You Work in a Lab and Are Given a Slide

question 26

Multiple Choice

You work in a lab and are given a slide with a stained specimen on it, but your colleague forgot to label the slide. You look at the specimen under the microscope and notice that the cells are branched, striated, and contain one or two nuclei. Based on these characteristics, what type of tissue would you hypothesize the specimen is?

• A) epithelial
• B) nervous
• C) connective
• D) muscle

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Definitions:

Intrinsic Pathway

A cascade of clotting factors leading to the formation of a blood clot, activated from within the vessel, without the need for external tissue damage.

Factor III

Also known as tissue factor, a protein involved in the initiation of blood clotting by activating the extrinsic pathway.

Factor VII

A blood coagulation factor involved in the initiation of the clotting process.

Factor X

A clotting factor, also known as Stuart-Prower factor, that is crucial in the coagulation cascade leading to blood clotting.