A&P CHAPTER 5: TISSUES TEST LATEST UPDATE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 1. Which of the following is not one of the four basic types of body tissues? a. epithelial tissue b. connective tissue c. brain tissue d. muscle tissue c Epithelial tissue functions in a. secretion . b. absorption. c. protection.A&P CHAPTER 5: TISSUES TEST LATEST UPDATE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS d. all of the above d The tissue through which gases are exchanged between the blood and the air in the lungs is a. stratified squamous epithelium. b. simple squamous epithelium. c. simple cuboidal epithelium. d. simple columnar epithelium. b The tissue that forms the inner lining of the respiratory passages is a. pseudostratified.A&P CHAPTER 5: TISSUES TEST LATEST UPDATE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS b. ciliated. c. mucus-secreting. d. all of the above d Loose connective tissue contains a. collagenous fibers. b. elastic fibers. c. gel-like ground substances. d. all of the above d Tendons and ligaments are composed primarily ofA&P CHAPTER 5: TISSUES TEST LATEST UPDATE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS a. adipose tissue. b. fibrous connective tissue. c. muscle tissue. d. loose connective tissue. b Cartilage tissues are likely to be slow in healing following an injury because a. cartilage cells cannot