Exam 1

Question 1

T or F
Standard anatomical position refers to the body is standing erect and facing forward with the palms facing forward and the thumbs pointing away from the body.

Answer 1

T

Question 2

T or F
Sweating to lower the body’s temperature when it becomes too high is an example of a positive feedback mechanism used to maintain homeostasis.

Answer 2

F

Question 3

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Mucous membranes are those that line body cavities that are sealed off from the external environment.

Answer 3

F

Question 4

T or F
Epithelial tissue is avascular and non-innervated.

Answer 4

F

Question 5

T or F
The epidermis is comprised of epithelial tissue while the dermis is comprised of connective tissue.

Answer 5

T

Question 6

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One way epithelial tissue is differentiated from other tissue types is that epithelial cells produce ground substance

Answer 6

F

Question 7

T or F
Exocrine glands secrete hormones through a duct.

Answer 7

F

Question 8

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Sebaceous glands are a type of sweat gland.

Answer 8

F

Question 9

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Epithelial tissue is differentiated from other tissues because all epithelial tissue cells are squamous.

Answer 9

F

Question 10

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Areolar connective tissue is a type of bone tissue.

Answer 10

F

Question 11

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The three types of cartilage found in the body include: hyaline, elastic and cutaneous.

Answer 11

F

Question 12

T or F
All epidermis (on all parts of the body) has 5 strata.

Answer 12

F

Question 13

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The stratum basale of the epidermis is comprised entirely of dead cells

Answer 13

F

Question 14

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Bone tissue is a type of connective tissue.

Answer 14

T

Question 15

Definition of Superior (cranial)

Answer 15

Towards the head end, or upper part of a structure

Question 16

Definition of Inferior (caudal)

Answer 16

Away from the head end or towards the lower part of a structure

Question 17

Definition of Posterior (dorsal)

Answer 17

Towards or at the back of the body

Question 18

Definition of Proximal

Answer 18

Closer to the origin of the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Question 19

Definition of Medial

Answer 19

Towards or at the midline of the body

Question 20

Definition of Deep

Answer 20

Away from the surface; more internal

Question 21

Definition of Simple squamous

Answer 21

A single layer of flattened cells; found in the air sacs of the lung

Question 22

Definition of Simple Cuboidal

Answer 22

A single layer of cube like cells; found in the kidney tubules

Question 23

Definition of Simple Columnar

Answer 23

A single layer of tall cells; can make mucous

Question 24

Definition of Pseudostratified columnar

Answer 24

A single layer of cells of differing heights; can appear to be multiple layers

Question 25

Definition of Transitional

Answer 25

Several layers of cells, the basal cells are cuboidal or columnar, the apical cells change shape when stretched; found in the urinary bladder

Question 26

Homeostasis is the condition in which the body maintains what?

Answer 26

a relatively stable internal environment, within limits

Question 27

The part of a serous membrane that directly lines the inside of a body cavity is the ___ part

Answer 27

Parietal

Question 28

The shoulders are ___
to the mouth.

Answer 28

Lateral

Question 29

A mitotically active cell which secretes the non-cellular portion of bone tissue (a.k.a. makes the bone matrix) is an?

Answer 29

Osteoblast

Question 30

Major functions of epithelial tissue includes what?

Answer 30

Protection,Absorption,Thermoregulatin,Secretion

Question 31

What cell is a unicellular gland?

Answer 31

Goblet Cells

Question 32

The extracellular matrix of connective tissue is composed of what?

Answer 32

Fibers and ground substance

Question 33

What is not a function of the skin?

Answer 33

Absorbtion of food particles

Question 34

What is the most superficial stratum of the epidermis?

Answer 34

Strarum Corneum

Question 35

What about serous membranes is true?

Answer 35

They are a type of double membrane