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Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology Chapter 3

front 1

The illustration of simple cuboidal epithelium is ________.

A) Label A

B) Label B

C) Label C

D) Label D

E) Label E

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B

front 2

The illustration of skeletal muscle tissue is ________.

A) Label A

B) Label B

C) Label C

D) Label D

E) Label E

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E

front 3

The illustration of stratified squamous epithelium is ________.

A) Label A

B) Label B

C) Label C

D) Label D

E) Label E

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D

front 4

The illustration of simple squamous epithelium is ________.

A) Label A

B) Label B

C) Label C

D) Label D

E) Label E

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A

front 5

The illustration of cardiac muscle tissue is ________.

A) Label A

B) Label B

C) Label C

D) Label D

E) Label E

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C

front 6

Cellular material located outside the nucleus yet inside the plasma membrane is the ________.

A) nucleolus

B) cytoplasm

C) interstitial fluid

D) extracellular fluid

back 6

B

front 7

The specialized cellular compartments within the cytosol of the cell are collectively called ________. A) organelles

B) cilia

C) flagella

D) microvilli

back 7

A

front 8

________, a type of cell junction, anchor adjacent cells together and prevent cells from being pulled apart.

A) Tight junctions

B) Gap junctions

C) Desmosomes

D) Cytoplasm

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C

front 9

The phospholipid tails are ________, which make the plasma membrane impermeable to water.

A) water-loving

B) hydrophilic

C) polar

D) hydrophobic

back 9

D

front 10

The organelle responsible for making the majority of ATP in a cell is the ________.

A) Golgi apparatus

B) mitochondrion

C) rough endoplasmic reticulum

D) lysosome

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B

front 11

The membrane connections that prevent the leaking of fluid between cells are called ________.

A) gap junctions

B) tight junctions

C) desmosomes

D) microvilli

back 11

B

front 12

The ________ is a network of proteins that forms an internal framework for the cell.

A) mitochondrion

B) cytoskeleton

C) rough endoplasmic reticulum

D) Golgi apparatus

back 12

B

front 13

The passive process that involves the movement of water through aquaporins is ________.

A) facilitated diffusion

B) endocytosis

C) solute pumping

D) osmosis

back 13

D

front 14

The nucleoplasm and cytosol make up the ________ fluid.

A) interstitial

B) intracellular

C) extracellular

D) nuclear

back 14

B

front 15

The movement of substances through the cell membrane against their concentration gradient is a type of ________ process.

A) active

B) passive

C) diffusion

D) filtration

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A

front 16

The nucleotides of DNA join in a complementary way in which adenine pairs with ________ while cytosine pairs with ________.

A) adenine; cytosine

B) uracil; guanine

C) thymine; guanine

D) guanine; thymine

back 16

C

front 17

In cell division, the term that refers to division of the cytoplasm is ________.

A) mitosis

B) interphase

C) cytokinesis

D) meiosis

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C

front 18

The period of the cell cycle when the cell grows and performs its metabolic activities is ________.

A) anaphase

B) interphase

C) metaphase

D) telophase

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B

front 19

The purpose of ________ is to produce two genetically identical cells.

A) interphase

B) cell division

C) DNA replication

D) protein synthesis

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B

front 20

The DNA segment that carries information for building one protein or polypeptide chain is called a(n) ________.

A) codon

B) gene

C) anticodon

D) amino acid

back 20

B

front 21

The two steps of protein synthesis, in the correct order, are ________ and ________.

A) transcription; translation

B) replication; mitosis

C) mitosis; cytokinesis

D) transcription; replication

back 21

A

front 22

Groups of cells that are similar in both structure and function are known as ________.

A) organs

B) organ systems

C) tissues

D) atoms

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C

front 23

Epithelial tissues have one free surface or edge known as the ________ surface.

A) basement

B) apical

C) matrix

D) attached

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B

front 24

The type of tissue consisting of cells embedded in an extracellular matrix is ________ tissue.

A) epithelial

B) connective

C) muscle

D) nervous

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B

front 25

________ glands possess ducts that transport secretions onto epithelial surfaces.

A) Endocrine

B) Adrenal

C) Thyroid

D) Exocrine

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D

front 26

The type of epithelial tissue found lining organs of the digestive system such as the small intestines is ________.

