1. An epithelium is found on a body surface or lining a body cavity.

FALSE
TRUE

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2. Most of the body's glands are formed by connective tissues.

TRUE
FALSE

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3. Epithelial tissue is highly vascularized.

TRUE
FALSE

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4. Microvilli are finger-like extensions of the plasma membrane of apical epithelial cells that function in the movement of materials across the surface of a cell.

TRUE
FALSE

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5. Epithelial tissue secretes the basal lamina region of the basement membrane.

FALSE
TRUE

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6. Endocrine glands secrete their products on body surfaces or into body cavities.

TRUE
FALSE

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7. A deficiency of Vitamin D, necessary for the proper cross-linking of the molecules that make up collagen fibers, can lead to scurvy.

TRUE
FALSE

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8. Brown adipose tissue occurs only in babies and functions in producing heat to warm the infant.

FALSE
TRUE

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9. Superficial fascia is a fibrous membrane that wraps around muscles, groups of muscles, and around large vessels and nerves.

FALSE
TRUE

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10. The serous membranes are composed of a superficial layer of stratified squamous epithelium and a deep layer of areolar connective tissue.

TRUE
FALSE

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11. Mucosa lines the closed pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal cavities.

TRUE
FALSE

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12. Inflammation destroys specific infectious microorganisms and foreign molecules at the site of infection and throughout the body.

TRUE
FALSE

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13. Edema is a result of the inflammatory response.

TRUE
FALSE

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14. Adhesions that form between the viscera and between the viscera and the body cavity walls should be of little health concern to an individual or physician.

TRUE
FALSE

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15. A cancer that forms in connective tissue is called a sarcoma.

FALSE
TRUE