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Here is a Sample Lecture Exam                                                                                               Name: __________________________

Read the following questions carefully and select the most appropriate answer. Feel free to ask for clarification if the question is unclear.

1. Which of the following characterize epithelial tissue:

a. junctional complexes

b. reticular limina

c. basal lamina

d. all of the above 

2. Which of the following represents the correct sequence of steps in the cartilage formation?

a. ABCD                  A. mesenchymal cells

b. BACD                  B. chondrocytes

c. CDBA                  C. center of chondrification

d. ACDB                  D. chondrocytes

3. Which of the following microscopes makes use of the refractive index of the specimen and is especially well suited for the observation of living material?

a. fluorescent

b. ultraviolet

c. brightfield

d. phase contrast

4. Which of the following connective tissue cells contains and releases large granules containing histamine and other materials when stimulated by the presence of a foreign antigen?

a. plasma cells

b. macrophages

c. mast cells

d. mesenchymal cells

5. 10,000 angstroms is equal to micrometers (microns) and nanometers.

a. 1, 1000

b. 100, 1

c. 10, 1000

d. 1, 100

6. Which of the following structural proteins is found in a cilia?

a. microtubules

b. intermediate filaments

c. microfilaments

d. none of the above

7. The type of cartilage found on most articulating surfaces of the body is:

a. elastic

b. hyaline

c. fibrocartilage

d. none of the above

8. Production of ribosomes is associated with the:

a. golgi

b. lysosome

c. microsome

d. SER

e. none of the above

9. What are the first cells to typically arrive first at the site of inflammation and release histamine?

a. macrophages

b. plasma cells

c. monocytes

d. mast cells

10. Using labeled cDNA as a probe molecule is an example of a ___________________ procedure.

a. enzymatic

b. in situ hybridization

c. immunochemistry

d. autoradiography

11. What is the correct sequence of events in endochondral ossification?

a. ABC             A. hypertrophy of chondrocytes

b. CBA             B. invasion of blood vessels

c. CAB             C. bony collar formation

d. BAC

e. none of the above, these events occur during intramembranous ossification

12. DNA synthesis occurs in which of the phases of the cell cycle?

a. G2

b. G1

c. S

d. M

13. Actin microfilaments are associated with which of the following cell junctions?

a. zonula adherens

b. macula adherens

c. zonula occludens

d. desmosome

14. When a macrophage engulfs a bacteria, this is an example of:

a. receptor mediated endocytosis

b. exocytosis

c. pinocytosis

d. phagocytosis

15. Transitional epithelial is found primarily in the:

a. respiratory system

b. digestive system

c. urinary system

d. circulatory system

16. Materials that leave the golgi are destined for:

a. plasma membrane

b. lysosome

c. export

d. all of the above

17. Cuboidal, basophilic cell populations with matrix granules associated with bone are called:

a. osteoblasts

b. osteoclasts

c. osteogenic

d. osteocytes

18. Which of the following is a glycoprotein that functions to bind epithelial cells to collagen?

a. fibronectin

b. chondronectin

c. laminin

d. hyaluronic acid

Briefly define or describe the following terms or concepts (2 points each).

19. G_protein

20. Signal Receptor Particle

21. Pars Granulosa

22. Apocrine Secretions

23. Nucleosome

24. Fibroblasts

Read the following questions carefully and answer the question asked as completely as possible in the time provided. Feel free to ask for clarification if the question is unclear (17 points each).

25. Connective tissue proper consists of cells, fibers and ground substance. Discuss the structure and formation of the fibers and ground substance of connective tissue proper.

26. Compare and contrast the histology of compact bone and hyaline cartilage.

27. Accurately draw a large eukaryotic cell with all the organelles and structural proteins it contains. Include a brief description of the size and function of the structures. Note this question does not include a discussion the fluid mosaic structure of the cells membranes.