anatomy #4

Question 1

Apical surface

Answer 1

exposed to the bodys exterior or to the cavity of an internal organ

Question 2

Basement membrane

Answer 2

a structureless material secreted by both the epithelial cells and the connective tissues cells deep to the epithelium

Question 3

Goblet cells

Answer 3

individual cells that produce mucus

Question 4

Mucous membranes

Answer 4

membrane that forms linings of the body cavities open to the exterior

Question 5

Endocrine glands

Answer 5

glands that empty their hormonal products directly into the blood

Question 5

Gland

Answer 5

an organ specialized to secrete or excrete substances for further use in the body or for elimination

Question 5

Secretion

Answer 5

the passage of material formed by a cell to its exterior , call product that is transported to the cells exterior

Question 6

Vascularized

Answer 6

to develop or extend blood vessels

Question 6

Avascular

Answer 6

having few or no blood vessels

Question 7

Exocrine glands

Answer 7

glands that have ducts through which their secretions are carried to a body surface

Question 8

Bone

Answer 8

tissue is composed of osteocytes sitting in cavities called lacunae

Question 9

Tendons

Answer 9

dense fibrous tissue attaching a muscle to a bone

Question 9

Hyaline cartilage

Answer 9

has abundant collagen fibers hidden by a rubbery with a glassy blue white appearence

Question 10

Fibrocartiliage

Answer 10

form the cushion like discs between the vertebrae of the spinal column

Question 10

Elastic cartilage

Answer 10

is found in structures with elasticity such as the external ear

Question 11

Ligaments

Answer 11

connect bones to bones at joints

Question 12

Apocrine gland

Answer 12

less numerous type of sweat gland its secretions contain water salts fatty acids and proteins

Question 13

Muscle tissue

Answer 13

one of four main tissue types specialized to contract in order to produce a force that will cause movement

Question 14

Edema

Answer 14

an abnormal accumulation of fluid in body parts or tissues causes swelling

Question 15

Intercalated discs

Answer 15

specialized connections for communication between cardiac muscle cells containing gap junctions and desmosomes

Question 16

Regeneration

Answer 16

replacement of destroyed tissues by the same kind of cells

Question 17

Fibrosis

Answer 17

involves repair by dense connective tissue that is by formation of scar tissue

Question 18

Neoplasm

Answer 18

new growth may be begin or malignant and cancerous

Question 19

Hyperplasia

Answer 19

certain body tissues may enlarge because there is some local irrantant that stimulates the cells

Question 20

Atrophy

Answer 20

decrease in size can occur in an organ or body area that loses its normal stimulation

Question 21

Granulation tissue

Answer 21

delecate pink tissue composed largely of new capillaries that grow into the damages area from undamged blood vessels nearby

Question 22

Inflammation

Answer 22

injured tissue cells and other release inflammatory chemicals that make the capilaries very permeable

Question 23

Neuroglia

Answer 23

nonneuronal tissue of the central nervous system that performs supportive and other functions

Question 24

Stroma

Answer 24

supporting framework of an organ of connective tissue

Question 25

extracellular matrix

Answer 25

nonliving material in connective tissue consisting of ground substance and fiber that separate the living cells