1. On a histology exam, Slide Mann was asked to
identify the types of epithelial tissue lining
the surface of an organ. He identified the first
tissue as stratified squamous epithelium and
the second tissue as stratified cuboidal. In both
cases he was wrong. Given that the tissues both
came from the same organ, what was the
epithelial type?
2. Slide Mann was examining a ligament under the
microscope. Slide knew that ligaments
attached bones to bones, so he was surprised to
observe a large number of elastic fibers in the
ligament. Why did it seem inappropriate for a
ligament to have elastic fibers?
3. When Slide Mann asked his instructor about
the ligament with elastic fibers, the instructor
responded with a question for Slide, "Do you
think the ligament joined the bones of the spine
(vertebrae) to each other or did it join the
thigh bone (femur) to the hip bone (coxa)?"
Explain why this question should make
everything clear to Slide.
4. "Raddy" McDude was riding his skateboard,
tried to jump a park bench, and severely twisted
his knee. Upon examination, the doctor
determined that he had torn cartilage in his
knee, and that the torn cartilage must be
surgically removed. Why didn't the doctor tell
Raddy to just rest the knee until the cartilage
healed?
