HISTOLOGY
1. The function of microvilli is:
a) Movement of substance over all surfaces
b) Increase in surface area for absorption
c) Cellular movement
d) Transport of intracellular organelles
through the cytoplasm
e) Specialized uptake of macromolecules
2. All of the following statements are true about
epithelia except:
a) There is abundance of intracellular
substance
b) They demonstrate strong adhesions
between cells
c) They are derived from any of the
embryonic germ layers
d) They have absorbive functions
e) They are capable of secretion
3. The extracellular matrix molecules fibronectin,
laminin and teascin have in common:
a) Distribution only in the basement
membrane of developing tissues & organs
b) The classification of glycoproteins
c) The classification of glycosaminoglycans
d) The classification of fibers
e) They secrete antibodies
4. All of the following statements are true of
connective tissue except:
a) It separates tissue from the surrounding
environment
b) It provides support
c) It functions in defense mechanisms
d) It mediates cell migration
e) It consists of extracellular matrix formed
solely by connective tissue cells
5. Transitional epithelium is:
a) Pseudostratified
b) Ciliated
c) Keratinized
d) Simple squamous epithelium
e) Stratified
6. The Haversian System:
a) The morphological unit of compact bone
b) Found in spongy bone
c) Is composed of woven bone
d) Is found in primary bone
e) Involved in the formation of the outer
circumferential lamellae
7. Collagen type II is found in:
a) Hyaline cartilage
b) Teeth
c) Bone
d) Ligaments
e) Tendons
8. Elastic Cartilage:
a) Is very vascular
b) Is formed of collagen type I fibers
c) Has no perichondrium
d) Is yellow when unstained
e) Can easily calcify
9. Cohesion between epithelial cells include all of
the following except:
a) Zonula Adherence
b) Zonula Occludentes
c) Gap Junctions
d) Desmosomes
e) Microvilli
10. Brown Fat Cells:
a) Unicellular
b) Not found in hibernating animals
c) More numerous than white fat cells
d) Found mainly in adults
e) Found mainly in fetuses
11. All of the following are false concerning loose
connective tissue except:
a) They have abundant ground substance
b) They have few cells
c) They are found in bone
d) They are found in teeth
e) They are found in ligaments
12. Reticular fibers are found in:
a) Kidneys
b) Liver
c) Bone Marrow
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
13. Fibroblasts:
a) Are the main cell types found in connective
tissue
b) Synthesize collagen
c) Synthesize glycosaminoglycans
d) Are structural cells
e) Act as phagocytes
14. Simple Squamous Epithelium:
a) Blood vessels
b) Skin
c) Tongue
d) Oseophegus
e) Epidermis
15. Holocrine secretion is found in:
a) Sebaceous glands
b) Sweat glands
c) Pancreas
d) Mammary glands
e) Prostate
16. The components of connective tissue are:
a) Cells
b) Fibers
c) Ground substance
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
17. Compound Exocrine Glands:
a) Have unbranched excretory ducts
b) Are found in the pancreas
c) Are found in the duodenum
d) Are found in the salivary glands
e) Are found in the partoid
18. All of the following statements are true of
connective tissue except:
a) It separates tissues from the surrounding
enviornment
b) It provides support
c) It functions in defense mechanisms
d) It mediates cell migration
e) It consists of extracellular matrix formed
solely by connective tissue cells
19. Compact bone contains all the following
except:
a) Outer circumferential lamellae
b) Inner circumferential lamellae
c) Concentric lamellae
d) Interstitial lamellae
e) Spaces
20. Woven bone is:
a) Common in adults
b) Typical of all spongy bone
c) Also called primary bone
d) Also called secondary bone
e) Found in mature bone
21. Volkmann's Canals
a) Are vertical canals
b) Present in woven bone
c) Present in lamellar bone
d) Surrounded by concentric lamellae
e) Are found in cartilage
22. The primary centers of ossification in long
bone develops in:
a) Diaphyses
b) Metaphyses
c) Epiphyses
d) Elastic cartilage model
e) Articular cartilage
23. Elastic fibers are found in:
