(HUMAN ANATOMY) CHAPTER 3: FOUNDATIONS TISSUES AND EARLY
EMBRYOLOGY UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
3.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Through the process of cell differentiation,
A) each cell develops a characteristic set of structural features.
B) each cell becomes capable of performing all vital functions.
C) cells in nearby locations become unable to work together.
D) each cell becomes able to change its function throughout its life cycle.
E) None of the answers are correct.
Answer: A
Section Title: Introduction
Learning Outcome: 3.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
2) Which of the following is the study of tissues?
A) cytology
B) anatomy
C) histology
D) physiology
E) embryology
Answer: C
Section Title: Introduction
Learning Outcome: 3.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
3) Which of the following is the primary tissue type that contracts?
A) epithelial tissue
B) germinative tissue
C) connective tissue
D) muscle tissue
E) neural tissue
Answer: D
Section Title: Introduction
4) Neural tissue cells
A) are underneath every exposed surface of the body.
B) contract.
C) line internal cavities and passageways.
D) transmit electrical signals.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Answer: D
Section Title: Introduction
Learning Outcome: 3.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
5) Which of the following is a function of connective tissues?
A) They provide protection for underlying tissues.
,6) The metabolic machinery and organelles needed to perform all of the functions of the human
body can be found in
A) a nerve cell.
B) an epithelial cell.
C) a muscle cell.
D) a liver cell.
E) None of the answers are correct.
Answer: E
Section Title: Introduction
Learning Outcome: 3.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
7) Which of the following exclusively describes stratified epithelia?
A) They consist of a single cell layer.
B) They always have a free surface exposed to some inner chamber or passageway.
C) They are avascular.
D) They cover surfaces subjected to mechanical and chemical stress.
E) None of the answers are correct.
Answer: D
Section Title: Epithelial Tissue
8) The presence of large numbers of microvilli on the exposed surfaces of epithelial cells
indicates that
A) this is the area where absorption and secretion take place.
B) these cells are transportation specialists.
C) these cells are probably located along portions of the digestive and urinary tracts.
D) All of the answers are correct.
E) None of the answers are correct.
Answer: D
Section Title: Epithelial Tissue
Learning Outcome: 3.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
9) Stereocilia are described by which of the following?
A) present in the epithelium of the female reproductive tract
B) very short microvilli
C) present on receptor cells of the inner ear
D) manufactured by the Golgi apparatus
E) All of the answers are correct.
Answer: C
Section Title: Epithelial Tissue
Learning Outcome: 3.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
10) Which type of epithelium is present where easy exchange of materials out of the blood is
most important?
A) stratified squamous epithelium
B) columnar epithelium
C) cuboidal epithelium
, 11) Epithelial cells usually have
A) a basal lamina.
B) unevenly distributed organelles.
C) apical and basal plasmalemmas with different associated proteins and functions.
D) an exposed apical surface.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Answer: E
Section Title: Epithelial Tissue
12) What type of epithelium makes up the endothelium of blood vessels?
A) transitional
B) stratified cuboidal
C) simple columnar
D) simple squamous
E) pseudostratified columnar
Answer: D
Section Title: Epithelial Tissue
Learning Outcome: 3.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
13) Epithelial tissue includes which of the following?
A) bone
B) fat
C) surface of skin
D) cartilage
E) All of the answers are correct.
Answer: C
Section Title: Epithelial Tissue
14) Which of the following meanstwo or more layers?
A) columnar
B) cuboidal
C) squamous
D) stratified
E) None of the answers are correct.
Answer: D
Section Title: Epithelial Tissue
15) Which name of the tissue that comprises the inner lining of the ventral body cavity?
A) simple squamous epithelium
B) stratified epithelium
C) columnar epithelium
D) mesothelium
E) endothelium
Answer: D
Section Title: Epithelial Tissue
16) Which type of epithelium lines the renal pelvis, ureters, and urinary bladder?
A) cuboidal
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