Exam 4: The Integumentary System

In connective tissue, extracellular matrix is not exactly the same as ground substance, because the matrix also contains

Dense regular connective tissue is characterized by giving strength in all directions.

The major function of pseudostratified columnar epithelium is

This is the sheet of tissue between the epithelium and the connective tissue below it.

Histologists consider blood to be an example of what primary tissue category?

When cells from a cancerous tumor travel to other parts of the body, this process is called

Describe the basal lamina, its location, composition, and function.

Figure 4.1 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the connective tissue layer?

A muscle fiber is

Identify two different locations in the human body where elastic cartilage is found.

Pseudostratified columnar is one of the tissues of this category.

Figure 4.2 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates a cellular junction that prevents molecules from passing between epithelial cells?

A stratified epithelium that thins and flattens as the tissue stretches is a

Fibrosis involves the proliferation of a fibrous connective tissue called scar tissue.

This type of tissue includes smooth and cardiac.

Figure 4.2 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates junctions commonly associated with tissues under mechanical stress?

List at least four characteristics that distinguish epithelial tissues from other types of tissues.

Multilayered epithelia are named for the cell shape found in the basal layer.

Which of the following provides the least resistance to diffusion?

Figure 4.2 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates tunnel-like junctions in the lateral membranes of adjacent epithelial cells?