Self Quiz

Tissue Identification

(Do this quiz AFTER the microscope lab!)

1.What type of tissue is this?

A. muscle

B. neural

C. epithelial

D. connective

2. These cells were scraped from the inside of someone’s cheek. What type of tissue are they?

A. muscle

B. neural

C. epithelial

D. connective

3. What are the dark-stained structures visible in the centers of these cells?

A. mitochondria

B. nuclei

C. food

D. intercalated discs

4. What is the dark-stained line surrounding each cell?

A. an intercalated disc

B. A nucleus

C. a basement membrane

D. a cell membrane

5.What type of tissue is this?

A. muscle

B. neural

C. epithelial

D. connective

6.What tissue is this?

A. bone

B. neural

C. smooth muscle

D. adipose

7.What feature of skeletal muscle is clearly visible in this microscope photograph?

A. intercalated discs

B. cell membranes

C. striations

D. lipid storage

8.Where is this type of muscle found?

A.in the heart

B.in the brain

C.in the arm

D.in the walls of hollow organs

9.What are the dark, horizontal line structures in this tissue sample?

A.nuclei

B.cell membranes

C.axons

D.intercalated discs

10.What kind of muscle tissue is this?

A.cardiac muscle

B.smooth muscle

C.skeletal muscle

D.tendon

11.A neuron can be up to _____________ long.

A.9 feet

B.39 inches

C.10 inches

D.100 inches

12.The longest part of a neuron is called ______.

A. the axon

B. the cell body

C. a dendrite

D. an intercalated disc

13.The smallest muscle cells in the body are:

A. adipose

B. skeletal muscle

C. smooth muscle

D. up to 10” long

14.This connective tissue does not usually divide after puberty:

A. adipose

B. bone

C. cartilage

D. cardiac muscle