UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

CENTRE FOR FOUNDATION STUDIES

FOUNDATION IN SCIENCE
MAY 2017

FHSB 1224
BIOLOGY II

TUTORIAL 1
BASIC ORGANIZATION OF HUMAN BODY

Students Guide for Tutorial:

At university level, the tutor facilitates student learning without spoon-feeding. Therefore, you are
expected to:

Read your textbook, attempt the questions before the tutorial

Be independent: consult textbooks or dictionaries on your own first before asking the tutor
All questions are compulsory. 1 mark may reflect 1 answer point.
(No half mark is awarded in the finals marks)

(May 2015)
Q1. Figure 1 shows four different types of epithelial tissues that are commonly found in the
human body.

Figure 1

Based on Figure 1, answer the following questions.

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 (a) Complete Table 1. (6 marks)

Table 1
Description R V
Name of
epithelial tissue
Location found
in human body
Function

(b) Name the type of epithelial tissue (R, S, T or V) that present on the following body
parts.

(i) Bowmans capsule of the kidneys (1 mark)

(ii) Tubules in the kidney (1 mark)

(iii) Lining of the mouth (1 mark)

(May 2014)
Q2. Figure 2 is an anatomical diagram of the human knee.

Figure 2

(a) Identify structure B. (1 mark)

(b) Name the specific types of tissue that make up structures B and E. (2 marks)

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 (c) Describe the characteristics of the tissue that makes up structure B which
contributes to its function. (1 mark)

(d) The tissues that make up structures B, C, D and E belong to the same category.
State the category and explain why blood is classified within the same category
despite being liquid in nature. (2 marks)

(January 2016)
Q3. (a) Briefly describe how the structure of the following tissue is well-suited to their
functions.

(i) Stratified squamous epithelium in vagina (2 marks)

(ii) Simple squamous epithelium in lining of alveoli (2marks)

(iii) Bone in skull (2 marks)

(b) Figure 3 shows 3 types of muscle tissues found in human body.

Figure 3

Based on Figure 3, answer the following questions.

(i) Identify the structure of cardiac muscle and support with reasons.
(2 marks)

(ii) Give ONE structural similarity between P and Q. (1 mark)

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(January 2017)
Q4. Figure 4 shows the organisation of tissues in a human stomach wall.

Figure 4
Based on Figure 4, answer the following questions.

(a) State THREE (3) specific types of tissues that can be found in the stomach wall.
(3 marks)

(b) Describe the structure and function of the muscle tissue found in the stomach wall.
(3 marks)

(c) Differentiate the structure of epithelium that lines the stomach wall with those that
lines the respiratory tract. (2 marks)

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Q5. Figure 5 shows the thermoregulation in the body accomplished by several feedback
systems.

Figure 5
(a) Briefly explain how the control systems in our body detect change and direct
responses. (5 marks)

(b) Explain the feedback mechanism for thermoregulation. (2 marks)