Biology

Animal Tissue and Anatomy

1,715 Questions

Test your knowledge of animal tissues and anatomical structures with these practice questions. The set covers human organs, reproductive systems, and sensory receptors. These fundamental biology topics frequently appear in medical and competitive examinations.

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Animal Tissue and Anatomy Questions

Multiple choice

The largest lymphatic organ of the body is _______.

  1. spleen

  2. lymph vessel

  3. lymph node

  4. lymphatic capillary
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The spleen is the largest organ of the lymphatic system. It acts as a filter for blood, recycling old red blood cells and storing platelets and white blood cells.

Multiple choice

Wuchereria is found in

  1. lymph nodes

  2. lungs

  3. eye

  4. gonads

  5. --
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Wuchereria bancrofti is a human parasitic roundworm that is the major cause of lymphatic filariasis. Thus, it is found in the lymph nodes.

Multiple choice

Bidder's canal is found in

  1. testes of frog

  2. kidney of frog

  3. kidney of rabbit

  4. Both 1 and 3

  5. -
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The vasa efferentia arise from each testis and enter the kidney to open in the Bidder's canal. It is thin and slender and is found in male frog.

Multiple choice

Which tissue forms the “endothelium” in blood vessels?

  1. Cuboidal epithelium

  2. Squamous epithelium

  3. Columnar epithelium

  4. Ciliated epithelium
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Endothelium is a type of epithelium that lines the interior surface of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels, forming an interface between circulating blood or lymph in the lumen and the rest of the vessel wall. It is a thin layer of simple squamous cells called endothelial cells.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is a major constituent of connective tissues?

  1. Collagen

  2. Carbohydrate

  3. Lipid

  4. Cholesterol

  5. -
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Collagen is the main structural protein in the extracellular space of various connective tissues. As the main component of connective tissue, it is the most abundant protein in mammals and makes up to 25% to 35% of the whole-body protein content.

Multiple choice

Minimum regeneration power is present in

  1. nervous tissue

  2. connective tissue

  3. epithelial tissue

  4. None of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Regeneration is the process of renewal, restoration and growth. Minimum regenerative power is present in nervous tissue.

Multiple choice

Ciliated epithelium is present in which of the following?

  1. Trachea

  2. Ureter

  3. Intestine

  4. Nasal chamber
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

These hairs, called cilia, move back and forth to help move particles out of our body. We find ciliated epithelial tissue in our respiratory tract and in the fallopian tubes of women. Ciliated epithelium contains goblet cells, which secrete mucous. It is present in the nasal chamber.

Multiple choice

Tendons and ligaments are

  1. epithelial tissues

  2. fibrous connective tissues

  3. nerve tissues

  4. muscular tissues

  5. -
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A tendon serves to move the bone or structure. A ligament is a fibrous connective tissue which attaches bone to bone and usually serves to hold structures together and keep them stable.