Chapters 5 & 6

Question 0

4 types of tissues

Answer 0

epithelial
connective
muscle
nervous

Question 1

Tissue

Answer 1

made up of specialized cells of similar type that perform a particular function

Question 2

basement membrane

Answer 2

thin non-living layer of underside of epithelial tissue

Question 3

function of epithelial tissue

Answer 3

protect, secrete, absorb, & excrete

Question 4

tendons and ligaments lack

Answer 4

good blood supply (heal slowly)

Question 5

types of membranes

Answer 5

3 epithelial membranes - serous, mucous, & cutaneous
&
Synovial membrane

Question 6

bone cells

Answer 6

osteocytes

Question 7

types of muscle tissues

Answer 7

skeletal, smooth, & cardiac

Question 8

nervous tissue

Answer 8

found in brain, spinal cord, & nerves - made of neurons & neuroglial cells

Question 9

organ

Answer 9

2 or more types of tissues together performing function

Question 10

simple squamous

Answer 10

single layer of thin flattened cells

Question 11

simple columnar

Answer 11

single layer of cells with elongated nuclei located near basement membrane

Question 12

fibroblast

Answer 12

most common type of fixed cell in connective tissue

Question 13

merocrine

Answer 13

glands that release fluid by exocytosis

Question 14

lacuna

Answer 14

small space/hollow cavity

Question 15

fibrocartilage

Answer 15

very tough - many collagen fibers, shock absorber for structures

Question 16

contract

Answer 16

muscles do this by shortening and thickening

Question 17

intercalated

Answer 17

membranous boundary

Question 18

neuron

Answer 18

nerve cell

Question 19

matrix

Answer 19

extracellular matrix is made up of protein fibers & ground substances - fills spaces between cells

Question 20

aprocrine

Answer 20

glands that lose small portions of their glandular cell bodies during secretion

Question 21

layers of skin

Answer 21

dermis & epidermis

Question 22

accessory organs of skin

Answer 22

hair, nails, sweat glands & sebaceous glands

Question 23

what happens to cells as they die

Answer 23

they are pushed up by deeper cells - example is hair

Question 24

importance of body temp

Answer 24

affects metabolism

Question 25

skin

Answer 25

forms barrier between ourselves and outside functions - regulates body temp, retards, water loss, protects tissues, excretes wastes, houses receptors, synthesizes chemicals

Question 26

sweat glands

Answer 26

exocrine glands take fluid to outside

Question 27

types of skin cancer

Answer 27

cutaneous carcinomas & cutaneous melanomas

Question 28

adipose

Answer 28

fat cells

Question 29

keratin

Answer 29

protein produced by epidermal cells - hardening & toughening of the skin

Question 30

stratum basale

Answer 30

innermost layer of skin

Question 31

melanin

Answer 31

pigment provides skin color

Question 32

dermis

Answer 32

inner layer of thicker skin

Question 33

apocrine

Answer 33

sweat glands active at puberty

Question 34

eccrine

Answer 34

sweat glands active through life & respond to elevated environmental heat or physical activity

Question 35

1st degree burn

Answer 35

superficial partial thickness burn - redness & pain - no blisters - heal in 2-14 days

Question 36

epidermis

Answer 36

outer layer of skin

Question 37

ceruminous

Answer 37

glands secrete wax in the ear canal