Tissue Types Flashcards
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Which histological feature distinguishes cardiac muscle from skeletal muscle?
Answer: Intercalated discs connecting adjacent cells
Intercalated discs are specialized junctions unique to cardiac muscle that allow electrical coupling and mechanical cohesion between cardiomyocytes.
Dense irregular connective tissue, such as that found in the dermis, is characterized by:
Answer: Randomly oriented collagen fibers resisting multidirectional stress
Dense irregular connective tissue has collagen fibers arranged in multiple directions, providing strength against forces from various angles.
A sample of simple cuboidal epithelium would most likely be found lining:
Answer: The kidney tubules
Simple cuboidal epithelium is classically found lining kidney tubules, where it performs reabsorption and secretion.
Which connective tissue fiber type is most resistant to stretching and provides tensile strength?
Answer: Collagen fibers
Collagen fibers are the strongest fiber type in connective tissue, providing high tensile strength with minimal extensibility.
Which statement correctly describes the perichondrium?
Answer: It is a fibrous membrane surrounding hyaline and elastic cartilage but absent in fibrocartilage
The perichondrium surrounds hyaline and elastic cartilage and contains chondrogenic cells, but fibrocartilage lacks a perichondrium.
In an H&E stained section, plasma cells are recognized by their:
Answer: Basophilic cytoplasm, clock-face (cartwheel) nucleus, and perinuclear hof
Plasma cells are identified by their basophilic cytoplasm (due to abundant RER), eccentrically placed clock-face nucleus, and a pale Golgi area (perinuclear hof).
Which of the following is a characteristic feature of stratified squamous epithelium?
Answer: Only the basal layer contacts the basement membrane and cells flatten toward the surface
In stratified squamous epithelium, only the basal cells contact the basement membrane, and cells progressively flatten as they migrate toward the surface.