Quiz: Cells, Tissues, & Membranes

1. A human life begins as a single, newly fertilized cell.
   True False
2. One average-sized adult body may consist of 100 million cells.
   True False
3. Intricate arrangements of fine fibers and thousands of organelles exist within the cell nucleus.
   True False
4. The nucleus determines how the cell will function, as well as the basic structure of that cell.
   True False
5. All of the functions for cell expansion, growth and replication are carried out in the cytoplasm of a cell.
   True False
6. Epithelial tissue consists of tightly packed cells with little intercellular matrix, having one free surface.
   True False
7. Connective tissue cells are able to reproduce twice as rapidly as epithelial cells.
   True False
8. The cells in muscle tissue that generate and conduct impulses are called neurons.
   True False
9. Mucous membranes line the body cavities that open to the outside.
   True False
10. Synovial fluid lubricates the membrane and reduces friction and abrasion when organs in the thoracic or abdominopelvic cavity move against each other or the cavity wall.
    True False