a) Dermis of the skin
b) Arteries
c) Ligamentum Flavum
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
24. Osteoblasts:
a) Are bone forming cells
b) Synthesize collagen
c) Synthesize glycosaminoglycans
d) Are structural cells
e) Act as phagocytes
25. Pseudostratified Epithelium is found in the:
a) Trachea
b) Blood vessels
c) Pleura
d) Intestine
e) Skin
26. The basement membrane contains all of the
following except:
a) Type IV collagen
b) Heparin sulphate
c) Laminar
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
27. The principal glycosaminoglycans which
collagen type IV interacts with:
a) Fibronectin
b) Laminin
c) Entactin
d) Heparin sulphate
e) Dermatan sulphate
28. The following structures are found in the
apical surface of simple epithelium:
a) Microvilli
b) Desmosomes
c) Cilia
d) All of the above
e) Both A and C
29. All is true of mucous tissue except:
a) Is present in adults
b) Is present in fetuses
c) Is typical of the umbilical cord
d) Contains fibroblasts
e) Is also called wharton's jelly
30. Fibrocartilage has a matrix with large
amounts of:
a) Collagen fibers
b) Elastic fibers
c) Lipids
d) Ground substance
e) Reticular fibers
31. Reticular tissue is found in the following
except:
a) Liver
b) Bone marrow
c) Endocrine glands
d) Kidneys
e) Compact bone
32. All of the following are true about the
perichondrium except:
a) That it contains blood vessels
b) That is surrounds hyaline cartilage
c) That is surrounds elastic cartilage
d) That is essential for interstitial growth
e) That is essential for oppositional growth
33. The following statements on cell/function are
true except:
a) Plasma cells/ Produce antibodies
b) Macrophages/ Phagocytic cells
c) Osteoblasts/ Bone-forming cells
d) Osteoclasts/ Bone-forming cells
e) Endothelium/ Lines blood vessels
34. Presented with a tissue containing non-
keratinized stratified squamous epithelium and
skeletal muscle fibers, you would say it could have
been prepared from the:
a) Upper third of the esophagus
b) Stomach
c) Rectum
d) Duodenum
e) Lower third of the esophagus
35. Presented with a normal tissue containing
transitional epithelium, you would say that this is
from:
a) Urinary bladder
b) Skin
c) Esophagus
d) Tongue
e) Trachea
36. On looking under the microscope at normal
tissue stained by haematoxylin/eosin one can say
that:
a) Cuboidal cells surround the ovary
b) Tendons contain very little ground
substance
c) White adipose tissue is formed of
unilocular a dipocytes
d) None of the above
e) All of the above
37. A biopsy was taken from the respiratory
system of a heavy smoker, was fixed & stained.
You would expect the epithelium to be:
a) Simple columnar
b) Simple cuboidal
c) Simple squamous
d) Simple columnar ciliated
e) Stratified squamous
38. On examining under the microscope a section
taken from the trachea, one would see that:
a) Its epithelium is stratified
b) Its epithelium is pseudo stratified
c) Its lamina propria is formed of dense
regular connective tissue
d) Its epithelium is transitional
e) None of the above
39. In the comparison of cartilage and bone tissue,
one can say::
a) Both are vascular
b) Their cells are present in lacunae
c) Chondoiton sulphate is present in the
matrix
d) Cells form collagen
e) Develops from embryonic mesenchyme
40. Presented with a tissue containing transitional
epithelium, you could say it was prepared from
the:
a) Esophagus
b) Stomach
c) Tongue
d) Skin
e) Ureter
41. When looking down the microscope at normal
tissue stained with haematoxylin and eosin one
would see that:
a) The thymus contains Hassall's corpuscles
b) The spleen contains cortex and medulla
c) The neurohypohysis contains chromophil
cells
d) The vas deferens is lined by simple
cuboidal epithelium
e) The mucosa of the vagina contains glands
42. Brunner's glands are found in:
a) Ileum
b) Duodenum
c) Esophagus
d) Colon
e) Jejunum
43. The thymus gland is characterized by all of the
following except:
a) Presence of cortex and medulla
b) Presence of Hassal's corpuscles
c) Presence of lymphatic nodules
d) Presence of T lymphocytes
e) Presence of reticular fibers
