L1-3 quiz

• intercalated discs are found in:

  cardiac muscle
• mesodermal tissue can give rise to _, _ and _ during development


  connective tissue, muscle tissue, and epithelial tissue
• the cell junction that excludes passage of water between cells

  tight junctions
• the cell junction that maintains tissue form and strength

  desmosomes
• the cell junction that allows the exchange of small molecules between cells

  gap junctions
• the pancreas is part of the endocrine and digestive systems
• waste elimination is carried out by the digestive, urinary and integumentary systems
• connective tissue examples:

  • elastic cartilage
  • blood
  • bone
  • areolar
  • adipose
• the nervous systems initiates muscle contraction and glandular secretion
• the kidneys regulate blood volume and composition
• parts of the skeletal system produce blood cells
• a role of the cardiovascular system is the repair of tissues
• nails are part of the integumentary system
• dense connective tissue:

  • can be regular or irregular
  • combines elasticity with strength
• the sebaceous gland shape is categorised as

  simple branched acinar
• the sweat gland shape is categorised as

  simple coiled tubular
• collagen is part of the extracellular matrix of connective tissue
• the epithelium is not well vascularised
• the connective tissue underneath the epithelium is well vascularised
• exocrine glands have ducts to release their hormones
• merocrine glands secrete their contents by

  exocytosis