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Study of Animal Tissues

 EXERCISE
1. What is the average number of cells in human body?
2. What is a tissue?
3. Define histology.
4. Define the following terms. i) Organs ii) Organ-system
5. How are the cells in a multicellular organism classified?
6. What are the various types of animal tissues? Explain their functions.
7. Name the tissue which originates from all the three germ layers.
8. Name the types of epithelial tissues.
9. What does ‘basement membrane’ signify?
10. Why squamous epithelium is also called pavement epithelium ?
11. Give an account of cuboidal epithelial tissue.
12. Describe briefly about columnar epithelial tissue.
13. How are microvilli different from cilia?
14. Name the type of epithelium that lines the trachea to propel mucous towards larynx.
15. Discuss briefly about glandular epithelium and its types.
16. Define. Exocrine gland ii. Endocrine gland
17. Describe various types of epithelial tissues with the help of labelled diagrams.
18. Enlist the various functions of epithelium / epithelial tissue.
19. Distinguish between simple epithelium and compound epithelium.
20. Which tissues are mesodermal in origin?
21. How are connective tissues classified?
22. Describe various types of cells and fibres present in areolar connective tissue. OR
Describe in brief about areolar connective tissue with the help of suitable diagram.
23. Name the cells of connective tissue which form the fibres.
24. Distinguish between epithelial tissue and connective tissue.
25. Name the type of muscles fibres lining the stomach and intestine.
26. Distinguish between white fibres and yellow fibres.
27. Why does obese person suffers from high blood pressure as compares to lean
persons?
28. What is tendon?
29. Give two examples of tendon.
30. Name the connective tissue which form fibres.
31. Write a short note on tendon.
32. What is a ligament?

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33. What is skeletal tissue?
34. Distinguish between Fibro cartilage and Elastic cartilage
35. Distinguish between cartilage and bone.
36. Name two types of cells found in a bone.
37. Explain in detail about the various types of bones.
38. Distinguish between spongy bone and compact bone.
39. What is exoskeleton?
40. Write the functions of skeletal tissue.
41. Which fibres are mesodermal in origin?
42. What is a muscular tissue?
43. Mention different types of muscles and give their locations.
44. Describe in detail the fine structure of striated muscle fibres.
45. ‘With the help of a neat labelled diagram describe location, structure and functions
of striated muscle fibre.
46. What is structural and functional unit of striated muscles fibre?
47. Describe the, structure, location and functions of smooth muscles.
48. What is structural and functional unit of striated muscles fibre?
49. Describe the, structure, location and functions of smooth muscles.
50. Which animal tissue is mesodermal in origin?
51. What is meant by intercalated disc? Mention its function.
52. Difference between cardiac and striated muscle
53. Which muscle fibre tapers at both the ends and does not show striation ?
54. Which tissues are ectodermal in origin?
55. Write a note on neuroglial cells.
56. Describe the structure of neuron
57. What is the basic unit of neural system ?
58. Why do neurons lack the power of division ?
59. Name the small sized branched nerve process of a nerve cell.
60. Describe in detail the classification of neurons.
61. Name the two types of nerve fibres

 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Lining of intestine in man is made up of
(A) ciliated epithelium (C) brush bordered epithelium
(B) keratinized epithelium (D) non keratinized epithelium
2. A stratified epithelium in which the outermost layer becomes keratinized is found in
(A) buccal cavity (B) male urethra (C) vagina (D) skin

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3. Ciliated epithelium is found in
(A) Fallopian tube and trachea (C) lung and trachea
(B) kidney and trachea (D) liver and trachea
4. The non - cellular membrane found in epithelial tissue is
(A) perichondrium (B) periosteum (C) endosteum (D) basement
membrane
5. Intercellular matrix is minimum in
(A) epithelial tissue (B) bone (C) cartilage (D) muscular
6. Branch of biology dealing with study of microscopic tissues is called
(A) histology (B) cytology (C) microscopy (D) anatomy
7. Canaliculi are
(A) tubes connecting adjacent osteocytes
(B) tubes connecting Haversian canals with bone marrow
(C) fibres joining adjacent neurons
(D) fibres of ligament connective tissue
8. The white fibres are chemically composed of
(A) Myosin (B) elastin (C) collagen (D) actin
9. Most abundant connective tissue type is
(A) areolar (B) fibrous (C) adipose (D) vascular
10. The structural and functional unit of striated muscle fibres is
(A) sarcomere (B) sarcolemma (C) sarcoplasm (D) myofibril
11. The colour of the collagen fibres in connective tissue are
(A) red (B) yellow (C) white (D) colourless
12. The non cellular membrane found in epithelial tissue is
(A) perichondrium (C) endosteum
(B) periosteum (D) basement membrane
13. Ligament joins
(A) muscle to bone (C) skin to muscle
(B) bone to bone (D) nerve to muscles
14. Active bone cells are called
(A) osteoblast (B) osteocytes (C) osteoclasts (D) osteoporosis
15. Inactive bone cells are called
(A) osteoclasts (B) osteocytes (C) osteoporosis (D) osteoblasts
16. The white fibrous tissue covering the cartilage is known as
(A) perichondrium (B) periosteum (C) endosteum (D) peritoneum
17. A cartilage is formed by
(A) osteoblast (B) fibroblast (C) chondrocytes (D) osteocytes