44. Wharton's jelly is:
a) Mucous tissue
b) Reticular tissue
c) Dense connective tissue
d) Remnant of the notochord
e) Adipose tissue
45. Elastic cartilage:
a) Is very vascular
b) Is formed of collagen type I fibers
c) Has no perichondrium
d) Is yellow when unstained
e) Can easily calcify
46. The gallbladder has:
a) Pseudo stratified epithelium
b) Simple columnar epithelium
c) Serous glands
d) A layer of skeletal muscle in its wall
e) Serosa on all its sides
47. All of the following are true about muscular
tissue except:
a) Skeletal muscle fibers are branched
b) Cardiac muscle fibers are branched
c) Smooth muscle fibers are spindle shaped
d) Skeletal muscle fibers are striated
e) Smooth muscle fibers are non-striated
48. The following statements about the trachea are
true except:
a) It has stratified columnar epithelium
b) It has pseudostratified columnar epithelium
c) It has goblet cells
d) It has mucous glands in the submucosa
e) It has a cartilage layer formed of hyaline
cartilage
49. Regarding the digestive system the following
statement are false except:
a) Peyer's patches are found in the stomach
b) Brunner's glands are found in the colon
c) Sublinguial salivary glands are mainly
serous
d) Striated ducts are found in the pancreas
e) Striated ducts are found in the parotid
gland
50. Epithelial derivatives of the skin include all of
the following except:
a) Hairs
b) Nails
c) Sweat glands
d) Mammary glands
e) Teeth
51. Normal parathyroid glands of adults possess:
a) Principal cells
b) A capsule
c) Oxyphil cells
d) Fat cells
e) Calcitonin-secreting cells
52. The epithelium lining the oviduct is:
a) Simple columnar epithelium
b) Stratified
c) Ciliated
d) All of the above
e) Only A and C
53. When looking down the microscope at normal
tissue stained with haematoxylin and eosin one
would see that:
a) In the submadibular gland most alveoli are
mucus secreting
b) In the sublinguial glands most alveoli are
mucus secreting
c) Striated ducts are found in the pancreas
d) The epithelium of the proximal tubules of
the kidney is squamous
e) The interalveolar septum of lung alveoli is
supported by smooth muscles
54. All of the following are typically found in the
sacroplasm of skeletal muscle except:
a) Glycogen
b) Myoglobin
c) Sacroplasmic reticulum
d) Troponin
e) Nissl bodies
55. All of the following is true about dorsal root
ganglia except they are:
a) Sensory
b) Motor
c) Containing pseudounipolar neuron
d) Located in the intervertebral foramina
e) Paired structures
56. All of the following is true about astrocytes
except they:
a) Line the ventricles of the brain
b) Have spherical nuclei
c) Form part of the nervous tissue
d) Have pedicels
e) Participate in the blood-brain barrier
57. The collagen of the matrix of hyaline cartilage
(type II) is similar in molecular and chemical
composition to:
a) Elastic cartilage
b) Bone
c) Skin
d) Tendon
e) Basal laminae
58. Lymph is filtered in the:
a) Lymph nodes
b) Tonsils
c) Spleen
d) Thymus
e) Peyer's patches
59. Striated ducts are found in all of the following
except:
a) Parotid glands
b) Submandibular glands
c) Sublingual glands
d) Exocrine pancreas
e) Proximal tubules of the kidneys
60. The dust cells in the lung alveoli:
a) Are phagocytic
b) Secrete surfactant
c) Produce antibodies
d) Participate directly in gaseous exchange
e) Develop from plasma cells
61. All the following are found in the renal
corpuscle except:
a) Fenestrated capillaries
b) A very thick basal lamina
c) Macula densa
d) Filtration slits/
e) Mesangial cells
62. Which of the following structures forms the
floor (inferior border) of the inguinal canal:
a) Conjoint tendon
b) Inguinal ligament
c) Transversalis fascia
d) Peritoneum
e) Aponeurosis of internal abdominal oblique
63. Fibroblasts secrete:
a) Collagen fibers only
b) Elastic fibers only
c) Reticular fibers only
d) Amorphous, extracellular material
e) Steroid hormones
64. Collagen fibers are present in all of the
following except:
a) The intracellular substance of connective
tissue
b) The basal lamina supporting epithelial cells
c) Bone matrix
