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What serous membrane covers the organs of the abdomen?


A) Parietal pleura
B) Parietal peritoneum
C) Visceral pleura
D) Visceral peritoneum

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

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Blood is not a connective tissue because it wanders around the body and is never in a fixed location.

A) True
B) False

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Arrector pili are muscles within the skin that cause fine hair to stand on end, as would occur with goose bumps. Arrector pili muscles are composed of __________ muscle tissue.

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What membrane is more commonly called the skin?


A) Mucous membrane
B) Serous membrane
C) Epithelial membrane
D) Cutaneous membrane
E) Synovial membrane

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

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Permanent wrinkling of skin is usually due to changes caused by excessive exposure to __________.


A) water
B) heat
C) dry air
D) sunlight
E) collagen

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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What cells respond by conducting electrical impulses along cellular processes?


A) Neurons
B) Neuroglia
C) Chondrocytes
D) Fibroblasts

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

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What type of secretion is typically watery and has a high enzyme content?


A) Mucus
B) Sebum
C) Serous fluid
D) Ceruminous secretion

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

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What connective tissue functions to store fat?


A) Areolar connective tissue
B) Adipose tissue
C) Reticular tissue
D) Hyaline cartilage

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

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Blood is composed of formed elements suspended in a fluid extracellular matrix called ________.


A) serous fluid
B) interstitial fluid
C) serum
D) plasma

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

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What type of muscle tissue enables us to make facial expressions and move the bones?


A) Skeletal muscle
B) Cardiac muscle
C) Smooth muscle

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

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What tissue type is found in the walls of hollow organs like the stomach and is under involuntary control?


A) Skeletal muscle
B) Cardiac muscle
C) Nervous tissue
D) Epithelial tissue
E) Smooth muscle

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

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The esophagus carries food from the mouth to the stomach. The inner lining is under constant friction as food passes through. What type of epithelial tissue would be best to protect the esophagus?


A) Stratified squamous epithelium
B) Simple squamous epithelium
C) Simple cuboidal epithelium
D) Simple columnar epithelium
E) Pseudostratified columnar epithelium

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Describe the secretions of merocrine glands.


A) A fluid product released through the cell membrane by exocytosis
B) A cellular product containing portions of cells that pinch off during secretion
C) Entire cells that disintegrate to release the secretory products
D) Large molecular compounds called hormones

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

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What connective tissue has no direct blood supply and is enclosed by a perichondrium?


A) Dense connective tissue
B) Cartilage
C) Adipose tissue
D) Loose connective tissue

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

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What type of epithelium would be best suited for high rates of diffusion and filtration?


A) Simple squamous epithelium
B) Stratified squamous epithelium
C) Pseudostratified columnar epithelium
D) Transitional epithelium
E) Stratified columnar epithelium

F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Smooth muscle is found in the wall of the __________.


A) stomach
B) heart
C) kidney
D) lung
E) thoracic cavity

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

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Lacrimal glands release a watery solution, called tears, over the eye. What type of gland are lacrimal glands?


A) Merocrine gland
B) Apocrine gland
C) Holocrinegland
D) Endocrine gland

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

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What tissue type provides support, fills spaces, and stores fat?


A) Epithelial tissue
B) Connective tissue
C) Nervous tissue
D) Muscle tissue

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

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What cell is specialized for phagocytosis and works to clear foreign particles from tissues?


A) Macrophage
B) Mast cell
C) Fibroblast
D) Goblet cell

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

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Muscle tissue conducts nerve impulses from one neuron to another and coordinates body activities.

A) True
B) False

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