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18. Heart is made up of
(A) skeletal tissue (C) cardiac muscles
(B) muscular tissue (D) adipose tissue
19. Which of the following is the contractile protein of a muscle?
(A) tubulin (B) myosin (C) tropomyosin (D) trypsin
20. Cytoplasm of muscle cell is called
(A) sarcolemma (B) neuroplasm (C) axoplasm (D) sarcoplasm
21. In mammals, histamine is secreted by
(A) fibroblast (B) histocytes (C) lymphocytes (D) mast cells
22. Strongest cartilage is
(A) fibrous cartilage (C) hyaline cartilage
(B) elastic cartilage (D) simple cartilage
23. The cell which synthesizes and secretes intercellular substance of bone is known as
(A) chondroblast (B) osteocyte (C) osteoblast (D) osteon
24. Type of cartilage found in tracheal wall is
(A) fibre cartilage (C) hyaline cartilage
(B) elastic cartilage (D) None of these
25. The longitudinal canals of a bone are called
(A) marrow cavity (C) Volkmann’s canals
(B) Eustachian canal (D) Haversian canal
26. Matrix of bone differs from that of cartilage in having _____ in it.
(A) ossein (B) chondrin (C) osteocytes (D) chondrocytes.
27. In striated muscle, sarcomere is
(A) structural unit (C) single cell
(B) functional unit (D) Both (A) & (B)
28. The boundaries of individual cells in cardiac muscle are named as:
(A) Inter-calated discs (C) H line
(B) Z lines (D) Krause’s membrane
29. Epithelium does not shows the following:
(A) uniform sized cells (C) collagen fibres
(B) basement membrane (D) blood vessels
30. Fat storing tissue in mammal is
(A) Adipose tissue (C) Fat bodies
(B) Areolar tissue (D) Muscular tissue
31. Covering of cartilage is perichondrium, while that of bone is :
(A) periosteum (C) basement membrane
(B) endosteum (D)none of these

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32. Nissl’s granules are found in
(A) Cartilage cells (C) muscle cells
(B) nerve cells (D) osteoblasts
33. The efferent process of neuron is called
(A) dendrons (C) axon
(B) Cytons (D) neurofibrils
34. Which type of tissue forms the inner surface of a blood vessel?
(A) Epithelial (B) Comiective (C) Muscle (D) Nervous
35. In which of the following, the plasma membrane of the epithelial lining is modified
into microvilli?
(A) Tubules of the testis (C) Intestine
(B) Vagina (D) Urinary tract
36. The actively dividing layer of columnar cells in the epidermis of man is called as the
(A) stratum granulosum (C) stratum malphigian
(B) stratum lucidum (D) stratum comeum
37. Which type of tissue forms gland?
(A) Epithelial tissue (C) Nervous tissue
(B) Connective tissue (D) Muscle tissue
38. The bone of a mammal contains Haversian canals, which are connected by
transverse canals known as
(A) Semi-circular canals (C)Volkmann’s canals
(B) Inguinal canals (D) Bidder’s canals
39. Cardiac muscles are made of branches of fibres that are
(A) non-striated and under voluntary control
(B) striated and not under voluntary control
(C) striated and under voluntary control
(D) non-striated and not under voluntary control
40. Schwann cells and nodes of Ranvier are found in
(A) neurons (B) chondroblasts (C) osteoblasts (D) gland cells
41. A bipolar neuron has
(A) 1 dendron and 1 axon (C) 2 dendrites and 1 axon
(B) 2 axon and 2 dendrites (D) 2 axon and 1 dendrite
42. Mast cells of connective tissue contain
(A) heparin and calcitonin (C) vasopressin and relaxin
(B) serotonin and melanin (D) heparin and histamine

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 ANSWERS TO MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (C) 4. (D) 5. (A) 6. (A) 7. (A)
8. (C) 9. (D) 10. (A) 11. (C) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (A)
15. (B) 16. (A) 17. (C) 18. (C) 19. (B) 20. (D) 21. (D)
22. (A) 23. (B) 24. (C) 25. (D) 26. (A) 27. (D) 28. (A)
29. (C) 30. (A) 31. (A) 32. (B) 33. (C) 34. (A) 35. (C)
36. (C) 37. (A) 38. (C) 39. (B) 40. (A) 41. (A) 42. (D)

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