Which of the following statement is false about the compound epithelium?

I. It consists of several layers

II. It covers the dry surface of the skin, the moist surface of buccal cavity, pharynx, inner lining of ducts of salivary glands and pancreatic ducts

III. It provides protection against chemical and mechanical stresses

IV. Being multilayered it has a great role in secretion and absorption

(1) Only II

(2) Only IV

(3) Only I and IV

(4) Only II

Which of the following is not true of connective tissue?

I. Connective tissues are most abundant and widely distributed in the body of complex animals

II. They connect and support other tissues

III. They include such diverse tissues as bone. cartilage, tendons, adipose and loose connective tissues

IV. They form the internal and external lining of many organs

V. In all connective tissues except blood, the cells secrete fibres of structural proteins called collagen or elastin

(1) Only IV

(2) Only V

(3) Only I and II

(4) Only III and V

Which of the following contains the largest quantity of extracellular materials?

(1) Striated muscles

(2) Areolar connective tissue

(3) Striated epithelium

(4) Myelinated nerve fibres

The major constituent of connective tissue is:

(1) Lipid

(2) Carbohydrates

(3) Cholesterol

(4) Collagen

Which of the following cells are found in areolar connective tissue?

(1) Mast cells

(2) Macrophage

(3) Fibroblast

(4) All are correct

Role of adipose cells in adipose tissue is to:

(1) Dissolve fat

(2) Produce fat

(3) Store fat

(4) None of these

Which of the following is false?

(1) Adipose tissue is located mainly below skin

(2) Tendon consists of white fibrous tissue

(3) Tendon connects a bone with another bone

(4) Ligaments connect a bone with another bone

Which of the following are the three basic components of all type of connective tissue except blood?

(1) Cells, fibres and ground substances

(2) Fibroblast, reticular fibres and collagen

(3) Mast cells, lymphocytes and adipocyte

(4) Arteries, veins and capillaries

Which of the following is the predominant cell type in connective tissue proper?

(1) Fibroblasts

(2) Lymphocytes

(3) Macrophages

(4) Mast cells

Collagen fibres are secreted by:

(1) Fibroblast

(2) Mast cells

(3) Histocyte

(4) Macrophages