Question

1. In which layer of the skin is adipose tissue (fat) most abundant?

a. epidermis

b. dermis

c. hypodermis (also known as the subcutaneous layer)

2. Which of the following can result from a third degree burn:

a. life-threatening dehydration

b. infections

c. permanent skin damage

3. Which of the following cell junctions are found in the stomach and function to keep the acid in the stomach from leaking into the abdominal cavity and damaging your internal organs?

a. gap junctions

b. adhesion junctions

c. tight junctions

d. all of the above

4. Which of the following cells are considered to be connective tissue cells:

a. blood cells

b. skeletal muscle cells

c. cells in membranes

d. cells in the epidermis

5. Based on the descriptions of the different types of connective tissue fibers, which type of fiber gives the lungs their ability to expand and then recoil back to their original shape?

a. collagen fiber

b. elastic fiber

c. reticular fiber

6. Figure out the epithelial tissue type based on the descriptions of the different epithelia in the chapter:

The cells that make up the lung tissue are very thin in order to allow quick and easy diffusion of oxygen. The oxygen passes from the air that you breathe, through this thin wall and into your bloodstream.

a. simple cuboidal epithelium

b. simple squamous epithelium

c. stratified squamous epithelium

d. transitional epithelium

7. The most common type of skin cancer is:

a. melanoma (aka malignant melanoma)

b. squamous cell carcinoma

c. basal cell carcinoma

8. The urinary bladder needs to constantly be able to stretch to accommodate new urine and then recoil back to its original shape after urination. Based on this description, which epithelial tissue type would be found in the urinary bladder?

a. simple squamous epithelium

b. stratified squamous epithelium

c. transitional epithelium

d. pseudostratified columnar epithelium

9. Bone is a type of:

a. epithelial tissue

b. nervous tissue

c. connective tissue

d. muscle tissue

10. Oil and sweat glands are examples of endocrine glands.

True

False

Answer 1

1) The layer of the skin is adipose tissue (fat) most abundant is hypodermis (also known as the subcutaneous layer). Thus, the correct option is (c).

2) (d) all of the above

3) (c) tight junctions

4) (a) blood cells

5) (b) elastic fiber

6) (b) simple squamous epithelium

7) (c) basal cell carcinoma

8) (c) transitional epithelium

9) (c) connective tissue

10) True