A&P

Question 1

The nucleus contains what?

Answer 1

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribosomes are especially important in the synthesis of proteins

Question 2

What happens in the process of meiosis?

Answer 2

The chromosome number is reduced from 46 to 23, so when the egg and the sperm unite in fertilization the zygote will have the correct number of chromosomes

Question 3

The dermis rests on?

Answer 3

The subcutanteous tissue that connects the skin to the superficial muscles

Question 4

The layers of the epidermis, from outer layer to inner layer

Answer 4

1) Stratum corneum
2) Stratum lucidum
3) Stratum granulosum
4) inner most stratum germinativum (includes stratum basale and stratum spinosum), where mitosis occurs

Question 5

Epidermal cells contain?

Answer 5

The protein pigment called melanin, which protects against radiation from the sun

Question 6

Where does mitosis occur?

Answer 6

The innermost stratum germinativum (includes stratum basale and stratum spinosum)