Test Bank for Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology 10th Edition

Test Bank for Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology 10th Edition

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Which of the following is NOT connective tissue:
A) skeletal muscle
B) cartilage
C) bone
D) adipose
E) blood

Figure 3.3

2) The tissue shown in Figure 3.3 most likely:
A) transmits electrochemical impulses
B) stores fat
C) covers and lines body surfaces
D) contracts to produce movement
E) contains a matrix

3) Which type of tissue conducts electrochemical impulses:
A) nervous tissue
B) connective tissue
C) muscle tissue
D) dense tissue
E) epithelial tissue

4) Goblet cells are found in:
A) stratified squamous epithelium
B) simple squamous epithelium
C) simple cuboidal epithelium
D) transitional epithelium
E) simple columnar epithelium

5) The type of muscle found in the walls of hollow organs, such as the stomach, and in the walls of
blood vessels is:
A) both smooth muscle and skeletal muscle
B) smooth muscle
C) skeletal muscle
D) cardiac muscle
E) both cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle

6) The molecule that carries an amino acid to the ribosome for incorporation into a protein is:
A) messenger RNA (mRNA)
B) transfer RNA (tRNA)
C) DNA
D) ATP
E) ribosomal RNA (rRNA)

7) The site where ribosomes assemble prior to their migration into the cytoplasm is the:
A) plasma membrane
B) chromatin
C) chromosomes
D) nuclear membrane
E) nucleolus

8) Which cell structure forms an internal framework inside the cell and is made of microtubules,
intermediate filaments, and microfilaments:
A) nucleus
B) plasma membrane
C) mitochondria
D) cytoplasm
E) cytoskeleton

9) The tissue that is usually well vascularized and has an extensive extracellular matrix is called:
A) connective tissue
B) brain tissue
C) nervous tissue
D) muscle tissue
E) epithelial tissue

10) Which of the following do not involve the movement of molecules from an area of greater
concentration to an area of lower concentration:
A) simple diffusion
B) facilitated diffusion
C) diffusion
D) osmosis
E) filtration