Chapter 3 : Practice Quiz E

Question 1

Irritability of nervous tissue means that it:

Answer 1

Responds to stimuli

Question 2

Which of the following tissues transmits waves of excitation?

Answer 2

Nervous

Question 3

What cellular error allows a neoplasm to form?

Answer 3

Mitosis gone wild

Question 4

Which of the four types of tissue is most likely to remain mitotic throughout life?

Answer 4

Epithelial

Question 5

What is the special function of gap junctions?

Answer 5

Communication

Question 6

Which fiber type forms the internal ‘skeleton’ of lymph nodes?

Answer 6

Reticular

Question 7

Which is true about cancer?

Answer 7

All malignant neoplasms are cancer

Question 8

Nearly all malignant tumors eventually metastasize.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Which one receives and transmits electrical impulses?

Answer 9

Neuron

Question 10

Which tissue type is the basis for scar tissue?

Answer 10

Connective

Question 11

Which of the following terms describe cardiac muscle?

Answer 11

Striated; Intercalated disks; Involuntary

Question 12

This type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of hollow organs.

Answer 12

Smooth muscle

Question 13

Which tissue has gap junctions?

Answer 13

Cardiac muscle

Question 14

All tumors are malignant.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

Which muscle type is injured when you pull a muscle while exercising?

Answer 15

Skeletal