Histology Solved MCQs

 

Histology Multiple Choice Questions MCQs with Answers

1. Histopathology is related to the study of:
a. Diseased tissue
b. Healthy tissues
c. Connective tissue
d. None of these

Answer: a. Diseased tissue

2. Choose the correct definition of Histology?
a. Study of ants
b. Study of the microscopic structure of tissues
c. Study of cells
d. Study of organs

Answer: b. Study of the microscopic structure of tissues

3. How many types of tissues are there in humans?
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four

Answer: d. Four

4. Which tissues cover the surface of the body?
a. Connective
b. Epithelial
c. Muscles
d. Nervous

Answer: b. Epithelial

5. What does the word tissue mean?
a. To leave
b. To weave
c. To heal
d. To control

Answer: b. To weave

6. How many types of muscle tissues are there?
a. Two
b. Four
c. Three
d. Five

Answer: c. Three

7. Which tissues attach to the bone and help in movement?
a. Smooth muscle tissues
b. Skeletal muscle tissues
c. Connective tissues
d. None of mentioned above

Answer: b. Skeletal muscle tissues

8. Which muscles are present in the inner lining of organs?
a. Skeletal muscle tissues
b. Smooth muscle tissues
c. Nervous tissues
d. Cardiac tissues

Answer: b. Smooth muscle tissues

9. The nervous tissue is made up of:
a. Nerve cells
b. Neurons
c. Neurons and glial cells
d. Only axons

Answer: c. Neurons and glial cells

10. Which of the following are parts of neurons?
a. Axon
b. Cell body
c. Dendrites
d. All of these

Answer: d. All of these

11. The extracellular matrix of the connective tissues is composed of:
a. Ground substance and fibers
b. Tapered cells
c. Elongated cells
d. Only extracellular matrix

Answer: a. Ground substance and fibers

12. What is the function of ground substance in connective tissue?
a. Provide flexibility
b. Fills space between cells and fibers
c. Provide strength
d. None of these

Answer: b. Fills space between cells and fibres

13. In epithelial tissues, the cells are packed:
a. Closely
b. With lot of extracellular space
c. Dispersed in matrix
d. Loosely packed

Answer: a. Closely

14. What is the function of connective tissue in our body?
a. Transport of fluid
b. Chemical messengers
c. Transport of nutrients
d. All of these

Answer: d. All of these

15. Which of the following are types of epithelial tissues?
a. Squamous
b. Cuboidal
c. Columnar
d. All of these
Answer: d. All of these

16. Which of the following has the bicollateral vascular bundles in its stem?
a. Canna
b. Dracaena
c. Cycas
d. Pumpkin

Answer: d. Pumpkin

17. Bicollateral vascular bundles are found in…?
a. Leguminosae
b. Cucurbitaceae
c. Gramineae
d. Malvaceae

Answer: b. Cucurbitaceae

18. Why is propagation through grafting not possible in monocot??
a. Because they lack cambium
b. Because they have scattered vascular bundles
c. Because they are herbaceous
d. Because they have parallel bundles
Answer: b. Because they have scattered vascular bundles

19. Choose the correct example of vascular cambium:
a. Primary meristem
b. Apical meristem
c. Lateral meristem
d. Intercalary meristem

Answer: c. Lateral meristem

20. Which meristem is responsible for wound healing in plants?
a. Primary meristem
b. Secondary meristem
c. Lateral meristem
d. Intercalary meristem

Answer: b. Secondary meristem

21. Choose the INCORRECT statement about sieve tube cells:
a. They are devoid of nucleus at maturity
b. They possess peripheral cytoplasm
c. Their end walls have perforated sieve plates
d. None of these

Answer: c. Their end walls have perforated sieve plates

22. Which of the following cells are involved in water conduction?
a. Parenchyma and sclerenchyma
b. Xylem and phloem
c. Xylem fibres and bast fibres
d. Tracheids and vessels

Answer: d. Tracheids and vessels

23. Which of the following plant lacks vessels while phloem is devoid of companion cells?
a. Pinus
b. Rose
c. Gnetum
d. Mango tree

Answer: a. Pinus

24. Choose the correct examples of phloem fibers:
a. Jute
b. Flax
c. Hemp
d. All of these

Answer: d. All of these