Exam 6: Classification of Tissues

This connective tissue is packed with parallel collagen fibers, attaches muscles to bone, and can withstand great stress when pulled in one direction.

This tough, strong, connective tissue is found directly beneath the epithelial tissue of the skin. It is packed with collagen fibers that run in all different directions.

Exocrine glands are considered to be a type of connective tissue because__________.

Which muscle tissue type is controlled voluntarily?

Of the basic muscle types, this is the "meat" of the body, attached to the skeleton, which moves the limbs and other body parts.

Simple epithelia have__________ .

This tissue can look like the hexagonal tiles of a bathroom floor. It also forms the air sacs of the lungs.

Bone and cartilage are connective tissues that have __________.

Two of the four primary tissue types contain excitable cells, cells that receive stimuli and generate electrical signals. One of these is muscle tissue. Name the other.

This is the toughest kind of cartilage. It is found in places that receive a lot of mechanical stress.