A&P Tissue Quiz 2008
1,2. Tissues are made of cells and _________________, which is an extra-cellular material made of “ground substance” (water, minerals, etc.) and protein ___________________, such as collagen and elastin. Indicate the type of tissue (epithelial, connective, muscle, or nervous) that is described. _______________________1. cells that can contract and shorten, then relax again _______________________ 2. made of neurons and glia _______________________ 3. transmits electrical signals to control body functions _______________________ 4. few cells with lots of matrix _______________________ 5. specializes in diffusion, secretion (glands), or absorption _______________________ 7. allows you to smile, walk, ski, swim, or write _______________________ 8. most abundant and diverse type of tissue Name the specific type of tissue that matches the description (adipose, skeletal muscle, etc). _______________________ 9. liquid matrix called “plasma” _______________________ 10. “self-contracting” cells in the heart _______________________ 11. involuntary muscles that surround digestive tract _______________________ 12. loose web of collagen and elastin fibers, absorbs water well _______________________ 13. found between vertebrae _______________________ 14. fat-storage cells _______________________ 15. strong, rope-like tissue in tendons & ligaments _______________________ 16. 3-dimensional network of fibers that filters lymph fluid in the spleen _______________________ 17. striated, voluntary, excitable, parallel fibers _______________________ 18. flexible connective tissue in ear, nose _______________________ 19. smooth white tissue that lubricates and protects the ends of bones _______________________ 20. carries electrical signals from brain to muscles _______________________ 21. solid matrix of collagen and calcium salts adipose areolar blood bone cardiac muscle
dense fibrous elastic cartilage fibrocartilage hyaline cartilage neuron
reticular skeletal muscle smooth muscle
22. After lifting weights, muscle cells need to repair the small fibers that are broken down
during exercise. Which of these cell types repair muscle tissue to make it stronger? A) myoclast B) myoblast C) myocyte
TISSUE IDENTIFICATION:
Name these tissues