Chapter 06: Tissues

Chapter 06: Tissues

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TRUE/FALSE

1. Matrix may be defined as the living intracellular material surrounding the cells of a tissue.

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 132

TOP:    Introduction to Tissues

2. The study of how the primary germ layers differentiate into the different kinds of tissues is called histogenesis.

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 132

TOP:    Principle Types of Tissues

3. Epithelial tissue attaches to connective tissue by means of a basement membrane.

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 135

TOP:    Generalizations about Epithelial Tissue

4. Epithelial tissue is moderately vascular, which results in very little blood loss when cuts occur.

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Synthesis        REF:    Page 136

TOP:    Generalizations about Epithelial Tissue

5. Epithelial tissue is characterized by large amounts of intercellular matrix and few cells.

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 135

TOP:    Generalizations about Epithelial Tissue

6. Transitional epithelium is unique in that it is composed of differing cell shapes in a stratified, or layered, epithelial sheet.

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization

REF:    Page 139|Page 141                             TOP:    Classification Based on Layers of Cells