1.

Simple squamous epithelium is formed of a single layer of

a) perpendicular cells
b) Horizontal cells
c) Kangaron cells
d) Flat cells
e) vertical cells
2. The most common fixative agent in light microscopy is
a) neutral buffered formalin
b) 50% ethanol
c) 80% alcohol
d) Absolute solution
e) absorbable solution
Note: Question 54 incorrectly lists 70% ethanol as an option without neutral buffered formalin. The
correct answer is based on questions 43 and 53, which confirm neutral buffered formalin as the most
common fixative.

3. The surface layer of the transitional epithelium is large and

a) Cyclic shaped
b) Oval shaped
c) dome-shaped
d) Triangular in shape
e) Rectangular in shape
4. Transitional epithelium received its name because
a) it was erroneously believed to be in transition between stratified columnar and simple
squamous epithelia
b) stratified columnar and stratified squamous epithelia
c) stratified cuboidal and stratified squamous epithelia
d) simple stratified and stratified simple epithelia
e) two simple epithelia
5. Transitional epithelium is involved in the lining of the following
a) Left ventricle
b) Right atrium
c) Renal calyces
d) Spleen pulp
e) Stomach
6. Transitional epithelium is involved in the lining of the following
a) Urethra
b) Cerebellum
c) heart calyces
d) liver parenchymal
e) ileum
7. Which of the following is not part of the steps required in preparing tissues for light
microscopy
a) fixation
b) dehydration
c) clearing
d) embedding
e) blushing
8. Which of the following chemicals is miscible with melted paraffin
a) Xylene
b) Benzene
c) Rain water
d) Olive oil
e) Saliva
9. The following are part of the reagent used for tissue staining except
a) Hematoxylin
b) Eosin
c) Masson's trichrome
d) Wolgert's elastic stain
e) Macaron stain
10. When viewed from the surface, the simple squamous epithelial sheet looks much like
a) Marblatile
b) Tile floor
c) Marble floor
d) Interlocking floor
e) Interlaced floor
11. The following is part of the tissue staining except
a) Silver stain
b) Iron hematoxylin
c) Wright's and Giemsa stain
d) Eosin stain
e) Ehimigbal stain
12. When a simple cuboidal epithelium is viewed in a section cut perpendicular to the
surface, the cells present a square profile with a centrally placed
a) Oval nucleus
b) round nucleus
c) rhomboid shaped nucleus
d) Attenuated nucleus
e) circumscribed nucleus
13. The most common type of intervention cytology includes the following
a) Fine needle aspiration
b) branches cytology
c) horizontal cytology
d) oriental cytology
e) squamous cytology
14. The following are the importance of cytology test except
a) To diagnose infectious diseases
b) To diagnose inflammatory conditions
c) To examine thyroid lesions
d) To diagnose diseases involving lungs
e) To diagnose diseases involving the ulna cavity
15. The most important machine during tissue sectioning is called
a) Tape rule
b) Cutlass
c) Laptop
d) Microtome
e) projector
16. Sarcomere to the segment of skeletal muscle between
a) Two Z' lines
b) Two 'M' lines
c) Two 'I' bands
d) A band and 'M' line
e) none of the above
17. The following is true about cardiac muscle EXCEPT
a) It shows a branching pattern
b) Muscle fibres show cross striations
c) The cells are multinucleated and nuclei are peripherally situated
d) There is the presence of intercalated discs
e) none of the above
18. Smooth muscle cells are non-striated because
a) There is absence of myosin filaments
b) There is absence of actin filaments
c) There is absence of both actin and myosin filament
d) Arrangement of both actin and myosin filaments is not regular
e) none of the above
19. Normally, the following types of cells are present in dense regular types of connective
tissue
a) Fibroblasts
b) Mast cells
c) Neutrophils
d) Plasma cells
e) none of the above
20. The following are the functions of the epithelial tissues except
a) Protection
b) Transcellular transport of molecules across epithelial layers
c) Secretion
d) Detection of sensations via taste buds
e) Non-absorption of material from the intestinal lumen
21. Simple squamous epithelia lining involved the following except