A) simple columnar

B) simple cuboidal

C) pseudostratified columnar

D) simple squamous

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A

front 27

The cell type found in nervous tissue is the ________.

A) fibroblast

B) osteocyte

C) neuron

D) chondrocyte

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C

front 28

________ tissue is commonly called fat.

A) Adipose

B) Bone

C) Reticular

D) Dense fibrous

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A

front 29

________ muscle tissue has no visible striations and has spindle-shaped cells.

A) Smooth

B) Cardiac

C) Skeletal

D) Dense regular

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A

front 30

Many layers of flattened cells should be termed ________ epithelial tissue.

A) stratified columnar

B) stratified squamous

C) pseudostratified columnar

D) simple squamous

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B

front 31

The cell shown in Figure 3.2 has been placed into a(n) ________ solution.

A) hypertonic

B) hypotonic

C) isotonic

D) equilibrium

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B

front 32

The structural and functional unit of all living things is the ________.

A) nucleus

B) element

C) cytoplasm

D) cell

E) organelle

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D

front 33

Which of the following statements is NOT part of the cell theory?

A) The biochemical activities of cells depends on the number of their subcellular structures.

B) The human body is composed of 50 to 100 trillion cells.

C) Cells are the basic structural and functional unit of living organisms.

D) The activity of an organism depends on its collective cellular activities.

E) The continuity of life has a cellular basis.

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B

front 34

What is the arrangement of the phospholipids as a substance passes through the plasma membrane? A) phospholipid head, phospholipid tails, phospholipid head, phospholipid tails

B) phospholipid head, phospholipid head, phospholipid tails, phospholipid tails

C) phospholipid head, phospholipid tails, phospholipid tails, phospholipid head

D) phospholipid tail, phospholipid head, phospholipid tail

E) phospholipid tails, phospholipid head, phospholipid head, phospholipid tails

back 34

C

front 35

Which of the following is NOT a structural component of the nucleus?

A) nuclear envelope

B) nucleolus

C) Golgi apparatus

D) chromatin

E) nuclear pores

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C

front 36

Nutrients and ions can pass directly from cell to cell through special membrane junctions known as ________.

A) desmosomes

B) gap junctions

C) inclusions

D) microvilli

E) tight junctions

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B

front 37

The three major components of the cytoplasm are the ________.

A) cytosol, organelles, and inclusions

B) cytosol, inclusions, and nucleoli

C) cytosol, organelles, and nucleoli

D) organelles, inclusions, and nucleoli

E) organelles, inclusions, and ribosomes

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A

front 38

Which of the following is NOT considered a cytoplasmic organelle?

A) mitochondrion

B) Golgi apparatus

C) flagellum

D) rough endoplasmic reticulum

E) peroxisome

back 38

C

front 39

The preparation of secretory vesicles for export from the cell is the responsibility of the ________.

A) mitochondrion

B) Golgi apparatus

C) cytoskeleton

D) peroxisome

E) smooth endoplasmic reticulum

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B

front 40

The organelle that contains enzymes produced by ribosomes and packaged by the Golgi apparatus is the ________.

A) Golgi apparatus

B) lysosome

C) peroxisome

D) ribosome

E) rough endoplasmic reticulum

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B

front 41

The movement of fluid through the cell membrane from a high pressure area to a lower pressure area is called ________.

A) active transport

B) bulk transport

C) osmosis

D) diffusion

E) filtration

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E

front 42

Passive processes that move substances across membranes ________.

A) utilize ATP

B) employ protein pumps

C) transport substances against their concentration gradients

D) require no ATP

E) include exocytosis and endocytosis

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D

front 43

Osmosis transports water across membranes using ________.

A) ATP

B) solute pumping

C) aquaporins

D) sodium-potassium pump

E) vesicles

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C

front 44

What assists the movement of substances by facilitated diffusion?

A) ATP

B) protein carrier or channel

C) lysosomes

D) aquaporins

E) solute pumps

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B

front 45

What is required for diffusion to occur?

A) protein carrier or channel

B) concentration gradient

C) ATP

D) solute pump

E) ribosomes

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B

front 46

Two types of endocytosis are ________.

