Histology Quiz
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This type of tissue transmits impulses throughout the body:
A. cardiac muscle
B. skeletal tissue
C. nervous tissue
D. smooth muscle
Identify the picture
A. Simple squamous
B. Simple cuboidal
C. Stratified squamous
D. Simple columnar
This specialized cell fights off foreign invaders
A. RBC
B. Mast Cells
C. WBC
D. Macrophages
Where does that condyle sit at rest?
A. Articular eminence
B. Articular capsule
C. External auditory canal
D. Temporomandibular (articular fossa)
it contains the calcium-binding site
A. tropomyosin
B. troponin
C. myosin-binding site
D. G-actin
A pathologist is studying a tissue biopsy with poorly preserved structures. Which step in the histological preparation process was most likely inadequate?
A. Fixation
B. Sectioning
C. Staining
D. Embedding
Why are histological stains, like hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), important in microscopy?
A. They make the microscope easier to use.
B. They color specific cellular components for better visualization.
C. They preserve the tissue structure.
D. They provide three-dimensional imaging.
center of sarcomere
A. M line
B. Z disc
C. H zone
D. I band
The muscle that functions to protract and elevate the mandible is the
A. Masseter
B. Temporalis
C. Lateral pterygoid
D. Medial pterygoid
E. Buccinator
Why are paraffin and resin commonly used in histology?
A. They enhance tissue staining properties.
B. They serve as embedding media for sectioning.
C. They act as fixatives for tissue preservation.
D. They dissolve lipids in the tissue.
skeletal muscle is vascularized
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
What cellular component is primarily stained by hematoxylin?
A. Cytoplasm
B. Nucleus
C. Lipid droplets
D. Mitochondria
which is main responsible for body movements
A. skeletal muscles
B. bones
C. joints
D. tissues
NUCLEUS: multinucleated, located at periphery
A. skeletal
B. cardiac
C. visceral
This Connective Tissue protects, insulates, and stores fat
A. Reticular
B. Elastic
C. Adipose
D. Irregular