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The wall of the heart is made up of three layers,including the middle layer responsible for the heart's pumping action.These layers are all the same tissue type,epithelium.

A) True
B) False

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Striations but not intercalated discs are seen in _____________ muscle tissue.

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The differences among merocrine,apocrine,and holocrine secretions are the


A) locations of the glands that produce them.
B) number of cells that secrete.
C) amount of cytoplasm secreted along with the glandular product.
D) amount of glycoprotein secreted with the glandular product.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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About 90% of all cancers originate from


A) epithelium.
B) connective tissue.
C) muscle tissue.
D) nervous tissue.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Cutaneous membrane is synonymous with ______.

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Which type of tissue lines the follicles of the thyroid glands?


A) Simple squamous epithelium
B) Simple cuboidal epithelium
C) Stratified cuboidal epithelium
D) Glandular epithelium

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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The cells that respond to environmental stimuli are ________.

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The type of epithelium that lines the urinary bladder and many of the urinary passageways is


A) cuboidal.
B) transitional.
C) pseudostratified.
D) columnar.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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The basis of using proteomics to describe tissues is that


A) different cell types produce different sets of tRNAs.
B) different cell types produce different sets of mRNAs.
C) all cells produce the same amounts of the same proteins.
D) the genetic code is universal.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Neuron axons transmit electrical impulses to _______,______,and ________.

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Epithelial tissue functions in


A) secretion,absorption,and protection.
B) contraction,movement,and reflexes.
C) reacting to stimuli,thinking,and remembering.
D) nourishing and hydrating tissues.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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A (An) ______ gland does not branch before reaching the glandular cells or secretory part.


A) simple
B) compound
C) tubular
D) alveolar

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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______ _______ join cells,forming tissues.

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Embryonic stem cells growing in a lab dish are bathed in a "cocktail" of chemicals that cause them to specialize into branching networks of single-nucleated cells that pulsate in unison.This tissue is most likely


A) smooth muscle.
B) skeletal muscle.
C) cardiac muscle.
D) epithelial tissue.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Skin is a mucous membrane.

A) True
B) False

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Neurons can send messages to


A) only other neurons.
B) only other neurons and neuroglia.
C) other neurons,glands,and muscles.
D) other neurons and skeletal muscle only.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The ______ ______ ______ are the only blood cells that function entirely in blood vessels.

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Osteoblasts become osteocytes.

A) True
B) False

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Intercellular junctions connect


A) cell membranes.
B) cell nuclei.
C) blood cells.
D) microtubules.

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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White blood cells may become macrophages.

A) True
B) False

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