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Anatomy and Physiology 2025/2026
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Which of the following is NOT found in cartilage but is found in bone? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔C) blood vessels
What gives intervertebral discs their tensile strength for shock absorption? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B) collagen fibers
How is hyaline cartilage different from elastic cartilage or fibrocartilage? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔C) Fibers are not normally visible.
Which structure is most important to goblet cells and other glandular
epithelia? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B) Golgi apparatus
What type of epithelium lines most of the respiratory tract and contains
goblet cells? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A) ciliated pseudostratified columnar
epithelium
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,Which type of connective tissue serves as the universal packing material
between other tissues? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B) areolar connective tissue
What type of cell is found in hyaline cartilage? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A)
chondrocyte
What fiber type gives connective tissue great tensile strength? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔B) collagen
What maintains the shape of the external ear? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B) elastic
cartilage
What type of glands secrete products directly into the blood? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔B) endocrine
What do chondroblasts do? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B) within the cartilage divide
and secrete new matrix
What causes edema (swelling) in an inflamed area? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A)
areolar tissue soaks up excess fluid in an inflamed area
What prevents heart muscle cells from separating? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B)
intercalated discs
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,What is true concerning muscle tissue? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A) highly cellular
and well vascularized
What are the three main components of connective tissue? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔A) ground substance, fibers, and cells
What is true about the stem cells of connective tissue? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D)
"Blast" cells are undifferentiated, actively dividing cells.
What is true regarding stratified epithelia? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C) Stratified
epithelia are present where protection from abrasion is important.
Which cells are commonly found wedged between simple columnar
epithelial cells? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A) goblet cells
Which of the following is NOT a step in tissue repair? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D)
formation of new stem cells
Which tissue type would likely function to hold the kidneys in place? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔A) adipose
Which tissue type is formed by many cells joining together, which are
multinucleated? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D) skeletal muscle
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, Which tissue type likely functions to add support to an organ? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔(Answer not provided in notes, but likely connective tissue)
What type of muscle is cardiac muscle? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Cardiac muscle is
a type of involuntary muscle found only in the heart.
What type of cartilage is hyaline cartilage? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Hyaline
cartilage is a type of connective tissue that provides support with some
flexibility.
What type of tissue lines the uterine (fallopian) tubes and helps move a
fertilized egg towards the uterus? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Ciliated simple
columnar epithelium.
What is the first step to take when examining an unknown organ under a
microscope? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Fix it with preservative.
Which connective tissue is an exception to the rule that connective tissues
are largely non-living extracellular matrix? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Adipose tissue.
What type of exocrine gland are the salivary glands classified as? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Compound tubuloalveolar.
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Anatomy and Physiology 2025/2026
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Which of the following is NOT found in cartilage but is found in bone? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔C) blood vessels
What gives intervertebral discs their tensile strength for shock absorption? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B) collagen fibers
How is hyaline cartilage different from elastic cartilage or fibrocartilage? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔C) Fibers are not normally visible.
Which structure is most important to goblet cells and other glandular
epithelia? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B) Golgi apparatus
What type of epithelium lines most of the respiratory tract and contains
goblet cells? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A) ciliated pseudostratified columnar
epithelium
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,Which type of connective tissue serves as the universal packing material
between other tissues? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B) areolar connective tissue
What type of cell is found in hyaline cartilage? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A)
chondrocyte
What fiber type gives connective tissue great tensile strength? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔B) collagen
What maintains the shape of the external ear? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B) elastic
cartilage
What type of glands secrete products directly into the blood? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔B) endocrine
What do chondroblasts do? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B) within the cartilage divide
and secrete new matrix
What causes edema (swelling) in an inflamed area? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A)
areolar tissue soaks up excess fluid in an inflamed area
What prevents heart muscle cells from separating? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B)
intercalated discs
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,What is true concerning muscle tissue? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A) highly cellular
and well vascularized
What are the three main components of connective tissue? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔A) ground substance, fibers, and cells
What is true about the stem cells of connective tissue? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D)
"Blast" cells are undifferentiated, actively dividing cells.
What is true regarding stratified epithelia? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C) Stratified
epithelia are present where protection from abrasion is important.
Which cells are commonly found wedged between simple columnar
epithelial cells? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A) goblet cells
Which of the following is NOT a step in tissue repair? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D)
formation of new stem cells
Which tissue type would likely function to hold the kidneys in place? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔A) adipose
Which tissue type is formed by many cells joining together, which are
multinucleated? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D) skeletal muscle
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, Which tissue type likely functions to add support to an organ? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔(Answer not provided in notes, but likely connective tissue)
What type of muscle is cardiac muscle? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Cardiac muscle is
a type of involuntary muscle found only in the heart.
What type of cartilage is hyaline cartilage? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Hyaline
cartilage is a type of connective tissue that provides support with some
flexibility.
What type of tissue lines the uterine (fallopian) tubes and helps move a
fertilized egg towards the uterus? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Ciliated simple
columnar epithelium.
What is the first step to take when examining an unknown organ under a
microscope? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Fix it with preservative.
Which connective tissue is an exception to the rule that connective tissues
are largely non-living extracellular matrix? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Adipose tissue.
What type of exocrine gland are the salivary glands classified as? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Compound tubuloalveolar.
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