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Chapter 4 Tissues 1-20 Completion

Completion
Read Barron’s Anatomy and Physiology The Easy Way to complete each statement.
 

 1. 

The tissue that covers body surfaces, lines its cavities, and forms the major portions of many glands is called __________________________________.
 

 

 2. 

The matrix of connective tissue contains both cells and ___________________________.
 

 

 3. 

The major function of muscle tissue in the body is to permit ____________________.
 

 

 4. 

The cells of the nervous tissue are specially adapted to recieve and relay ______________________________.
 

 

 5. 

The cells in epithelial tissue divide by the process of _________________________.
 

 

 6. 

Epithelial tissue is anchored to the underlying connective tissue by a noncellular __________________________
 

 

 7. 

Those junctions formed by the fusions of cell membranes of adjacent cells with interlocking membrane proteins are _______________________________________.
 

 

 8. 

Adhering junctions between epithelial cells extend around the entire cell ________________________
 

 

 9. 

A submicroscopic space separates opposing cell membranes and keratin cells bind these cells together  in macular adhering junctions, known as ____________________________________
 

 

 10. 

Epithelelium containing cells that produce products such as enzymes, sweat, and hormones are known as ________________________________.
 

 

 11. 

Epithelial tissue occuring in sheets having a single layer is known as __________________________________.
 

 

 12. 

In transitional epithelium, the cells change shape in response to _______________________________.
 

 

 13. 

Both endothelium and mesothelium are types of _____________________________.
 

 

 14. 

Epithelium consisting of a single layer of tall cells with nuclei close to the base of the cells is described as being _________________________________________.
 

 

 15. 

The epidermis of the skin consists of epithelium known as _________________________________________
 

 

 16. 

The primary function of stratified squamous epithelium in the human body is _______________________________________.
 

 

 17. 

The ureter and urinary bladder contain up to six or seven layers of epithelial tissue known as _________________________________________.
 

 

 18. 

Those glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream are ______________________.
 

 

 19. 

The exocrine glands are notable because they secrete their products into _________________________________.
 

 

 20. 

A goblet cell is a type of exocrine gland composed of __________________________.
 

 



 
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