Bio 168- Chapter 5

Front 1

A single layer of flattened epithelium would constitute the tissue called ________________.

Back 1

Simple squamous epithelium

Front 2

Most organs of the digestive system have an inner lining composed of the tissue called ____________.

Back 2

Simple columnar epithelium

Front 3

Tissue that facilitates rapid diffusion of materials through the membrane and that is found in air sacs of the lings is __________________.

Back 3

Simple squamous epitherlial

Front 4

The most common cells sound in connective tissues are called _________________.

Back 4

Fibroblast

Front 5

Cartilage cells occupy small chambers called _____________.

Back 5

Lacunae

Front 6

__________________ epithelial tissue is able to distend and then return to its original shape.

Back 6

Transitional

Front 7

Muscle tissue with multinucleated cells would be classified as _____________.

Back 7

Skeletal muscle tissue

Front 8

Cells found in lacunae of cartilage are __________.

Back 8

Chondrocytes

Front 9

Serous membranes have two layers, the ______________ layer which lies upon the surface of the organ and the ___________ layer which lines the body cavity.

Back 9

Parietal

Front 10

The intervertebral disks that separate the individual parts of the backbone are composed of ________________.

Back 10

Fibrocartilage

Front 11

____________ is excitable tissue specialized for rapid communication by means of electrical and chemical signals.

Back 11

Nervous tissue

Front 12

Membranes that line moist, lubricated passageways such as the digestive tract are ____________.

Back 12

mucous membranes

Front 13

The extracellular material that separates connective tissue cells is called ________________.

Back 13

Extracellular matrix

Front 14

Since a membrane is composed of two or more kinds of tissues, it is an example of a(an) __________.

Back 14

Organ

Front 15

Protein fibers that allow the skin and arteries to bounce back after they are stretched are ___________.

Back 15

Elastin

Front 16

The tissue where erythrocytes and leukocytes are found is _________________.

Back 16

Blood tissue

Front 17

The primary characteristic of muscle tissues is their ability to ______________.

Back 17

Contract

Front 18

A _____________ gland that secrete its product by releasing whole cells.

Back 18

Holocrine

Front 19

Glands that secrete their product by releasing a portion of the cell are called___________.

Back 19

apocrine

Front 20

_____________ glands secrete only their secretory product from secretory vesicles via exocytosis.

Back 20

Merocrine

Front 21

Membranes enclosing the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities are _____________.

Back 21

serious membrane

Front 22

The band that occurs where two cardiac muscle cells join together is called a (an) _____________.

Back 22

intercalated disc

Front 23

Tough, flexible fibers that resist stretching and are abundant in tendon and bone are __________.

Back 23

Collagenous fibers

Front 24

Nervous tissue consists of two types of cells, the ___________ , that conduct impulses, and the ___________ that support them.

Back 24

Neurons, Neuroglia

Front 25

The three primary types of cells you find in connective tissue are the _____________ that build the fibers, the __________ that are part of the body's defense against disease, and the __________ that produce heparin and histamine.

Back 25

Fibroblast

Macrophages

Mast Cells

Front 26

A nerve cell can also be called a(an) __________.

Back 26

Neuron