Exam 6: Tissues

When epithelial tissue is badly injured,a thick scar,or keloid,may develop.

Match each type of gland to its corresponding description. -glands that complete their function without incurring damage to or loss of cytoplasm,such as salivary glands

Which of the following is not a characteristic of smooth muscles?

Which is not characteristic of reticular tissue?

Which tissue is most likely to form a keloid scar as it heals?

Hormones are released into ducts by exocrine glands.

Which is not a function of connective tissue?

Epithelial tissue can be classified by the shape of the cells.

Match each term with its corresponding definition. -cell process that carries nerve impulses toward the cell body

The lack of blood vessels in cartilage tissue hinders its ability to heal.

Connective tissue makes up the glycoprotein part of the basement membrane.

Because of the stripes visible under the microscope,smooth muscle is called striated muscle.

Which of the following exocrine glands constitutes the mammary glands?

Briefly describe serous membranes and give their location in the body.Differentiate between visceral and parietal membranes and give an example of each.

A group of cells that performs a common function is called tissue.

Glands that have no ducts,but release their products directly into tissue fluid and blood,are called:

Explain how simple squamous epithelium and the microvilli and cilia illustrate the relationship between structure and function.

Loose connective tissue is also called areolar tissue.

Canaliculi allow osteocytes to stay alive within the bone tissue.

Oligodendrocytes help destroy damaged tissue and pathogens in the brain.