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Tissue Structure and Function—General Review

1. Define tissue. ________________________________________________________________
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2. Use the key choices to identify the major tissue types described below. Write the LETTER only
on the space before each number.
Key: a. connective tissue b. epithelium c. muscle d. nervous tissue
____1. lines body cavities and covers the body’s external surface
____2. pumps blood, flushes urine out of the body, allows one to swing a bat
____3. transmits electrochemical impulses
____4. anchors, packages, and supports body organs
____5. cells may absorb, secrete, and filter
____6. most involved in regulating and controlling body functions
____7. major function is to contract
____8. synthesizes hormones
____9. the most durable tissue type
____10. abundant nonliving extracellular matrix
____11. most widespread tissue in the body
____12. forms nerves and the brain

Epithelial Tissue
3. Describe five general characteristics of epithelial tissue.
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4. On what basis are epithelial tissues classified?
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5. List five major functions of epithelium in the body, and give examples of each.
Function 1: ______________________________ Example: _______________________________

Function 2: ______________________________ Example: _______________________________

Function 3: ______________________________ Example: _______________________________

Function 4: ______________________________ Example: _______________________________

Function 5: ______________________________ Example: _______________________________

6. How does the function of stratified epithelia differ from the function of simple epithelia?
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7. Where is ciliated epithelium found?
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What role does it play?
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8. Transitional epithelium is actually stratified squamous epithelium with special characteristics.
How does it differ structurally from other stratified squamous epithelia?
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How does the structural difference support its function?
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9. How do the endocrine and exocrine glands differ in structure and function?
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10. Respond to the following with the key choices. Answers- Letters only
Key: a. simple squamous c. simple columnar e. stratified squamous
b. simple cuboidal d. pseudostratified ciliated columnar f. transitional

____1. lining of the esophagus

____2. lining of the stomach
____3. alveolar sacs of lungs
____4. tubules of the kidney
____5. epidermis of the skin
____6. lining of bladder; peculiar cells that have the ability to slide over each other
____7. forms the thin serous membranes; a single layer of flattened cells

Connective Tissue
11. What are three general characteristics of connective tissues?
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12. What functions are performed by connective tissue?
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13. How are the functions of connective tissue reflected in its structure?
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14. Using the key, choose the best response to identify the connective tissues described below.
Key: a. adipose connective tissue d. elastic cartilage g. hematopoietic tissue
b. areolar connective tissue e. elastic connective tissue h. hyaline cartilage
c. dense fibrous connective tissue f. fibrocartilage i. osseous tissue
____1. attaches bones to bones and muscles to bones
____2. acts as a storage depot for fat
____3. the dermis of the skin
____4. makes up the intervertebral discs
____5. forms the hip bone
____6. composes basement membranes; a soft packaging tissue with a jellylike matrix
____7. forms the larynx, the costal cartilages of the ribs, and the embryonic skeleton
____8. provides a flexible framework for the external ear
____9. firm, structurally amorphous matrix heavily invaded with fibers; appears glassy and
smooth
____10. matrix hard owing to calcium salts; provides levers for muscles to act on
____11. insulates against heat loss
____12. walls of large arteries

15. Why do adipose cells remind people of a ring with a single jewel?
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Nervous Tissue
16. What two physiological characteristics are highly developed in neurons (nerve cells)?
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17. In what ways are neurons similar to other cells?
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How are they different?
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18. Describe how the unique structure of a neuron relates to its function in the body.
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Muscle Tissue
19. The three types of muscle tissue exhibit similarities as well as differences. Check the
appropriate space in the chart to indicate which muscle types exhibit each characteristic.
Characteristic Skeletal Cardiac Smooth
1. Voluntarily controlled
2. Involuntarily controlled
3. Striated
4. Has a single nucleus in each cell
5. Has several nuclei per cell
6. Found attached to bones
7. Allows you to direct your eyeballs
8. Found in the walls of the stomach, uterus, and arteries
9. Contains spindle-shaped cells
10. Contains branching cylindrical cells
11. Contains long, non-branching cylindrical cells
12. Has intercalated discs
13. Concerned with locomotion of the body as a whole
14. Changes the internal volume of an organ as it contracts
15. Tissue of the heart

20. Label the tissue types of the following photomicrographs, and identify all structures provided with
leaders.

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G. ___________________________________
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I. ___________________________________
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K. ___________________________________
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M. ___________________________________
N. ___________________________________

O. ___________________________________