d) Cartilage matrix
e) Teeth
65. White fat cells (adipocytes) of adults contain:
a) A centrally-placed nucleus
b) A flattened peripheral nucleus
c) A single large lipid droplet in each cell
(unilocular)
d) Both A and C
e) Both B and C
66. Simple squamous epithelium is found in the:
a) Pericardium
b) Pleura
c) Peritoneum
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
67. All of the statements about the perichondrium
is false except that it is:
a) Found covering all cartilage
b) Found in synovial joints
c) Found in fibrocartilage
d) Found in fetuses only
e) In elastic cartilage
68. Peyer's patches:
a) Glands of the esophagus
b) Absorptive areas of the jejunum
c) Lymphatic areas of the large intestine
d) Concentrations of lymphatic tissue in the
ileum
e) Lymphatic nodules in the stomach lining
69. The colon has all of the following except:
a) Small villi
b) Crypts of Lieberkuhn
c) Many goblet cells
d) Taenia coli
e) Appendicies epiplociae
70. The appendix has:
a) A similar general histological structure to
that of the colon
b) Abundant connective tissue
c) Appendicies epiplociae
d) Villi
e) Folds along most of its length
71. In the human esophagus all of the following
can be found except:
a) Simple columnar epithelium
b) Striated skeletal muscles
c) Glands in the submucosa
d) A muscularis mucosae
e) Glands in the lamina propria
72. The gastric glands of the fundus contains all of
the following except:
a) Goblet cells
b) Zymogen cells
c) Parietal cells
d) Mucous cells
e) Enteroendocrine cells
73. The thymus possesses all of the following
except:
a) Cortex
b) Medulla
c) Hassall's corpuscles
d) Lymphatic nodules
e) Epithelial reticular cells
74. The white pulp of the spleen contains:
a) Lymphatic nodules
b) Central arteries
c) Reticular fibers
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
75. Cohesion between epithelial cells include all of
the following except:
a) Zonula adherence
b) Zonula occludentes
c) Gap junctions
d) Desmosomes
e) Microvilli
76. Which of the following structures contain both
skeletal and smooth muscles in its wall?
a) Ureter
b) Vas deferens
c) Oesophagus
d) Duodenum
e) Rectum
77. The layer in the epidermis which contains
keratohyalin granules is:
a) Stratum spinosum
b) Stratum basale
c) Stratum lucidum
d) Stratum granulosum
e) Stratum corneum
78. All of the following statements about the vas
deferens are false except:
a) It is lined by pseudostratified epithelium
with sterocilia
b) Its muscular coat has two layers
c) It has a large regular lumen
d) It has an adventitia covered by a
mesothelium
e) It carries mature spermatozoa to the
epididymis
79. The following structures have a cortex and a
medulla except:
a) Lymph node
b) Thymus
c) Kidney
d) Ovary
e) Spleen
80. The fetal part of the placenta is formed from:
a) Chorionic plate
b) Decidua basalis
c) Decidua capsularis
d) Myometrium
e) Intervillous spaces
81. The vagina has all of the following except:
a) Stratified squamous epithelium
b) An adventitia rich in elastic fibers
c) A lamina propria rich in leucocytes
d) Glands
e) Inner circular and outer longitudinal
muscular layer
82. All of the following are found in the epidermis
except:
a) Keratinocytes
b) Pacinian corpuscles
c) Langerhan cells
d) Melanocytes
e) Merkel discs
83. Articular cartilage:
a) Is covered by perichondrium
b) Is hyaline cartilage
c) Receives its nutrients by direct diffusion
from the blood
d) Has its cells orderly-arranged in columns
e) Can easily regenerate following injury
84. Dense regular connective tissue contains all of
the following except:
a) Numerous fibers
b) Numerous cells
c) Fibroblasts
d) Amorphous substance
85. All of the following cells are seen in the CNS
except:
a) Fibrous astrocytes
b) Protoplasmic astrocytes
c) Schawn cells
d) Oligodendrocytes
86. Parotid glands:
a) Are the largest of the salivary glands
b) Are the branched acinar exocrine glands
c) Have secretory units that contain both
serous and mucous cells
d) Secretory units composed only of serous
cells
e) Secretory granules with high amylase
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