Histology Written 2018 MC

Spicules of bone projecting into a medullary cavity are called: 
 
 

The most abundant non-sulfated glycosaminoglycan in ground substance is:  

Osteocytes in compact bone are found in concentric lamellae which form: 
 

Internally, stereocilia closely resemble: 

Ligaments are examples of: 

Type IV collagen is best found in: 

The periosteum is an example of: 
 

A squamous cell's cytoskeleton usually includes all the following structures except.. 
 

Mucus is moved along the epithelial lining of the traches by:

Collagen is secreted as: 
 

A process most nearly opposite in nature to endocytosis is:  

The origin of osteoclasts is similar to that of: 
 

The basal lamina of a basement membrane is produced by: 
 

Osteoid: 

Gap junctions are NOT present in:  

Cells specialized to generate heat are: 
 

Satellite cells are eserve cell important for the regeneration or repair of 
 

The structures in skeletal muscle fibers that are functionally similar to the dense bodies (! cause contaction) in smooth muscle cells/fibers are the 


Careful microscopic examination of the muscle in the media layers of a muscular artery would show 

In skeletal muscle smooth ER called sarcoplasmic reticulum surrounds each myofibril and is specialized for 


Intercalated disks of cardiac muscle fibers are an important site of 
 

 If you use antibodies against actin filaments in an immunohistochemical analysis of skeletal muscle fibers, you would expect to stain 


Components of blood that mediate clotting are produced within bone marrow by 
 

All of the following describe the process of hematopoiesis EXCEPT: 


Killing and removal of bacteria at sites of infection are primary responsibilities of 
 

Components of blood which function in the circulation rather than after extravasation are  

Precursors for all of the following cells proliferate primarily in the bone marrow EXCEPT 
 

 Macrophages are specialized phagocytic cells of connective tissue that differentiate from 
 

 The endothelium lining the heart is an example of a/an 
 

Elastin sheets prominent in the wall of the largest arteries are located primarily within the 
 

Fenestrated endothelial cells are characteristic of 
 

Purkinje fibers in the myocardium are directly associated, both structurally and functionally, with


Angiogenesis is the process by which 


All of the following characteristics are shared by both veins and lymphatics EXCEPT: 
 

A type of leucocyte directly involved in the killing of cells in incompatible tissue grafts is the 


A lymphoid tissue that functions in the nonspecific filtration of particulate matter from lymph is the 


Cells unique to the thymus which secrete factors to promote development of T cells within the thymus itself and in other lymphoid tissues are called 


Follicles with germinal centers of proliferating lymphocytes can be found in all of the following lymphoid tissues EXCEPT 


Removal of aged erythrocytes from the blood normally occurs via a mechanism that involves specialized vascular sinuses lined by elongated endothelial cells (Astave cells@). This occurs in the 


All of the following tissues/organs have similar functions and comprise the mucosa- associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) EXCEPT