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 dense fibrous reticular

areolar elastic cartilage skeletal muscle
blood fibrocartilage smooth muscle
bone hyaline cartilage
cardiac muscle neuron

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