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Muscle and Nervous Quiz Yakima Valley College

  • Slide 1
    1. Name the specific tissue type on this slide.Cardiac muscle
    2. Name the dark structure at the pointer.Intercalated disc
  • Slide 2
    1. Name the specific tissue type on this slide.Smooth muscle
    2. Where is this type of tissue found?It is most abundant in the walls of hollow organs (e.g., the intestines, arteries and veins)
  • Slide 3
    1. Name the specific tissue type on this slide.Nervous Tissue
    2. Name the specific cell at the pointer.Neuron (cell body or Soma of a neuron)
  • Slide 4
    1. Name the specific tissue type on this slide.Skeletal muscle (this is a challenging slide--note the striations, lack of intercalated discs, and many nuclei)
  • Slide 5
    1. Where is this type of tissue found?In the heart
  • Slide 6
    1. Name the specific tissue type on this slide.Skeletal Muscle
  • Slide 7
    1. Name the specific tissue type on this slide.Nervous tissue (it is a cross-section through a peripheral nerve)
    2. Name the white material at the pointer.Myelin
    3. Name the dark structure surrounded by the white material (be specific).The axon of a neuron