A) cellular secretion and solute pumping

B) solute pumping and active transport

C) active transport and phagocytosis

D) phagocytosis and pinocytosis

E) pinocytosis and passive transport

back 46

D

front 47

Which of the following substances must travel across a membrane via facilitated diffusion?

A) carbon dioxide

B) water

C) oxygen

D) fat-soluble vitamins

E) glucose

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E

front 48

Which of the following processes require the use of protein carrier molecules?

A) facilitated diffusion and solute pumping

B) facilitated diffusion and vesicular transport

C) vesicular transport and osmosis

D) osmosis and filtration

E) filtration and exocytosis

back 48

A

front 49

A cell is isotonic to its 4% dextrose solution. When moved to a 6% dextrose solution, that cell will ________.

A) shrink

B) plump

C) bloat

D) rupture

E) lyse

back 49

A

front 50

The portion of the cell's life cycle that does NOT involve cell division is known as ________.

A) interphase

B) mitosis

C) metaphase

D) prophase

E) cytokinesis

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A

front 51

The molecule that carries an amino acid to the ribosome for incorporation into a protein is ________.

A) ATP

B) messenger RNA (mRNA)

C) ribosomal RNA (rRNA)

D) DNA

E) transfer RNA (tRNA)

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E

front 52

The correct order of phases of the mitosis is ________.

A) prophase, interphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

B) prophase, anaphase, telophase, metaphase

C) metaphase, anaphase, prophase, telophase

D) telophase, metaphase, anaphase, prophase

E) prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

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E

front 53

The process of transcription ________.

A) produces ATP from glucose and oxygen

B) transfers information from DNA into mRNA

C) occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell

D) creates proteins from mRNA

E) translates nucleic acids into amino acids

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B

front 54

Sequences of three bases found in messenger RNA (mRNA) are called ________.

A) anticodons

B) deoxyribose sugars

C) codons

D) ribosomes

E) amino acids

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C

front 55

The two major phases of protein synthesis are ________.

A) transcription and replication

B) mitosis and interphase

C) replication and translation

D) transcription and translation

E) synthesis and cytokinesis

back 55

D

front 56

Which of the following represents a segment of RNA?

A) AUGUCA

B) ATGCTA

C) TGCGTT

D) CTGTGG

E) GTCATA

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A

front 57

DNA replication takes place during ________.

A) interphase

B) prophase

C) metaphase

D) anaphase

E) telophase

back 57

A

front 58

During transcription, which base pairs with adenine of DNA in the newly formed molecule of RNA?

A) thymine

B) adenine

C) uracil

D) cytosine

E) guanine

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C

front 59

If the sequence of nitrogenous bases in one strand of DNA is GTA-GCA, the sequence of bases on its complementary DNA strand would be ________.

A) CAU-CGU

B) CAT-CGT

C) GAU-GCU

D) GAT-GCT

E) ACG-ATT

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B

front 60

A tissue constructed of a single layer of flattened cells is known as ________.

A) simple squamous epithelium

B) simple columnar epithelium

C) simple cuboidal epithelium

D) stratified squamous epithelium

E) transitional epithelium

back 60

A

front 61

Which type of tissue conducts electrochemical impulses?

A) epithelial tissue

B) muscle tissue

C) nervous tissue

D) connective tissue

E) dense tissue

back 61

C

front 62

Which of the following is NOT classified as a connective tissue?

A) bone

B) cartilage

C) blood

D) skeletal muscle

E) adipose

back 62

D

front 63

Which type of tissue is situated in the lining of the urinary bladder and urethra where stretching occurs?

A) simple cuboidal epithelium

B) stratified squamous epithelium

C) simple squamous epithelium

D) pseudostratified columnar epithelium

E) transitional epithelium

back 63

E

front 64

The tissue that is usually well vascularized and has an extensive extracellular matrix is called ________. A) epithelial tissue

B) connective tissue

C) nervous tissue

D) muscle tissue

E) brain tissue

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B

front 65

Which of the following epithelial tissues is composed of many layers of cells?

A) pseudostratified columnar epithelium

B) simple squamous epithelium

C) simple columnar epithelium

D) simple cuboidal epithelium

E) stratified squamous epithelium

back 65

E

front 66

Bone is best described as ________.