a) pulmonary alveoli
b) the loop of Ehimigbal
c) the parietal layer of Bowman's capsule in the renal tissue
d) the loop of Henie
e) the endothelial lining of blood
22. Simple squamous epithelia lining involved the following except
a) mesothelium of the peritoneal cavities
b) the endothelial lining of lymph vessels
c) tooth
d) Respiratory alveoli
e) mesothelium of the pleural cavities
23. Simple cuboidal epithelium is composed of a single layer of cells shaped like
a) truncated nanogonal solids
b) truncated heptagonal solids
c) truncated octagonal solids
d) truncated hexagonal solids
e) None of the above
24. The stratified squamous (nonkeratinized) epithelium has the following characteristics
except
a) It is composed of several layers of cells
b) those located at the apical part of the epithelium are polymorphous
c) only the deepest layer is in contact with the basal lamina
d) The most basal cells of this epithelium are cuboidal in shape
e) The deepest cells of this epithelium are cuboidal in shape
25. The stratified squamous (nonkeratinized) epithelium is found lining the following except
a) the mouth
b) oral pharynx
c) esophagus
d) true vocal folds
e) alveoli
26. Stratified squamous (nonkeratinized) epithelium is found in the lining of the following
a) Retina
b) Fingernail
c) Vagina
d) Hair
e) Blood vessel
27. Stratified columnar epithelium is found in the lining of the following
a) the conjunctiva of the eye
b) stomach
c) Mouth
d) anus
e) large intestine
28. Stratified columnar epithelium is found in the lining of the following
a) regions of the male urethra
b) Henle loop
c) stellate cells
d) dendritic cells
e) epidermis
29. The following are the benefits of cytology tests except
a) is less invasive
b) Causes less discomfort and pain
c) is less likely to cause complications
d) Causes more pain
e) Costs less
30. Apocrine sweat glands are found in the following areas except
a) Axillae
b) breast
c) pubic
d) pulmonary alveoli
e) perineal regions
31. Discrete endocrine glands include the following except
a) the pituitary gland
b) hypophysis gland
c) thyroid gland
d) parathyroid gland
e) renal gland
32. Which of the following don’t have both an endocrine and an exocrine function
a) kidney
b) pancreas
c) gonads
d) renal
e) ileum
33. Which of the following is not part of the characteristic features of a serous gland
a) watery secretion
b) rounded nuclei
c) basally placed nuclei
d) enzymatic poor secretion
e) Its secretion contains protein
34. The sarcomere extends from one
a) Z-line to another Z-line
b) A-band to another A-band
c) M-line to another M-line
d) I-band to another I-band
e) none of the above
35. The T-tubules of striated muscle
a) are part of the sarcoplasmic reticulum
b) are invaginations of the cell membrane
c) form part of the triads of skeletal muscle
d) are all of the above
e) none of the above
36. Which of the following is NOT correct about the rough endoplasmic reticulum
a) They are organelles
b) They are connected with the ribosomes
c) They contain the enzyme of Kreb's cycle
d) They can be isolated by ultra-centrifuge
e) none of the above
37. Intercalated discs are usually situated at the level of the
a) H-band in cardiac muscle
b) A-band in cardiac muscle
c) I-band in cardiac muscle
d) Z-band in cardiac muscle
e) none of the above
38. Hyaline cartilage is rich in
a) collagen type I
b) collagen type II
c) all of the above
d) none of the above
39. Hyaline cartilage has a large accumulation of lipids and glycogen because
a) It has an abundant blood supply
b) It has no blood supply
c) It is near blood vessels
d) none of the above
40. Elastic cartilage is found in all of the following EXCEPT the
a) Intervertebral disc
b) ear
c) epiglottis
d) larynx
e) none of the above
41. Of the basement membrane
a) its ground substance is PAS-positive
b) its network of reticular fibers is not argyrophilic
c) It is present around fibroblasts and osteocytes
d) it secretes collagen fibers
e) none of the above
42. Which of the following is NOT usually found in the epidermis of the human skin
a) keratohyalin
