The supportive skeletal structures in the human external ears and in the nose tip are example of:

(1) Ligament

(2) Areolar tissue

(3) Bone

(4) Cartilage

Identify the tissue shown in the diagram and match with its characteristics and its location:

(1) Skeletal muscle, shows striations and closely attached with the bones of the limbs

(2) Smooth muscles, show branching, found in the walls of the heart

(3) Cardiac muscles, unbranched muscles, found in the walls of the heart

(4) Striated muscles, tapering at both-ends, attached with the bones of the ribs

Which of the following statement correctly defines a tissue?

(1) A group of cells having different anatomy can perform a specific function.

(2) An aggregate of similar cells forming a definite kind of structure performing a specific function.

(3) Single cell which has ability to perform specific functions in association with other cells.

(4) Two or more organs having similar cells perform similar functions in association with each other.

What is the association of two or more organs interacting physically or chemically to perform a particular function called as :

(1) Tissue-organ system

(2) Organ system

(3) Cellular-tissue system

(4) Animal tissue

According to which of the following properties, the structure of a particular cell varies inside a tissue :

(1) Origin of the cell

(2) Nucleus of the cell

(3) Function of the cell

(4) Due to the function of surrounding cells

The tissue which covers the outside of body and also lines the organs like brain, lungs and heart, vessels and cavities is :

(1) Connective tissue

(2) Epithelial tissue

(3) Blood

(4) Muscular-epithelial tissue

Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding the tissue lining organs and cavities?

(1) They play a role of separating two structures from each other.

(2) Cells are compactly packed with large intercellular space or matrix.

(3) On the basis of number of cell layers present, they are classified as simple and stratified.

(4) They are closely bound to each other through specialised structures called as tight junctions.

Which type of epithelial tissue provides the function of protection against mechanical and chemical stress?

(1) Compound epithelium

(2) Columnar epithelium

(3) Simple squamous epithelium

(4) Stratified columnar epithelium

Which tissue in our body functions as a lining for body cavities, ducts, and tubes?

(1) Simple glandular epithelium

(2) Compound epithelium

(3) Cuboidal stratified epithelium

(4) Simple epithelium

Which of the following statement is correct regarding tissue made of a single thin layer of flattened cells with irregular boundaries ?

(1) It is involved in a functions like forming a diffusion boundary.

(2) It is found in walls of blood vessels, intestinal lining and air sacs of lungs.

(3) Their main function is secretion and absorption.

(4) They bear cilia sometimes and are called ciliated epithelium.