A) dense connective tissue

B) epithelial tissue

C) adipose tissue

D) areolar tissue

E) osseous tissue

back 66

E

front 67

Identify the type of connective tissue that is found in lymph nodes, the spleen, and bone marrow.

A) adipose tissue

B) dense connective tissue

C) areolar tissue

D) reticular connective tissue

E) osseous tissue

back 67

D

front 68

Glands, such as the thyroid, that secrete their products directly into the blood rather than through ducts are classified as ________.

A) exocrine

B) endocrine

C) sebaceous

D) ceruminous

E) sudoriferous

back 68

B

front 69

Which of these characteristics best describes cardiac muscle tissue?

A) movement is involuntary and cells possess striations

B) attached to the skeleton

C) movement is voluntary and cells possess striations

D) single nucleus and spindle-shaped cells

E) multinucleate and long, cylindrical cells

back 69

A

front 70

The type of muscle found in the walls of hollow organs, such as the stomach, and in the walls of blood vessels is ________.

A) cardiac muscle

B) skeletal muscle

C) smooth muscle

D) both smooth muscle and skeletal muscle

E) both cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle

back 70

C

front 71

The presence of chondrocytes indicates that a tissue is ________.

A) adipose

B) cartilage

C) bone

D) blood

E) areolar

back 71

B

front 72

Damaged tissues that are repaired by the same kind of cells experience a replacement process known as ________.

A) inflammation

B) regeneration

C) fibrosis

D) scarring

E) clotting

back 72

B

front 73

Intercalated discs found in cardiac muscle tissue are ________.

A) tight junctions

B) phagocytes

C) gap junctions

D) signet ring cells

E) desmosomes

back 73

C

front 74

Jacinda tore her Achilles (calcaneal) tendon during a recent track meet. She has injured ________.

A) muscle tissue

B) loose connective tissue

C) epithelial tissue

D) dense connective tissue

E) nervous tissue

back 74

D

front 75

Looking into a microscope, you notice cells swimming, propelled by a long tail. What cell structure must these cells have in order to be mobile?

A) ribosomes

B) smooth ER

C) flagella

D) peroxisomes

E) cytoplasm

back 75

C

front 76

Which of the following tissues is constructed of many collagen fibers?

A) blood

B) scar tissue

C) transitional epithelium

D) pseudostratified columnar epithelium

E) simple cuboidal epithelium

back 76

B

front 77

Which type of connective tissue is avascular?

A) adipose

B) bone

C) cartilage

D) areolar

E) reticular

back 77

C

front 78

A cancer drug interferes with the development of mitotic spindle fibers during cell division. Which phase is directly affected?

A) prophase

B) telophase

C) anaphase

D) metaphase

E) interphase

back 78

A

front 79

Neurons and neuroglia are components of ________. A) epithelial tissue

B) connective tissue

C) nervous tissue

D) muscle tissue

E) granulation tissue

back 79

C

front 80

Which tissue performs peristalsis to move substances, such as food, through the hollow organs of the body? A) skeletal muscle tissue

B) transitional epithelium

C) cardiac muscle tissue

D) nervous tissue

E) smooth muscle tissue

back 80

E

front 81

The tissue shown in Figure 3.3 most likely ________. A) contracts to produce movement

B) transmits electrochemical impulses

C) covers and lines body surfaces

D) stores fat

E) contains a matrix

back 81

C

front 82

T/F: Chromatin and chromosomes are both composed of DNA.

back 82

True

front 83

T/F: Phospholipid tails are hydrophilic and are attracted to water.

back 83

False

front 84

T/F: Protein synthesis occurs on lysosomes in the cell.

back 84

False

front 85

T/F: The process of facilitated diffusion requires energy

back 85

False

front 86

T/F: Osmosis is the process of water moving down the concentration gradient

back 86

True

front 87

T/F: Peroxisomes detoxify harmful or poisonous substances, such as alcohol.

back 87

True

front 88

T/F: Sperm are the only cells in the human body to possess cilia.

back 88

False

front 89

T/F: Mitotic spindles guide the separation of chromosomes during mitosis

back 89

True

front 90

T/F: Anaphase is the stage of cell division when the cleavage furrow first appears.

back 90

True

front 91

T/F: Cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm, whereas mitosis is the division of the nucleus.

back 91

True

front 92

T/F: Translation is the stage of protein synthesis during which a complementary mRNA molecule is synthesized from a DNA template.

