MMED1007 REVISION QUIZ QUESTIONS
1. In haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, which one of the following
is true?- Answers - Haematoxylin stains nucleic acids well
2. Which units is the wavelength of light measured in most commonly in mi-
croscopy- Answers - Nanometres
3. Haematoxylin is widely used as a histological stain. What structures does it
tend to bind to and stain most intensely?- Answers - nuclei and rough endoplasmic
reticulum
4. Going from smallest to largest, which one of the following has the items in
the correct order?- Answers - molecules, organelles, cells, tissues, organs
5. Which of the following is incorrect about smooth muscle cells?- Answers - smooth
muscle cells usually contract faster than striated muscle cells
6. Most striated muscles are divided up into fascicles outlined by connective
tissue. Which of the following best describes the connective tissue that define
the borders of fascicles?- Answers - It is called perimysium and it contains small blood vessels and
nerve fibres
7. Which of the following is FALSE about the bladder epithelium?- Answers -
the cells on the luminal surface of the bladder epithelium are columnar in shape
8. Which of the following is NOT generally true of epithelial cells- Answers -
the basement membrane is one thin part of the basal lamina
9. Which one of the following best describes the production of mucous in the
oesophagus?- Answers - It is produced by mucous glands located in the submucosa
10. Which is true about the lamina propria?- Answers - It contains numerous lymphocytes
11. The surface epithelium of the colon is made up of- Answers -- Answers - Simple,
columnar epithelium with some apical microvilli
12. The major type of connective tissue filament that outlines rows of hepato-
,cytes along the liver sinusoids is- Answers -- Answers - Reticulin
13. Which is the correct order of filtrate flow in the kidney corpuscles
and tubules?- Answers - Bowman's capsule, proximal convoluted tubules, distal convoluted tubules,
collecting ducts
14. Blood in the renal interlobular arteries flows next into which vessels?- Answers
- Atterent arterioles
15. The most common type of bladder cancer is- Answers -- Answers - Transitional cell
carcinoma
16. Transitional epithelium of the bladder (urothelium) consist of the following
cells starting at the luminal surface- Answers -- Answers - Umbrella cells, intermediate cells,
basal cells
, 17. Some very thin ("squamous") epithelial cells form the surface of the pleural
membranes and secrete a thin watery solution. What sort of cells are these?-
Answers - - mesothelial cells
18. Roughly how many alveoli are there in a healthy adult human?- Answers -
300,000,000
19. Which cells, found especially in the smallest bronchioles, are involved in
secreting antibacterial proteins, surfactant and can also inactivate toxins that
enter the airways?- Answers - Club cells
20. Type II alveolar cells- Answers -- Answers - Secrete a substance that reduces surface tension in the lung
21. Oxytocin and vasopressin (ADH) are synthesised in the- Answers -- Answers -
nerve cell bodies in the hypothalamus
22. The anterior pituitary produces and secretes- Answers -- Answers - growth
hormone
23. The posterior pituitary- Answers -- Answers - stores and secretes ADH and oxytocin
24. Cortisol is mainly synthesised and secreted by- Answers -- Answers - zona
fasciculata
25. Basophils can be identified in a routine blood smear because they
have a- Answers -- Answers - bilobed nucleus and dark purple specific granules
26. Name the leukocytes that are also known as granulocytes.- Answers - neutrophils,
eosinophils and basophils
27. Which type of blood vessel often has both circularly and longitudinally ori-
ented smooth muscle?- Answers - Large veins
28. Moving through the arterial system from large arteries to small
arteries, what do you expect to see in terms of the amount of smooth
muscle? The amount of smooth muscle- Answers -- Answers - increases as arteries
become smaller.
1. In haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, which one of the following
is true?- Answers - Haematoxylin stains nucleic acids well
2. Which units is the wavelength of light measured in most commonly in mi-
croscopy- Answers - Nanometres
3. Haematoxylin is widely used as a histological stain. What structures does it
tend to bind to and stain most intensely?- Answers - nuclei and rough endoplasmic
reticulum
4. Going from smallest to largest, which one of the following has the items in
the correct order?- Answers - molecules, organelles, cells, tissues, organs
5. Which of the following is incorrect about smooth muscle cells?- Answers - smooth
muscle cells usually contract faster than striated muscle cells
6. Most striated muscles are divided up into fascicles outlined by connective
tissue. Which of the following best describes the connective tissue that define
the borders of fascicles?- Answers - It is called perimysium and it contains small blood vessels and
nerve fibres
7. Which of the following is FALSE about the bladder epithelium?- Answers -
the cells on the luminal surface of the bladder epithelium are columnar in shape
8. Which of the following is NOT generally true of epithelial cells- Answers -
the basement membrane is one thin part of the basal lamina
9. Which one of the following best describes the production of mucous in the
oesophagus?- Answers - It is produced by mucous glands located in the submucosa
10. Which is true about the lamina propria?- Answers - It contains numerous lymphocytes
11. The surface epithelium of the colon is made up of- Answers -- Answers - Simple,
columnar epithelium with some apical microvilli
12. The major type of connective tissue filament that outlines rows of hepato-
,cytes along the liver sinusoids is- Answers -- Answers - Reticulin
13. Which is the correct order of filtrate flow in the kidney corpuscles
and tubules?- Answers - Bowman's capsule, proximal convoluted tubules, distal convoluted tubules,
collecting ducts
14. Blood in the renal interlobular arteries flows next into which vessels?- Answers
- Atterent arterioles
15. The most common type of bladder cancer is- Answers -- Answers - Transitional cell
carcinoma
16. Transitional epithelium of the bladder (urothelium) consist of the following
cells starting at the luminal surface- Answers -- Answers - Umbrella cells, intermediate cells,
basal cells
, 17. Some very thin ("squamous") epithelial cells form the surface of the pleural
membranes and secrete a thin watery solution. What sort of cells are these?-
Answers - - mesothelial cells
18. Roughly how many alveoli are there in a healthy adult human?- Answers -
300,000,000
19. Which cells, found especially in the smallest bronchioles, are involved in
secreting antibacterial proteins, surfactant and can also inactivate toxins that
enter the airways?- Answers - Club cells
20. Type II alveolar cells- Answers -- Answers - Secrete a substance that reduces surface tension in the lung
21. Oxytocin and vasopressin (ADH) are synthesised in the- Answers -- Answers -
nerve cell bodies in the hypothalamus
22. The anterior pituitary produces and secretes- Answers -- Answers - growth
hormone
23. The posterior pituitary- Answers -- Answers - stores and secretes ADH and oxytocin
24. Cortisol is mainly synthesised and secreted by- Answers -- Answers - zona
fasciculata
25. Basophils can be identified in a routine blood smear because they
have a- Answers -- Answers - bilobed nucleus and dark purple specific granules
26. Name the leukocytes that are also known as granulocytes.- Answers - neutrophils,
eosinophils and basophils
27. Which type of blood vessel often has both circularly and longitudinally ori-
ented smooth muscle?- Answers - Large veins
28. Moving through the arterial system from large arteries to small
arteries, what do you expect to see in terms of the amount of smooth
muscle? The amount of smooth muscle- Answers -- Answers - increases as arteries
become smaller.
