Exam 4: The Integumentary System

It might be argued that all the defense mechanisms in areolar connective tissue act to prevent infection from reaching which other tissue type?

Of the types of lining and covering membranes, the only one that is drier than the others is

A highly branched gland whose walls do not balloon into spherical sacs is called

The disease scurvy results from a deficiency of vitamin C, leading to a disruption in the synthesis of fibers.

Tissues in this category are characterized by an extracellular matrix that holds some amount of fluid.

Areolar connective tissue forms the lamina propria of mucous membranes.

Stem cells may be characterized as being cells; in other words, they can produce new tissue cells as needed.

Which one of the following basic types of tissues has an extracellular matrix?

Damage to the basal lamina due to untreated diabetes may lead to kidney failure and pathological degeneration of what other organ?

A structure that secretes hormones into the blood is

Figure 4.1 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the basement membrane?

Deep is a dense regular connective tissue that wraps around muscle groups, large vessels, and nerves.

What do goblet cells secrete?

The thinnest type of epithelium is

Tissue types which are known as mucous and serous membranes are comprised of sheets of epithelial cells and

Superficial fascia refers to the fatty hypodermis below the skin, whereas deep fascia are the sheets of tissue that wrap around muscles, large blood vessels, etc.

Ligaments are examples of tissues in this category.

This tissue type, in addition to certain muscle tissues, is capable of generating electrical impulses.

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

Nervous tissue and tissues are generally thought to lack the capability to regenerate.