4.2 True/False Questions
1) Multilayered epithelia are named for the cell shape found in the basal layer.
2) The mesothelium comprises the superficial layer of the serous membranes of the peritoneal, pleural, and pericardial cavities.
3) In bony tissues, chondrocytes are found in the lacunae.
4) Dense regular connective tissue is characterized by giving strength in all directions.
5) Areolar connective tissue forms the lamina propria of mucous membranes.
6) Superficial fascia refers to the fatty hypodermis below the skin, whereas deep fascia are the sheets of tissue that wrap around muscles, large blood vessels, etc.
7) Much of the body's adipose tissue is found in the hypodermis.
8) Microvilli are common on almost all epithelial cells, but they are more obvious and abundant on absorption cells in the small intestine and the kidney.
9) Unlike other connective tissues, bone is not considered to be a living tissue.
10) In blood, the matrix is the liquid blood plasma.
11) Fibrosis involves the proliferation of a fibrous connective tissue called scar tissue.
12) The cutaneous membrane is the skin.
13) Cardiac muscle cells are connected to each other by intercalated discs.
14) Skeletal muscle is characterized by obvious striations (seen microscopically) and multinucleate cells.
15) Dense regular connective tissue gains its strength from the multitude of actin fibers that make up the bulk of the matrix.