31) Of the types of lining and covering membranes, the only one that is drier than the others is
A) cutaneous.
B) serous.
C) mucous.
D) parietal.
32) The difference between a basal lamina and a basement membrane is that
A) the basal lamina is thicker.
B) they lie on opposite surfaces of the epithelium.
C) a basal lamina plus a layer of reticular fibers equals a basement membrane.
D) only the basal lamina can be seen by light microscopy.
33) Which of the following is
not
a characteristic of epithelia?
A) highly cellular with little extracellular matrix
B) innervated
C) specialized cell-cell junctions
D) vascular
34) Which of the following provides the least resistance to diffusion?
A) simple columnar epithelium
B) simple cuboidal epithelium
C) simple squamous epithelium
D) stratified squamous epithelium
35) The major function of pseudostratified columnar epithelium is
A) secretion.
B) filtration.
C) protection.
D) absorption.
36) A type of connective tissue that is
not
a connective tissue proper is
A) dense irregular connective tissue.
B) areolar tissue.
C) adipose tissue.
D) cartilage.
37) A stratified epithelium that thins and flattens as the tissue stretches is a
A) pseudostratified epithelium.
B) stratified cuboidal epithelium.
C) stratified squamous epithelium.
D) transitional epithelium.
38) Only one type of fiber in connective tissue can be stretched and then recoil—return to its original length and shape. This fiber is the
39) A highly branched gland whose walls do not balloon into spherical sacs is called
A) compound alveolar.
B) compound tubular.
C) compound tubuloalveolar.
D) simple branched alveolar.
40) Which one of the following basic types of tissues functions to control the body?
A) epithelial
B) connective
C) muscle
D) nervous