Test Bank For Structure & Function of the
Body 17th Edition 2025 Chapter 1-22
Stratified squamous tissue - answers An example of epithelial tissue.
Smooth, striated, and cardiac - answers Examples of muscle tissue.
Tissue connected and supported by glia cells - answers Nervous tissue.
Adipose and areolar tissues - answers Examples of connective tissue.
Ideal body-fat percentage - answers 12% to 18% for men and 18% to 24% for women.
Simple columnar tissue - answers A type of epithelial tissue.
Glia cells - answers Cells of nervous tissue.
Cardiac tissue - answers A type of muscle tissue.
Bone tissue - answers A type of connective tissue.
Blood - answers A type of connective tissue.
Simple squamous tissue - answers A type of epithelial tissue.
Neurons - answers Cells of nervous tissue.
Hematopoietic tissue - answers A type of connective tissue.
Pseudostratified tissue - answers A type of epithelial tissue.
Most abundant and widely distributed tissue - answers Connective tissue.
Tissue that covers and lines many parts of the body - answers Epithelial tissue.
Axons and dendrites - answers Found in cells of nervous tissue.
Tissue specializing in movement of the body - answers Muscle tissue.
Continuous sheet of cells with no blood vessels - answers Epithelial tissue.
Cells that have the ability to shorten - answers Muscle tissue.
Tissue with few cells found in extracellular material called matrix - answers Connective
tissue.
,Tissue subdivided according to shape and arrangement of cells - answers Epithelial
tissue.
Tissue allowing rapid communication between body structures - answers Nervous
tissue.
Glands - answers Usually made up of epithelial tissue.
Fluid material found between cells - answers Matrix.
Fibers in the matrix that allow stretching and rebounding - answers Elastin.
Proteoglycans in a tissue's matrix - answers Linking cells, absorbing shock, regulation
of tissue function and lubrication.
Muscle tissue - answers A type of tissue that is responsible for movement in the body.
Epithelial tissue - answers A tissue that covers the body and lines its organs and
cavities.
Connective tissue - answers A tissue that supports, binds together, and protects tissues
and organs.
Nervous tissue - answers A tissue that makes up the brain, spinal cord, and nerves,
responsible for transmitting signals.
Matrix - answers The material or tissue in between cells in connective tissue.
Integumentary system - answers The system that includes the skin, hair, and
specialized sense organs.
Skeletal system - answers The system that includes bones, cartilage, and ligaments.
Muscular system - answers The system that includes all muscle types and is
responsible for movement and posture.
Nervous system - answers The system that includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves,
responsible for controlling body functions.
Endocrine system - answers The system of glands that secrete hormones directly into
the bloodstream.
Cardiovascular system - answers The system responsible for the transportation of
materials throughout the body.
,Osteon - answers The structural unit of compact bone tissue.
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium - answers A type of epithelial tissue that appears
to have multiple layers but is actually a single layer.
Stratified squamous epithelial tissue - answers A type of epithelial tissue composed of
multiple layers of flat cells.
Smooth muscle - answers Involuntary muscle found in the walls of internal organs.
Cardiac muscle - answers Involuntary muscle that makes up the heart.
Skeletal muscle - answers Voluntary muscle that is attached to bones and helps in
movement.
Areolar tissue - answers A type of connective tissue that is loose and provides support
and elasticity.
Bone - answers A hard connective tissue that forms the skeleton.
Cartilage - answers A flexible connective tissue found in various parts of the body.
Dendrites - answers Branch-like structures of neurons that receive signals.
Axons - answers Long, slender projections of neurons that transmit signals away from
the cell body.
Accessory structures of the skin - answers Includes hair, nails, and sweat glands.
Lymphatic system - answers The system that includes lymph nodes.
Respiratory system - answers A structure that is not included in the respiratory system
is the esophagus.
Digestive system - answers An organ that is part of the gastrointestinal tract is the
stomach.
Urinary system - answers Urine is carried from the kidney to the bladder by the ureter.
Urinary system | Reproductive systems - answers The structure that is part of both the
reproductive and urinary systems is the urethra.
Male reproductive system - answers The gonads of the male reproductive system
include the testes.
, Female reproductive system - answers The gonads for the female reproductive system
include the ovaries.
Immune system - answers Some immune system cells are able to attack, engulf, and
destroy harmful bacteria directly by phagocytosis.
Muscle system - answers Which of the following does not occur when smooth muscle
contracts? Bones of the skeletal system move.
Organ - answers An organ is composed of two or more kinds of tissues, grouped into
systems, and performs more complex functions than individual types of tissues.
Sensory stimuli recognition - answers Recognizes sensory stimuli.
Material transport - answers Transports materials to various parts of the body.
Blood cell production - answers Makes blood cells and stores minerals.
Hormonal regulation - answers Regulates body function by the release of hormones.
Blood cleansing - answers Cleans the blood of metabolic waste.
Ova production - answers Produces ova.
Gas exchange - answers Exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide.
Organ definition - answers An organ is a group of different types of cells that function
together to perform a specific function.
System definition - answers A system is a group of organs arranged in such a way that
they can perform a more complex function.
Integumentary system importance - answers The skin is the most important organ of the
integumentary system.
Accessory structures - answers Hair, nails, and teeth are called accessory structures of
the skin.
Skin's main function - answers The main function of the skin is protection of the
underlying organs.
Skeletal system organs - answers Bones are the main organs of the skeletal system.
Bone count - answers There are about 206 bones in the human body.
