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Name: Date:
Section: Faculty-in-Charge:


Lecture Guide for
ANIMAL HISTOLOGY



CRITICAL CONCEPTS & QUESTIONS:

(1) Specifically identify the main type of tissue that constitute each of the following
structures.

a. thin surface for gas exchange
b. surface lining of the stomach
c. framework of external ear
d. surface lining of the upper respiratory tract
e. changes diameter of blood vessels
f. strong attachments between muscle to bone
g. main tissue of the heart
h. dermis
i. spinal cord
j. framework of hematopoietic organs



(2) Give two reasons why blood is considered a connective tissue.


















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(3) Briefly differentiate the two types of glands based on mode of formation, structure,
and secretion.























(4) What are myelin sheaths and what cells secrete them? Briefly state the mechanism
by which myelin sheaths speed up the transmission of nerve impulses along the
axon?

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