b) stratum spinosum
c) stratum germinativum
d) zona glomerulosa
e) none of the above
43. In which of the following can melanin pigment be produced
a) stratum corneum
b) stratum granulosum
c) stratum spinosum
d) stratum basale
e) none of the above
44. Osteoclasts
a) play a role in the release of minerals from bone to blood
b) have a strong reaction for acid phosphatase
c) have numerous nuclei
d) are sometimes developed from blood
e) none of the above
45. Langerhans cells found in the skin are
a) cells which can be demonstrated by the new gold chloride method
b) cells present in the dermal layer of the skin
c) cells present in all epidermal layer
d) none of the above
46. When the striated muscle is stained with phosphotungstic acid hematoxylin, the striated
muscle is colored
a) green
b) red
c) yellow
d) blue
e) orange-red
47. The Purkinje fibers in the heart are known to be rich in
a) lipids
b) glycogen
c) histones
d) mucopolysaccharides
e) none of the above
48. Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium lines
a) skin
b) oesophagus
c) urinary bladder
d) main duct of a gland
e) none of the above
49. Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium lines
a) Skin
b) Oesophagus
c) Urinary bladder
d) Trachea
e) none of the above
50. Pseudostratified columnar ciliated epithelium lines
a) Trachea
b) Oesophagus
c) Gallbladder
d) blood vessels
e) none of the above
51. The mode of secretion of sebaceous gland is produced
a) Apocrine
b) Merocrine
c) Holocrine
d) Paracrine
52. The Malpighian layer of the skin consists of
a) stratum granulosum and stratum lucidum
b) stratum lucidum and stratum corneum
c) stratum corneum and stratum basale
d) stratum germinativum and stratum spinosum
e) none of the above
53. Which of the following may NOT be a function of the skin
a) control of blood volume
b) synthesizing melanin from histidine
c) reception of stimuli from the external environment
d) protein synthesis
e) none of the above
54. Hematoxylin and eosin will stain keratin
a) blue
b) red
c) yellow
d) green
e) none of the above
55. Elastic cartilage
a) contains elastic tissue in the matrix
b) calcifies frequently
c) is found in the laryngeal cartilage
d) is usually devoid of blood vessels
e) none of the above
56. Simple squamous epithelium
a) is characteristic of the adult skin
b) covers the chorionic villi of the mature placenta
c) lines the alveoli of the lungs
d) allows for the expansion of the urinary bladder
e) none of the above
57. Epithelial tissues
a) bind together and support many structures of the body
b) function primarily for the storage of lipids and proteins
c) protect the underlying structures
d) consist mainly of the basement membrane
e) none of the above
58. Stratified epithelium
a) are concerned with transport and absorption
b) are concerned mainly with secretion
c) are concerned mainly with protection
d) are not functional in any way
e) none of the above
59. Elastic fibres
a) are easily replaced when damaged or worn out
b) are digested by trypsin
c) branch and anastomose freely
d) are destroyed by boiling, dilute acids, and alkalis
e) none of the above
60. The following cells make up the connective tissue complex
a) hepatocytes, splenocytes, and nephrons
b) histiocytes, mast cells, pigment cells, and fibroblasts
c) thymocytes, hepatocytes, and Kupffer cells
d) none of the above
61. In epithelial tissue
a) vascularisation is very poor
b) constituent cells are closely apposed to each other
c) Intracellular material is very abundant
d) vascularisation is very rich
e) none of the above
62. Transitional epithelium is found
a) only in the embryo and not in the adult
b) in the urinary bladder and ureters
c) fully keratinized in the skin
d) in the conjunctiva and ciliary body
e) none of the above
63. Elastic fibers are
a) more predominant than collagen, in connective tissues
b) resistant to boiling, acids, and alkalis
c) specifically stained by orcein
d) digested by elastase
e) none of the above
64. Is responsible for the rigid structure of bones
a) fibrous network
b) mucopolysaccharides
c) calcium
d) marrow
e) none of the above