Histology Quiz (Block 1.1)

170 multiple-choice questions with explanations for Histology, Block 1.1: Biology Block: Cell and Hematology. Free, works offline.

Questions

1. A biopsy shows a single layer of flattened, scale-like cells lining a blood vessel. What type of epithelium is this?
2. Which connective tissue cell releases histamine and heparin and is filled with metachromatic granules?
3. On a peripheral smear, a cell shows a bilobed nucleus and large, deep-purple/basophilic granules. Which cell is this most likely to be?
4. Which epithelium type lines the urinary bladder and is specialized to stretch as the organ fills?
5. What is the primary distinguishing microscopic feature of cardiac muscle compared to skeletal muscle?
6. A gland secretes its product by exocytosis without any loss of cytoplasm, keeping the cell fully intact. What mode of secretion is this?
7. Which cell junction anchors intermediate (keratin) filaments between adjacent epidermal cells, providing mechanical strength against shearing forces?
8. A tissue sample from a tendon shows densely packed collagen bundles running in a single parallel direction. What connective tissue type is this?
9. What do goblet cells secrete, and what is their functional role in the respiratory and GI epithelium?
10. Which junction, positioned apical-most in the junctional complex, seals the paracellular space between epithelial cells?
11. Gap junction channels (connexons) allow which of the following to pass directly between adjacent cells' cytoplasm?
12. Roughly how much do microvilli increase an absorptive epithelial cell's apical surface area?
13. What is the classic location of stereocilia in the body?
14. What is the classic '9+2' arrangement seen in cross-section through a motile cilium?
15. Structurally (independent of secretion mechanism), how are exocrine glands classified?
16. What type of epithelium lines the parietal layer of Bowman's capsule around the renal glomerulus?
17. Which of the following is an unusual site where stratified columnar epithelium is the normal finding?
18. Thyroid follicular cells, which secrete thyroid hormone into a colloid-filled follicle, are what type of epithelium?
19. In this Epidermis (Thin Skin) diagram, what structure is labeled ‘1’?
20. In this Epidermis (Thin Skin) diagram, what structure is labeled ‘2’?
21. In this Epidermis (Thin Skin) diagram, what structure is labeled ‘3’?
22. In this Epidermis (Thin Skin) diagram, what structure is labeled ‘4’?
23. In this GI Tract Wall diagram, what structure is labeled ‘1’?
24. In this GI Tract Wall diagram, what structure is labeled ‘2’?
25. In this GI Tract Wall diagram, what structure is labeled ‘3’?
26. In this GI Tract Wall diagram, what structure is labeled ‘4’?
27. In this Osteon (Compact Bone) diagram, what structure is labeled ‘1’?
28. In this Osteon (Compact Bone) diagram, what structure is labeled ‘2’?
29. In this Osteon (Compact Bone) diagram, what structure is labeled ‘3’?
30. In this Osteon (Compact Bone) diagram, what structure is labeled ‘4’?
31. In this Lymph Node diagram, what structure is labeled ‘1’?
32. In this Lymph Node diagram, what structure is labeled ‘2’?
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