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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are polysaccharides.

A) True
B) False

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The walls of kidney tubules are formed by ________ epithelium, which functions in resorbing materials filtered from blood plasma such as nutrients, ions, and water.


A) simple cuboidal
B) simple squamous
C) stratified cuboidal
D) stratified squamous
E) stratified columnar

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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In connective tissue, the extracellular matrix consists of


A) cells and ground substance.
B) protein fibers and ground substance.
C) cells and protein fibers.
D) ground substance and intracellular fluid.
E) ground substance only.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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The term used to describe tissue death is ________.

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Which type of epithelium is composed of multiple layers, including an apical layer containing tall, slender cells?


A) Simple squamous
B) Simple columnar
C) Pseudostratified squamous
D) Stratified squamous
E) Stratified columnar

F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

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When mucin mixes with water, it becomes


A) fatty tissue.
B) solid.
C) mucus.
D) bone.
E) muscle.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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The type of membrane that prevents desiccation, provides lubrication, and traps bacteria and foreign particles is


A) serous.
B) cutaneous.
C) mucous.
D) cartilaginous.
E) synovial.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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The epithelial linings of the respiratory and digestive systems develop from the


A) ectoderm.
B) endoderm.
C) mesoderm.
D) lumenoderm.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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When hyperplasia proceeds out of control, a tumor may develop. This condition is termed


A) hypertrophy.
B) neoplasia.
C) atrophy.
D) metaplasia.
E) fibrosis.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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If you were to rub your finger over the surface of your face, you would notice that the skin is oily. What makes up the oil?


A) Waste material from cellular metabolism
B) Waste material (bilirubin) from dead red blood cells
C) Ruptured cells from sebaceous glands
D) Extracellular fluid not drained by the lymphatic system
E) Plasma leakage from damaged blood vessels

F) None of the above
G) All of the above

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A tissue transplant from one person to another (one who is not genetically identical) is a(n)


A) autograft.
B) syngenetic graft.
C) allograft.
D) heterograft.
E) homograft.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

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