Chapter 31

_____ tissues are sheetlike with one free surface. a. Epithelial b. Muscle c. Nervous d. Connective

_____ keep fluid from leaking between cells. a. Tight junctions b. Adhering junctions c. Gap junctions d. all of the above

Exocrine glands are specialized _____ tissue. a. epithelial b. muscle c. nervous d. connective

A rubbery secreted matrix of glycoproteins and collagen surrounds living cells in _____. a. bone b. cartilage c. adipose tissue d. blood

Blood cells develop from stem cells in _____. a. epidermis b. dermis c. cartilage d. bone

Your body's main energy reservoir is _____. a. glycogen stored in cardiac muscle b. lipids stored in adipose tissue c. starch stored in skeletal muscle d. phosphorus stored in bone

Cytoplasmic extensions of _____ send and receive chemical messages. a. neuroglial cells b. neurons c. fibroblasts d. melanocytes

_____ muscle pulls on bones and _____ muscle regulates the diameter of blood vessels. a. Skeletal/cardiac b. Smooth/cardiac c. Skeletal/smooth d. Smooth/skeletal

Straps of dense, regular connective tissue _____. a. connect muscles to bones b. produce blood cells c. underlie the skin d. lack fibroblasts

_____ increase the surface area of some epithelial cells. a. Microfilaments b. Microvilli c. Gap junctions d. Adhering junctions

Tears are an _____ secretion released by specialized _____ tissue cells. a. endocrine; epithelial b. endocrine; connective c. exocrine; epithelial d. exocrine; connective

Cancers most commonly arise in _____ tissue. a. epithelial b. muscle c. nervous d. connective

Match each term with the most suitable description. a. signaling cell in nervous tissue b. secretion through duct c. collagen-producing cell d. contraction is involuntary e. pigment-producing cell f. main source of metabolic heat g. main cell type in epidermis h. fluid connective tissue i. includes interstitial fluid, lymph j. secretes hormones exocrine gland ______ endocrine gland _____ fibroblast _____ melanocyte _____ neuron _____ smooth muscle _____ skeletal muscle _____ blood _____ keratinocyte _____ extracellular fluid _____