Biology - Animal Tissues
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Which type of tissue forms the thin surface for gas exchange in the lungs?
- (a)
Epithelial
- (b)
Connective
- (c)
Nervous
- (d)
Muscular
Epithelial cells get nutrients from
- (a)
neighbouring cells
- (b)
blood vessels
- (c)
lymph vessels
- (d)
underlying tissue
Squamous epithelium is also called
- (a)
germinal epithelium
- (b)
columnar epithelium
- (c)
pavement epithelium
- (d)
sensory epithelium
Elastin is found in
- (a)
yellow fibres of areolar tissue
- (b)
adipose tissue
- (c)
cartilage
- (d)
spongy bone
Serum is
- (a)
Whole blood
- (b)
blood minus clotting factor
- (c)
plasma minus clotting factor
- (d)
blood minus blood cells
Epithelia are involved in all the following except
- (a)
protection
- (b)
secretion
- (c)
connection
- (d)
absorption
Cartilage tissues are generally slow to heal following an injury because
- (a)
cartilage is vascular in nature
- (b)
cartilage does not undergo mitosis
- (c)
the matrix is semisolid
- (d)
chondrocytes are surrounded by fluids
When the glandular cells breakdown completely, the gland is known as
- (a)
holocrine gland
- (b)
apocrine gland
- (c)
merocrine gland
- (d)
None of these
Bone forming cells are called
- (a)
osteoclast
- (b)
osteoblast
- (c)
Chondroblast
- (d)
osteocyte
Agranulocytes normally develop in
- (a)
bone marrow
- (b)
liver
- (c)
lymph glands and spleen
- (d)
None of the above
The process of bone formation is called
- (a)
ossification
- (b)
calcification
- (c)
calcination
- (d)
None of these
Matrix of cartilage is secreted by
- (a)
chondrocytes
- (b)
chondroblasts
- (c)
osteocytes
- (d)
histiocytes
About 60% inorganic components are present in
- (a)
cartilage
- (b)
bone
- (c)
connective tissue
- (d)
None of these
The diameter of RBC is
- (a)
10-12 \(\mu m\)
- (b)
2-3 \(\mu m\)
- (c)
7-8 \(\mu m\)
- (d)
None of these
Hyoid apparatus is composed of
- (a)
hyaline cartilage
- (b)
fibrous cartilage
- (c)
calcified cartilage
- (d)
elastic cartilage
Calcified cartilage is found in
- (a)
head of femur
- (b)
pectoral girdle
- (c)
ribs and sternum
- (d)
Both (a) and (b)
Which of the following is an epidermal structure of mammals?
- (a)
Sebaceous gland
- (b)
Receptors
- (c)
Hair
- (d)
Sweat gland
Which blood corpuscle is largest in diameter?
- (a)
Erythrocyte
- (b)
Monocyte
- (c)
Neutrophils
- (d)
Lymphocyte
Adipose tissue forms
- (a)
only during fetal development
- (b)
throughout life
- (c)
mainly during fetal development and the first postpartum year
- (d)
mainly at puberty
Adipose tissue stores
- (a)
protein
- (b)
carbohydrates
- (c)
fat droplets
- (d)
All of these
Select the correctly matched pair
- (a)
Cuboidal epithelium-blood vessels
- (b)
Columnar epithelium - Uterine endometrium
- (c)
Simple epithelium -Nasal cavity
- (d)
Stratified epithelium - Thyroid follicles
Glial cells are an example of
- (a)
epithelial cells
- (b)
muscle cells
- (c)
nervous cells
- (d)
connective tissue
Centrosomes are absent in
- (a)
nerve cells
- (b)
epithelial cells
- (c)
germinal cells
- (d)
All of these
Which of the muscles are attached to bones?
- (a)
smooth muscles
- (b)
skeletal muscles
- (c)
Cardiac muscles
- (d)
All of the above
Vagina, oesophagus, urethra contain which type of tissue?
- (a)
Stratified squamous epithelium
- (b)
Simple squamous epithelium
- (c)
Ciliated epithelium
- (d)
Columnar epithilium
Debove's membrane is a layer of
- (a)
muscular tissue
- (b)
epithelial tissue
- (c)
connective tissue
- (d)
All of these
Tendons and ligaments are a kind of
- (a)
nuscular tissue
- (b)
connective tissue
- (c)
epidermal tissue
- (d)
nervous tissue
Mammary glands are modified
- (a)
sweat glands
- (b)
ceruminous glands
- (c)
glands of Zeis
- (d)
inguinal gland
Which of the following tissue originates exclusively from the ectoderm of the embryo?
- (a)
Muscular tissue
- (b)
Epithelial tissue
- (c)
Nervous tissue
- (d)
Connective tissue
In thyroid follicle, which type of epithelial tissue is present?
- (a)
Squamous
- (b)
Cuboidal
- (c)
Transitional
- (d)
Columnar