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The four tissue types 10

  • Bone, blood, cartilage and fat all belong to which tissue type? Answer: Connective tissue. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.3 Connective Tissue Supports and Protects. Read 2026-09-24.
  • From which germ layer do all connective tissues come? Answer: Mesoderm. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.3 Connective Tissue Supports and Protects. Read 2026-09-24.
  • From which germ layer does nervous tissue mainly come? Answer: Ectoderm. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.1 Types of Tissues. Read 2026-09-24.
  • The outer layer of the skin is made mainly of which tissue type? Answer: Epithelial tissue. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.2 Epithelial Tissue. Read 2026-09-24.
  • What are the three germ layers of the embryo, from outside in? Answer: Ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.1 Types of Tissues. Read 2026-09-24.
  • What is histology? Answer: The microscopic study of tissues. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.1 Types of Tissues. Read 2026-09-24.
  • Which tissue binds, supports and protects other tissues and organs? Answer: Connective tissue. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.1 Types of Tissues. Read 2026-09-24.
  • Which tissue carries electrical signals for perception and response? Answer: Nervous tissue. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.5 Nervous Tissue Mediates Perception and Response. Read 2026-09-24.
  • Which tissue contracts to produce movement? Answer: Muscle tissue. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.4 Muscle Tissue and Motion (Table 4.2). Read 2026-09-24.
  • Which tissue covers body surfaces, lines cavities and forms glands? Answer: Epithelial tissue. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.1 Types of Tissues. Read 2026-09-24.
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Epithelial tissue 11

  • Epithelium with a single layer of cells is called… Answer: Simple. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.2 Epithelial Tissue. Read 2026-09-24.
  • How does epithelium get nutrients, since it has almost no blood vessels? Answer: By diffusion from the tissue underneath or the surface. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.2 Epithelial Tissue. Read 2026-09-24.
  • What is the most common stratified epithelium in the body? Answer: Stratified squamous. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.2 Epithelial Tissue. Read 2026-09-24.
  • Where would you find simple squamous epithelium, which lets substances pass quickly? Answer: The air sacs (alveoli) of the lungs. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.2 Epithelial Tissue. Read 2026-09-24.
  • Which epithelium changes shape as the urinary bladder fills? Answer: Transitional. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.2 Epithelial Tissue. Read 2026-09-24.
  • Which epithelium has box-like cells with round central nuclei and lines kidney tubules? Answer: Simple cuboidal. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.2 Epithelial Tissue. Read 2026-09-24.
  • Which epithelium has flat, scale-like cells in one thin layer? Answer: Simple squamous. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.2 Epithelial Tissue. Read 2026-09-24.
  • Which epithelium has tall cells with nuclei near the base and lines parts of the digestive tract? Answer: Simple columnar. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.2 Epithelial Tissue. Read 2026-09-24.
  • Which epithelium looks layered but is really one layer of cells? Answer: Pseudostratified. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.2 Epithelial Tissue. Read 2026-09-24.
  • Which layer attaches epithelium to the connective tissue below? Answer: The basement membrane. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.2 Epithelial Tissue. Read 2026-09-24.
  • Which single-celled gland in columnar epithelium secretes mucus? Answer: The goblet cell. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.2 Epithelial Tissue. Read 2026-09-24.

Connective tissue 9

  • What are bone cells called? Answer: Osteocytes. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.3 Connective Tissue Supports and Protects. Read 2026-09-24.
  • What are cartilage cells called? Answer: Chondrocytes. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.3 Connective Tissue Supports and Protects. Read 2026-09-24.
  • What are the three kinds of cartilage? Answer: Hyaline, fibrocartilage and elastic. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.3 Connective Tissue Supports and Protects. Read 2026-09-24.
  • What does adipose tissue do? Answer: Stores energy as fat and insulates the body. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.3 Connective Tissue Supports and Protects. Read 2026-09-24.
  • Which cell makes the fibres of connective tissue proper? Answer: The fibroblast. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.3 Connective Tissue Supports and Protects. Read 2026-09-24.
  • Which connective tissue is a fluid? Answer: Blood. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.3 Connective Tissue Supports and Protects. Read 2026-09-24.
  • Which fibre gives tendons and ligaments their strength? Answer: Collagen. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.3 Connective Tissue Supports and Protects. Read 2026-09-24.
  • Which fibre lets tissue stretch and spring back? Answer: Elastic fibre (elastin). Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.3 Connective Tissue Supports and Protects. Read 2026-09-24.
  • Why does cartilage heal slowly compared with bone? Answer: Cartilage has no blood vessels; bone has many. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.3 Connective Tissue Supports and Protects. Read 2026-09-24.

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  • What are the two main classes of cells in nervous tissue? Answer: Neurons and neuroglia. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.5 Nervous Tissue Mediates Perception and Response. Read 2026-09-24.
  • What do the dendrites of a neuron do? Answer: Carry impulses toward the cell body. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.5 Nervous Tissue Mediates Perception and Response. Read 2026-09-24.
  • Which muscle tissue has long, striated fibres with many nuclei and is under voluntary control? Answer: Skeletal muscle. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.4 Muscle Tissue and Motion (Table 4.2). Read 2026-09-24.
  • Which muscle tissue has short, branched, striated cells joined by intercalated discs? Answer: Cardiac muscle. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.4 Muscle Tissue and Motion (Table 4.2). Read 2026-09-24.
  • Which muscle tissue has spindle-shaped cells with no stripes and lines the walls of organs? Answer: Smooth muscle. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.4 Muscle Tissue and Motion (Table 4.2). Read 2026-09-24.
  • Which part of a neuron carries the impulse away from the cell body? Answer: The axon. Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.5 Nervous Tissue Mediates Perception and Response. Read 2026-09-24.
  • Which part of a neuron holds the nucleus and mitochondria? Answer: The cell body (soma). Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 4.5 Nervous Tissue Mediates Perception and Response. Read 2026-09-24.

How this list was compiled: Questions, wrong choices and explanations were written for this site. Facts were checked on OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, sections 4.1 to 4.5, read 2026-09-24; each question names its section. Licence: own work

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This tissue anatomy test has 37 questions on the four tissue types: epithelial tissue from simple squamous to transitional, connective tissue fibres, cells and cartilage, the three muscle tissues, neurons, and the germ layers.

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Four sets

The four tissue types covers what each does and where it comes from in the embryo. Epithelial tissue names cell shapes and layers and where each is found. Connective tissue covers fibres, fat, cartilage, bone and blood. The last set compares muscle tissues and the parts of a neuron.

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  • Epithelium names have two parts: layers (simple or stratified) and shape (squamous, cuboidal, columnar).
  • Striated and branched is cardiac; striated and long is skeletal; smooth has no stripes.
  • Chondrocytes are cartilage cells; osteocytes are bone cells. Both sit in lacunae.

Questions and answers

What are the four types of tissue?

Epithelial tissue covers and lines; connective tissue binds, supports and protects; muscle tissue contracts; nervous tissue carries signals. Organs are built from these four working together, and histology is the study of them under the microscope.

How are epithelial tissues classified?

By the number of layers (simple is one, stratified is more than one) and the shape of the cells (squamous, cuboidal or columnar). Pseudostratified and transitional are special cases.

Is blood a connective tissue?

Yes. Blood and lymph are the fluid connective tissues: cells carried in a liquid matrix, plasma, that transports nutrients, gases and wastes.

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