicellular exocrine gland(s)? |
Secretory sheet |
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of epithelial tissue? |
Is Vascular |
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What is the structural classification of merocrine sweat glands? |
Simple coiled tubular |
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Which mode of secretion does not leave the gland cell intact? |
Holocrine |
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In which of the following tissue type(s) is there LITTLE or NO intercellular space between the cells? |
epithelial tissue |
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Which specialized feature of epithelia functions in increasing each cell's surface area and providing the cell with much greater ability to absorb or secrete across the membrane? |
microvilli |