Body 17th Edition 2025 Chapter 1-22
Stratified squamous tissue - answers An example of epithelial tissue.
Smooth, striated, and cardiac - answers Examples of muscle tissue.
Tissue connected and supported by glia cells - answers Nervous tissue.
Adipose and areolar tissues - answers Examples of connective tissue.
Ideal body-fat percentage - answers 12% to 18% for men and 18% to 24% for women.
Simple columnar tissue - answers A type of epithelial tissue.
Glia cells - answers Cells of nervous tissue.
Cardiac tissue - answers A type of muscle tissue.
Bone tissue - answers A type of connective tissue.
Blood - answers A type of connective tissue.
Simple squamous tissue - answers A type of epithelial tissue.
Neurons - answers Cells of nervous tissue.
Hematopoietic tissue - answers A type of connective tissue.
Pseudostratified tissue - answers A type of epithelial tissue.
Most abundant and widely distributed tissue - answers Connective tissue.
Tissue that covers and lines many parts of the body - answers Epithelial tissue.
Axons and dendrites - answers Found in cells of nervous tissue.
Tissue specializing in movement of the body - answers Muscle tissue.
Continuous sheet of cells with no blood vessels - answers Epithelial tissue.
Cells that have the ability to shorten - answers Muscle tissue.
Tissue with few cells found in extracellular material called matrix - answers Connective
tissue.
,Tissue subdivided according to shape and arrangement of cells - answers Epithelial
tissue.
Tissue allowing rapid communication between body structures - answers Nervous
tissue.
Glands - answers Usually made up of epithelial tissue.
Fluid material found between cells - answers Matrix.
Fibers in the matrix that allow stretching and rebounding - answers Elastin.
Proteoglycans in a tissue's matrix - answers Linking cells, absorbing shock, regulation
of tissue function and lubrication.
Muscle tissue - answers A type of tissue that is responsible for movement in the body.
Epithelial tissue - answers A tissue that covers the body and lines its organs and
cavities.
Connective tissue - answers A tissue that supports, binds together, and protects tissues
and organs.
Nervous tissue - answers A tissue that makes up the brain, spinal cord, and nerves,
responsible for transmitting signals.
Matrix - answers The material or tissue in between cells in connective tissue.
Integumentary system - answers The system that includes the skin, hair, and
specialized sense organs.
Skeletal system - answers The system that includes bones, cartilage, and ligaments.
Muscular system - answers The system that includes all muscle types and is
responsible for movement and posture.
Nervous system - answers The system that includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves,
responsible for controlling body functions.
Endocrine system - answers The system of glands that secrete hormones directly into
the bloodstream.
Cardiovascular system - answers The system responsible for the transportation of
materials throughout the body.
,Osteon - answers The structural unit of compact bone tissue.
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium - answers A type of epithelial tissue that appears
to have multiple layers but is actually a single layer.
Stratified squamous epithelial tissue - answers A type of epithelial tissue composed of
multiple layers of flat cells.
Smooth muscle - answers Involuntary muscle found in the walls of internal organs.
Cardiac muscle - answers Involuntary muscle that makes up the heart.
Skeletal muscle - answers Voluntary muscle that is attached to bones and helps in
movement.
Areolar tissue - answers A type of connective tissue that is loose and provides support
and elasticity.
Bone - answers A hard connective tissue that forms the skeleton.
Cartilage - answers A flexible connective tissue found in various parts of the body.
Dendrites - answers Branch-like structures of neurons that receive signals.
Axons - answers Long, slender projections of neurons that transmit signals away from
the cell body.
Accessory structures of the skin - answers Includes hair, nails, and sweat glands.
Lymphatic system - answers The system that includes lymph nodes.
Respiratory system - answers A structure that is not included in the respiratory system
is the esophagus.
Digestive system - answers An organ that is part of the gastrointestinal tract is the
stomach.
Urinary system - answers Urine is carried from the kidney to the bladder by the ureter.
Urinary system | Reproductive systems - answers The structure that is part of both the
reproductive and urinary systems is the urethra.
Male reproductive system - answers The gonads of the male reproductive system
include the testes.
, Female reproductive system - answers The gonads for the female reproductive system
include the ovaries.
Immune system - answers Some immune system cells are able to attack, engulf, and
destroy harmful bacteria directly by phagocytosis.
Muscle system - answers Which of the following does not occur when smooth muscle
contracts? Bones of the skeletal system move.
Organ - answers An organ is composed of two or more kinds of tissues, grouped into
systems, and performs more complex functions than individual types of tissues.
Sensory stimuli recognition - answers Recognizes sensory stimuli.
Material transport - answers Transports materials to various parts of the body.
Blood cell production - answers Makes blood cells and stores minerals.
Hormonal regulation - answers Regulates body function by the release of hormones.
Blood cleansing - answers Cleans the blood of metabolic waste.
Ova production - answers Produces ova.
Gas exchange - answers Exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide.
Organ definition - answers An organ is a group of different types of cells that function
together to perform a specific function.
System definition - answers A system is a group of organs arranged in such a way that
they can perform a more complex function.
Integumentary system importance - answers The skin is the most important organ of the
integumentary system.
Accessory structures - answers Hair, nails, and teeth are called accessory structures of
the skin.
Skin's main function - answers The main function of the skin is protection of the
underlying organs.
Skeletal system organs - answers Bones are the main organs of the skeletal system.
Bone count - answers There are about 206 bones in the human body.
