the areolar tissue's function is to support, protect, insulate and store food (t/f)
false
the adipose tissue's function is to support, protect, insulate and store food (t/f)
true
the muscle tissues are highly cellular and vascular (t/f)
true
the connective tissue contains many different types of cells including macrophages, fibroblasts, plasma cells, fat cells, melanocytes and white blood cells (t/f)
true
axons carry the nerved impulse towards the cell body (t/f)
false
the reason the urinary bladder is lined with transitional epithelium is to allow for expansion and contraction (t/f)
true
dendrites carry the nerved impulse towards the cell body (t/f)
true
the connective tissue is the most abundant tissue found throughout the body (t/f)
true
stratified tissues refer to the arrangement of the cells (t/f)
true
cancellous bones are also called compact bones (t/f)
false
what are the main functions of the epithelial tissues
protection and secretion
where do you find transitional cells
bladder
the microscopic examination of tissue is referred to as
histology
the connective tissues primarily responsible for delivering oxygen and nutrients to the body's tissues are
hematopoetic
the material that is found between cells and delivers oxygen and nutrients to tissues
intercellular substance
one of the following statements regarding epithelial tissue is true
it covers and protects body surfaces and lines body cavities
a type of connective tissue composed of fibroblasts that produce long fibers of collagen that have considerable tensile strength is
white fibrous
what type of cartilage is found along the spine and in between the vertabrae
white fibrous
what is the basic unit of a compact bone
haversian system
elastic cartilage is found in the
pinnae
which of the following categories do not generally have a white appearance
elastic fibers
the WBC's and RBC's belong to which type of connective tissue
hematopoetic
the most common type of cartilage which is found at the ends of long bones and is smooth and glass like is
hyaline
in the outer bone, the osteocytes are found in the
lacunae
in the nervous tissue, a cell type actually acts as the "connective tissue" it is called
neuroglia
the substance found in between cells whose function it is to hold cells together is the
intercellular substance
the type of specialized cardiac muscle cells that conduct the signals from the pacemaker to the cardiac muscles is called
purkinje cells
the following are classifications of epithelial tissues according to the arrangement and shape of cells EXCEPT
squamous pseudostratified
one of the following is true regarding the nervous tissue
it initiates and transmits nerve impules that coordinate body activities