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Instructions: For each histology question, pick the one best answer. This histology test bank is also useful for the histology questions on the USMLE (USMLE step 1). Click here for answers and detailed explanations.
1.
What are the folds on the inner mitochodrial membrane called?
a. Plasmalemma
b. Glycocalyx
c. Protoplasm
d. Cristae
e. Ground substance
2.
Which organelle is involved in lipid metabolism?
a. Rough endoplasmic reticulum
b. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
c. Lysosome
d. Golgi apparatus
e. Mitochondria
3.
Which organelle contains detoxifying enzymes?
a. Ribosomes
b. Peroxisome
c. Microfilaments
d. Centrioles
e. Nucleoli |
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4.
Which of the following is NOT a membranous organelle?
a. Microtubules
b. Lysosomes
c. Peroxisomes
d. Mitochondria
e. Endoplasmic reticulum
5.
What is the limiting membrane of a cell?
a. Plasmalemma
b. Glycocalyx
c. Protoplasm
d. Cristae
e. Ground substance
6.
What is also called a low resistance junction?
a. Tight junction
b. Gap junction
c. Junctional epithelium
d. Junctional complex
e. None of the above
7.
Which of the following is an organelle?
a. Pigment
b. Glycogen
c. Lipid
d. Secretory granules
e. Mitochondria
8.
What is the term for the general process that cells us to bring things into the cell?
a. Endocytosis
b. Exocytosis
c. Pinocytosis
d. Phagocytosis
e. Active transport
9.
Which organelle produces protein for export?
a. Rough endoplasmic reticulum
b. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
c. Lysosome
d. Golgi apparatus
e. Mitochondria |
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10.
Where are ribosomes constructed?
a. Cytoskeleton
b. Peroxisome
c. Microfilaments
d. Centrioles
e. Nucleoli
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