Multiple Choice Questions on Animal Tissues

1. Histamine secreting cells are found in

a) Connective tissues
b) Nervous tissue
c) Lungs
d) Muscular tissue

2. The layer of actively dividing cells of skin is termed as

a) Stratum compactum
b) Stratum corneum
c) Stratum lucidium
d) Stratum malpighii/ Stratum germinativum

3. Characteristic of simple epithelium is that they

a) are arranged indiscriminately
b)continue to divide and help in organ function
c) Make a definite layer
d) None of above

4. Collagen is

a) lipid
b) Fibrous protein
c) Globular protein
d) Carbohydrate

5. Aerolar connective tissue joins

a) Haemoglobin
b) Hirudin
c) Myoglobin
d) Histamine

6. Lamina propria is connected with

a) Acini
b) Liver
c) Graffian follicle
d) Intenstine

7. Haversian canals occur in

a) Humerus
b) Pubis
c) Clavicle
d) Scapula

8. Hair present in the skin are

a) Epidermal in origin and made of dead cells
b) Epidermal in origin and made of living cells
c) Dermal in origin and made of living cells
d) Dermal in origin and made of dead cells

9. Basement membrane is made up of

a) No cell product of epithelial cell
b) Epidermal cell only
c) endodermal cell
d) Both b and c

10. Characteristic of smooth muscle fibres are

a) Spindle shaped, unbranched, nonstriated, uninucleate and involuntary
b) Spindle shaped, unbranched, nonstriated, multinucleate and involuntary
c) Cylindrical, unbranched, striated, multinucleate and voluntary
d) Cylindrical, unbranched, striated, uninucleate and voluntary

Learn more:

• Practice Test on Animal Tissues
• MCQ on Skeletal Connective Tissues
• Practice Test on Muscular Tissues
• MCQ on Epithelial Tissues

Answers
1. a) Connective tissues
2. d) Stratum malpighii/ Stratum germinativum
3. c) Make a definite layer
4.  b) Fibrous protein
5. d) Histamine
6. d) Intenstine
7. a) Humerus
8. a) Epidermal in origin and made of dead cells
9. a) No cell product of epithelial cell
10. a) Spindle shaped, unbranched, nonstriated, uninucleate and involuntary