back 92

False

front 93

T/F: Stratified epithelium consists of one layer of epithelial cells.

back 93

False

front 94

T/F: Epithelial tissues are often well vascularized and contain an extracellular matrix.

back 94

False

front 95

T/F: The matrix of hyaline cartilage consists of abundant collagen fibers hidden in a rubbery matrix

back 95

True

front 96

T/F: Muscle tissue is located in the brain, spinal cord, and nerves

back 96

False

front 97

Cytokinesis is completed

A) prophase

B) anaphase

C) metaphase

D) telophase

back 97

D

front 98

Centrioles separate and move toward opposite sides of the cell

A) prophase

B) anaphase

C) metaphase

D) telophase

back 98

A

front 99

Chromosomes cluster and align at the center of the spindle

A) prophase

B) anaphase

C) metaphase

D) telophase

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C

front 100

Nucleoli appear in each daughter cell

A) prophase

B) anaphase

C) metaphase

D) telophase

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D

front 101

Chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell

A) prophase

B) anaphase

C) metaphase

D) telophase

back 101

B

front 102

Chromosomes align at the metaphase plate

A) prophase

B) anaphase

C) metaphase

D) telophase

back 102

C

front 103

Spindle breaks down and disappears

A) prophase

B) anaphase

C) metaphase

D) telophase

back 103

D

front 104

Nuclear envelope and nucleoli break down and disappear

A) prophase

B) anaphase

C) metaphase

D) telophase

back 104

A

front 105

Cleavage furrow squeezes the cell into two parts

A) prophase

B) anaphase

C) metaphase

D) telophase

back 105

D

front 106

Type of active transport in which sodium and potassium are pumped across a membrane using ATP

A) Solute pumping

B) Osmosis

C) Endocytosis

D) Diffusion

back 106

A

front 107

Type of passive process in which water is moved through aquaporins

A) Solute pumping

B) Osmosis

C) Endocytosis

D) Diffusion

back 107

B

front 108

Type of passive process in which molecules move across the plasma membrane down a concentration gradient

A) Solute pumping

B) Osmosis

C) Endocytosis

D) Diffusion

back 108

D

front 109

Type of active process in which the cell engulfs extracellular substances by phagocytosis or pinocytosis

A) Solute pumping

B) Osmosis

C) Endocytosis

D) Diffusion

back 109

C

front 110

Type of tissue that has an apical surface and a basement membrane

A) connective tissue

B) nervous tissue

C) muscle tissue

D) epithelial tissue

back 110

D

front 111

Type of tissue that consists of living cells surrounded by an extracellular matrix

A) connective tissue

B) nervous tissue

C) muscle tissue

D) epithelial tissue

back 111

A

front 112

Type of tissue that is specialized to contract and produce movement

A) connective tissue

B) nervous tissue

C) muscle tissue

D) epithelial tissue

back 112

C

front 113

Type of tissue that can be simple or stratified

A) connective tissue

B) nervous tissue

C) muscle tissue

D) epithelial tissue

back 113

D

front 114

Type of tissue that is found in the brain and spinal cord

A) connective tissue

B) nervous tissue

C) muscle tissue

D) epithelial tissue

back 114

B

front 115

Type of tissue that can be described as voluntary or involuntary

A) connective tissue

B) nervous tissue

C) muscle tissue

D) epithelial tissue

back 115

C

front 116

Type of tissue that contains collagen, elastic, or reticular fibers

A) connective tissue

B) nervous tissue

C) muscle tissue

D) epithelial tissue

back 116

A

front 117

Type of tissue that is common in glands and their ducts

A) connective tissue

B) nervous tissue

C) muscle tissue

D) epithelial tissue

back 117

D

front 118

Type of tissue that supports, protects, and binds tissues together

A) connective tissue

B) nervous tissue

C) muscle tissue

D) epithelial tissue

back 118

A

front 119

Type of tissue that can be classified as loose or dense

A) connective tissue

B) nervous tissue

C) muscle tissue

D) epithelial tissue

back 119

A

front 120

Type of tissue whose two functional characteristics are irritability and conductivity

A) connective tissue

B) nervous tissue

C) muscle tissue

D) epithelial tissue

back 120

B