Anatomy terminology set 4

Question 1

adipose

Answer 1

loose connective tissue that stores fat

Question 2

agranular

Answer 2

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

Question 3

anoxia

Answer 3

complete lack of oxygen

Question 4

ATP

Answer 4

adenosine triphosphate; provides fuel for cell activity

Question 5

atrophy

Answer 5

decreased size of a cell, tissue, organ or entire body

Question 5

blood

Answer 5

fluid connective tissue

Question 6

bone

Answer 6

connective tissue containing calcium and phosphorus

Question 7

cartilage

Answer 7

connective tissue that is firm, providing flexible support

Question 8

chromatin

Answer 8

DNA scattered throughout the nucleoplasm

Question 9

centriole

Answer 9

tubular organelles

Question 10

columnar

Answer 10

column shaped epithelium

Question 11

cilia, cillium

Answer 11

hair-like projection

Question 12

cuboidal

Answer 12

cube shaped epithelium

Question 13

cytoplasm

Answer 13

gelatin-like material in the cell

Question 14

cytosol

Answer 14

liquid component of cytoplasm

Question 15

dense

Answer 15

connective tissue consisting of fibrous and elastic tissue

Question 16

DNA

Answer 16

deoxyribonucleic acid

Question 16

diffusion

Answer 16

method of passive transport of elements across a membrane

Question 17

ER

Answer 17

endoplasmic reticulum; organelle that moves materials around in the cell

Question 18

fibrous

Answer 18

connective tissue that forms ligaments

Question 18

elastic

Answer 18

connective tissue that can stretch and shrink

Question 19

Golgi apparatus

Answer 19

organelle that packages cell products

Question 20

granular

Answer 20

rough endoplasmic reticulum

Question 21

homeostasis

Answer 21

stability, balanced

Question 22

hyperplasia

Answer 22

increased size caused by increased numbers

Question 23

hypertrophy

Answer 23

increased size due to cell enlargement

Question 24

hypoxia

Answer 24

decreased oxygen

Question 25

inclusion

Answer 25

supply food and water contained in cytoplasm

Question 26

karyoplasm

Answer 26

nucleoplasm; gelatin-like material in the nucleus

Question 27

lymph

Answer 27

connective tissue containing white blood cells

Question 28

lysosome

Answer 28

digesting body

Question 29

metaplasia

Answer 29

cells change from one typer to another

Question 30

microvilli

Answer 30

short, finger-like projections

Question 31

nucleolus

Answer 31

small, round body that makes ribosomes

Question 31

mitochondria

Answer 31

organelles in the cytoplasm that use oxygen to digest food

Question 32

nucleus

Answer 32

basic cellpart

Question 33

organelle

Answer 33

structure in cytoplasm that carries out instructions from DNA

Question 34

squamous

Answer 34

epithelium that are flat, scale-like or plate-like cells

Question 34

phagocytosis

Answer 34

cells that engulf foreign substances

Question 34

stratified

Answer 34

to form in layers

Question 34

pinocytosis

Answer 34

pumping water across membranes

Question 34

osmosis

Answer 34

diffusion involving water moving across membranes

Question 35

ribosome

Answer 35

organelle in cytoplasm

Question 36

RNA

Answer 36

ribonucleic acid; carries instructions for making proteins