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

A) True
B) False

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Briefly outline the steps of tissue repair in a skin wound. Include in your response the terms organization, granulation, and regeneration.

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The type of cell junction that closes off the space between epithelial cells, thereby limiting the passage of small molecules, is the


A) tight junction.
B) adherens junction.
C) desmosome.
D) gap junction.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Cell junctions occur in which plasma membrane of epithelial cells?


A) apical
B) lateral
C) nuclear
D) basal lamina

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Which major category of tissues has the most diverse and most numerous types of tissue?


A) muscle
B) nervous
C) connective
D) epithelial

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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

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  Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the acellular layer that acts as a selective filter and a scaffold for regenerating epithelial cells? A)  A B)  B C)  C D)  D E)  E Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the acellular layer that acts as a selective filter and a scaffold for regenerating epithelial cells?


A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

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Connective tissue that must resist forces pulling it from many different directions without stretching would most likely be


A) areolar connective tissue.
B) dense irregular connective tissue.
C) dense regular connective tissue.
D) reticular connective tissues.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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  Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates tunnel-like junctions in the lateral membranes of adjacent epithelial cells? A)  A B)  B C)  C D)  D E)  E Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates tunnel-like junctions in the lateral membranes of adjacent epithelial cells?


A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Which of the following is not associated with connective tissue?


A) fibroblasts
B) collagen
C) goblet cells
D) chondrocytes
E) extracellular matrix

F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

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


A) muscle
B) nervous
C) connective
D) epithelial

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Connective tissue and muscle tissue are both derived from the embryonic tissue mesenchyme.

A) True
B) False

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This type of tissue includes smooth and cardiac.


A) muscle
B) nervous
C) connective
D) epithelial

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Cells lining the digestive tube are characteristic of this tissue category.


A) muscle
B) nervous
C) connective
D) epithelial

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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An epithelium in which the basal layer of cells is cuboidal and the apical layer has cells that are thin, flat and irregular in shape is a ________ epithelium.


A) stratified squamous
B) simple columnar
C) stratified cuboidal
D) simple cuboidal

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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A connective tissue that has a liquid matrix is


A) areolar connective tissue.
B) tissue fluid.
C) blood.
D) epithelium.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is true regarding apical surface features of epithelium?


A) Microvilli are highly motile apical extensions that bend and move in coordinated waves.
B) Cilia are most prominent in epithelium that absorbs nutrients.
C) Microvilli are longer and more flexible than cilia.
D) Cilia move in a specific sequence in order to move fluid along the epithelium surface in only one direction.
E) The primary function of cilia is to increase surface area.

F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

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This type of fat is important in babies to aid in thermoregulation.

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Linker proteins in the extracellular space join cytoplasmic plaques on adjacent epithelial cells in this type of cell junction.

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